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[quote=Anonymous]I have an amazing, once in a lifetime career opportunity to move to an excellent Chicago suburb.  I would like to take this opportunity, and my spouse works from home entirely, so conceptually we could do this move.  The public schools where we would move are just as good, if not better than MCPS, but I could even afford private with the new salary.  However, we have two middle schoolers at MCPS who like where we are at and hate change.  Could it be potentially devastating for them if we move?  My kids are basically my only hesitation and I feel it’s like flipping a coin - it could be the worst decision ever for them if I take the job and move, such as them immediately falling in with a bad crowd, or it could be incredible for them and then our family would get to live in the Chicago area.

What are people’s thoughts on moving kids in late middle school/9th grade? Have you seen it go well or seen it go horribly? Any studies or statistics on this?  If I knew a move would result poorly for my kids, then I would turn down the offer.[/quote]

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