Blair Magnet moving to Kennedy or Springbrook

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah, and I heard they’re putting a special program for unaccompanied minors from Central America into Whitman and Churchill.

Speculation is fun.

The county's blue ribbon ESL magnets will be located at Churchill and Whitman.

Ha that would be funny but they would still all live in Silver Spring. Your part was a joke trying to be cutting, mine isn't and is true today.

That is a dick thing to say

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I heard the county is doing this in conjunction with improving diversity by radically redrawing the W boundaries.

They'd discussed shuffling the magnets after reworking the school boundaries to enhance diversity, but with most of Langley Park bussed to Wooton and Churchill, there will be plenty of room at Blair to expand the magnet.

Why would the ruin a far away school when they can just leave the problem area where it is? I agree the the University corridor is a burden on it's local schools but what did you think would happen by moving so close? Don't lock your car doors, they will just break your windows FYI

[Anonymous]

People get a grip - Kennedy is in Silver Spring not a third world country. Its part of the DCC. You don't need a passport and armed escort to go there. The crime stats are no worse around Kennedy than they are around Eastern or Blair. Yes, there are more poor kids there. Yes, there has been white flight. Yes, the overall school scores are low. This is exactly why moving the Blair SMACs and CAP magnet up there is a good thing. Its the only option to keep Kennedy from being too poor and bring some balance to the school.

There are some very nice, affordable houses with nice lots in the Kennedy cluster. This area could really turn around with the magnet move.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People get a grip - Kennedy is in Silver Spring not a third world country. Its part of the DCC. You don't need a passport and armed escort to go there. The crime stats are no worse around Kennedy than they are around Eastern or Blair. Yes, there are more poor kids there. Yes, there has been white flight. Yes, the overall school scores are low. This is exactly why moving the Blair SMACs and CAP magnet up there is a good thing. Its the only option to keep Kennedy from being too poor and bring some balance to the school.

There are some very nice, affordable houses with nice lots in the Kennedy cluster. This area could really turn around with the magnet move.

You do realize that this is just a rumor. There is no actual magnet move planned currently. It is a bit early to announce real estate trends.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People get a grip - Kennedy is in Silver Spring not a third world country. Its part of the DCC. You don't need a passport and armed escort to go there. The crime stats are no worse around Kennedy than they are around Eastern or Blair. Yes, there are more poor kids there. Yes, there has been white flight. Yes, the overall school scores are low. This is exactly why moving the Blair SMACs and CAP magnet up there is a good thing. Its the only option to keep Kennedy from being too poor and bring some balance to the school.

There are some very nice, affordable houses with nice lots in the Kennedy cluster. This area could really turn around with the magnet move.

You do realize that this is just a rumor. There is no actual magnet move planned currently. It is a bit early to announce real estate trends.

It's actually not even a rumor. There is no chance this is going to happen. It is simply the fantasy of a parent with severe magnet envy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People get a grip - Kennedy is in Silver Spring not a third world country. Its part of the DCC. You don't need a passport and armed escort to go there. The crime stats are no worse around Kennedy than they are around Eastern or Blair. Yes, there are more poor kids there. Yes, there has been white flight. Yes, the overall school scores are low. This is exactly why moving the Blair SMACs and CAP magnet up there is a good thing. Its the only option to keep Kennedy from being too poor and bring some balance to the school.

There are some very nice, affordable houses with nice lots in the Kennedy cluster. This area could really turn around with the magnet move.

You do realize that this is just a rumor. There is no actual magnet move planned currently. It is a bit early to announce real estate trends.

There's not even a hypothetical magnet move. Somebody is making stuff up on DCUM, and I don't know what for.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People get a grip - Kennedy is in Silver Spring not a third world country. Its part of the DCC. You don't need a passport and armed escort to go there. The crime stats are no worse around Kennedy than they are around Eastern or Blair. Yes, there are more poor kids there. Yes, there has been white flight. Yes, the overall school scores are low. This is exactly why moving the Blair SMACs and CAP magnet up there is a good thing. Its the only option to keep Kennedy from being too poor and bring some balance to the school.

There are some very nice, affordable houses with nice lots in the Kennedy cluster. This area could really turn around with the magnet move.

You do realize that this is just a rumor. There is no actual magnet move planned currently. It is a bit early to announce real estate trends.

There's not even a hypothetical magnet move. Somebody is making stuff up on DCUM, and I don't know what for.

Applications to Blair are due very soon and I think the OP is hoping the rumor might deter some families from applying. There is usually some kind of scaremongering thread every year at this time- usually about something that is easily refuted by Blair posters (fights etc). This might be a twist on a familiar strategy

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not an unreasonable proposal. Would stink for Takoma Park magnet families

Why You can move the entire magnet program from one school building to another and it does not change several things -
1) these kids are highest achievers
2) the parents are committed to and prioritize their kids education
3) they have a decent SES
4) the parents are usually well educated.
5) they are used to travelling long distances for education

What do you think will happen to these families? Will their children automatically become low achieving? Or will the families suddenly start spending education money on online gambling and hair extensions?

Most families don't consider magnet programs that are too far (i.e. in time more than miles around DC) away or bad logistics for their family (i.e. bus stop at 6am, returning at 6pm).
So of course physically moving one of the main HS magnet programs would affect many families who are in or who even turned down the program.
If anything MCPS should be enlarging its CES and magnet offerings given how much the student body had grown in size since originally rolled out decades ago. 160,000 students now and what, 1,200 HS magnet spots only?

[Anonymous]

nothing happens fast in MCPS so don't bother. your kid will be in college before you know what's true or not.