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[quote=Anonymous]Reposting from another thread:

Beyond having the protected school size, HB, especially, is a problem because they portray themselves as a model for diversity, when in fact, they are the second least diverse middle or high school in the county. HB has 15% FARMS, while APS is 30%. HB has &lt;3% black kids vs 10% APS. 18% Hispanic vs 39% APS.. Overall 39% non-white kids vs 53% APS. HB has become a white flight (and affluent flight) school.

At the same time, HB is selfishly sucking away capital resources with a $100M+ school for 775 seats. HB refused to let anyone co-locate with them, such as preschool or Montessori, which would have made better use of resources and brought the per seat cost down.

HB does not have a public lottery and it is very suspicious that the well-connected in Arlington magically get in. We should demand a public lottery - and broadcast it online - for alll supposed &quot;choice&quot; schools. Even better, run the lottery at the Ed Center by people not affiliated with the school.

https://www.apsva.us/statistics/free-and-reduced-price-meals/

http://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Civ...hts-Table-1-2016-11-30-web.pdf 
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