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[quote=Anonymous]Not everyone in Barcroft agrees that the housing being crammed into the west end of the pike is a good thing.  I would say the majority of newer residents with young children disagree.  Ideals fly out the window when you go on a school tour and realize your child will be the ONLY child who speaks English fluently in a class.  How will that child be educated? Do they pull the 5 English speaking students from all K classes and do a non-ESOL lesson? What an isolating experience.  This is not diversity, anymore than Jamestown's lily whiteness is.  I bought into this neighborhood FOR its diversity and inclusiveness.  Currently, there is no diversity at the school.

Families haven't organized up to this point because it has been relatively easy to get a transfer out for elementary, but with the overcrowding at Claremont, it's becoming increasingly difficult.  And I don't know a single rising Kindergarten student who got into ATS (I know one who will go due to sibling preference).  I know at least one neighbor who wanted to do a major house reno but is having second thoughts because she has a toddler and wants to be able to move without losing money in the event that they don't get a transfer for elementary in a few years.  Given the school situation, I would say our neighborhood is becoming or already is "untouchable" for anyone with school aged kids, and that's who has been buying the single family homes in our neighborhood over the past 5 years and driving the market.

The situation as it stands is untenable.  If you have a home in this neighborhood that was purchased in the last 10 years, you should be very nervous.  Congrats to all you old timers, you'll still make bank, so you don't have to care what happens at the school. [/quote]

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