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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Go on the MCPS website and call a supervisor.  You absolutely have a right to a tour.[/quote]

No, you don't.  The staff's chief concern should be meeting the educational needs of the children who attend the school, not selling prospective parents on the merits of the school.  I'd be annoyed if my kids' school was offering regular tours to parents, when those staff members could be doing something more productive, nor do I want people parading through the school and classrooms if they don't have children attending.

You have plenty of other resources available to research the school.[/quote]

I was able to tour our local public school in Bethesda.  I don't think anyone is talking about a tour every day. The school could have three times a year. While not quite the exact same thing to the parents outraged about a tour at school, did you take a your of the hospital where you would deliver your first child, and if so why?

There is no school choice county wide at MCPS which puts parents in the situation of making a very expensive choice with little possibility of making a change within MCPS if you buy a home.  Also, the schools get funding based on the number of pupils and sometimes getting the extra teacher in the classroom could be the difference of three students so indirectly it is in the school's interest to attract rather than turn off families.  If I felt like parents were making a low cost decision I.e. you could change public schools if things didn't work out or there was some strong incentive for the school to work out issues with families, I would say no big deal to no tours.

So to the OP, I would take this as a sign with Somerset.  Also, I'm not sure how old your kids are and if there is already an academic track record but you may want to find out how the school works with non-traditional kids as while as traditional learners.[/quote]

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