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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I live in Poplar Tree ES school district and I don't know your friends and sorry that they had bad experience, but could it be your friends that have a problem and not the school?  Both my kids went to PT and we had a great experience.  Wonderful teachers, great group of kids and truly involved parents.  Add to it, a great neighborhood and school pyramid.  You can't go wrong.  For $1M you can get one of the older houses, but not the newer 'Preserves', which run above $1.2 range.[/quote]

Op here. Friend of friend mentioned 3-4 years ago the school was great, but more recently there's been a bullying problem. She said that there's lots of favoritism in the school as well. $1 million is our max since we're saving some money for renovations. I guess if we buy a new build $1.2 million would be the max. [/quote]

Bullying seems to be routine these days.  There has always been bullying, but it seems to be at another level.  I taught school.  Some of it depends on the chemistry of the class.  Teachers need to be alert to it, but speaking from my experience with my own DD, it can go "undercover."  DD had a great fourth grade teacher, but she was totally fooled by some of the "mean girls."  The counselor was more astute and made sure DD was with a different group in fifth and sixth.  It wasn't perfect (DD didn't have the best social skills) but it was much, much better.

While we need to stop the bullying, it is also helpful to work with your own child to know how to respond.   It is certainly painful.[/quote]

What do you mean by another level? Twins are in preschool right now where everyone is still a "friend".[/quote]

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