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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am sorry if I sound naive, but really? they are closing schools? this is crazy! Why? budget reasons? where will those kids go? this is terrible news![/quote]
Why?  Many schools are grossly underenrolled.  
Where will kids go?  Kids will be assigned to nearby schools with open space.  Surprisingly, the schools with the most space are those that are the most unpleasant/low-scoring, so motivated parents will instead send their kids to charters or apply to better schools through the out-of-bounds process.

We already lost our neighborhood elementary school (closed in 2008), and I've refused to send my kids to the pit that they were reassigned to.  My guess is that the pit school is also underenrolled and will be on the latest list of closures.  So the kids on my block will be assigned to a worse school that's even further away from their homes, and if there are any who don't go to charters, they will soon enough.  The process will repeat again 5 years from now.

I predict only 1 school per east of the park quadrant by 2025.[/quote]

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