If my child is zoned for Gunston and I’m not excited about it

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If Williamsburg and DH are so empty, why aren't they sending some of the extra kids from Gunston to those schools? Oh, wait....

Extra kids? Which ones? Every parent has the ability to request a transfer. Why don’t you ask the parents why they aren’t requesting this.

Isn't it because those schools are far from Gunston, plus the kids wouldn't be able to stay with with their new middle school friends for high school.

Yes, of course and another complicating factor is our lack of transportation resources in Arlington if the school board decided to proactively select certain neighborhoods to go to one of the schools. So the PP shouldn’t act like it’s some conspiracy.

[Anonymous]

Have they considered moving Montessori and Immersion to Williamsburg or Hamm?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is so funny. Like a school in south Arlington is the worst thing that could ever happen to your kid.

This is OP. My daughter is at a South Arlington elementary, which we love. And I’ve heard wonderful things about the Special Ed and arts and tech at Kenmore, which is in South Arlington, and general happiness with Jefferson, which is also in South Arlington. I have heard negative things about the Special Ed at Williamsburg, and of course everyone has heard about the bullying at Swanson, and both of those are in North Arlington. This isn’t about north versus south. It’s about Gunston being too darn overcrowded.