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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't have a huge problem with this.  You touring is disruptive to the students and their day.  Privates do it because they are selling themselves to parents but publics aren't in that position.[/quote]

This is OP, and I agree that they don't really have the staff available to give me a tour.  I have always been surprised when people suggest that.  What I object to are the DCUM posters who insist that "instead of relying on Great Schools ratings, you really need to go take a tour of the schools and see for yourself" when that isn't an option![/quote]

I agree with this. I really wonder how those people expect people to do this. A tour, as you said, isn't really feasible. Their other argument is to talk to people in the neighborhood. How are you supposed to do that if you don't already live there (aka you haven't already made the commitment of signing a lease or purchasing a home)? Do they expect people to stop randos on the street and say, "Hey, what do you think of the local ES?"

There's no good way to get information about public schools before you live in the neighborhood and get to know current parents, so that's why people depend on Niche, Great Schools, and other websites. [/quote]

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