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Depends on where sibling Bs number places them wrt any other students without the preference.

Sibling preference exists to facilitate and support families attending the same school. Not families using their child's siblings to game wait lists all over town. 
 
 [b]Whether sibling B loses out will depend on how closely the school adheres to the rule and probably when in the process this all happens. If sibling A moves Sept 1 after attending they probably stay. But now - not so clear cut. 
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I agree- to think otherwise is unethical. But then again in this town, ethics are flexible based on economiuc impact asnd personal gain.[/quote]

This very situation happened to a very good friend of mine.  They were not gaming the system, and their younger kid ended up getting hurt.  Here's how it played out.

Entered both in lottery with first choice - school A
entered younger kid in lottery with current kid school with preference -- school B (second choice)
Put younger kid in lottery with third, fourth and fifth choices.

Lottery played out.  Both kids WL for school A  - younger kid admitted to school B
Both kids enrolled for school B
[b]A week before school started - older kid accepted from WL for school A -- they accepted and enrolled.  Younger kid still on the WL[/b]
School B called the family and told them that they were disenrolling their younger child, who now had ZERO school placement - they were bumped out of choice three, four, five because they had got a spot with choice #2.

It wasn't kind, it wasn't child friendly, and they weren't trying to game the system.  It was like they were being punished by the school for lack of loyalty.  It was mean-spirited, and the younger child was summarily kicked out of school.  [/quote]

No - they were no longer entitled to the preference that got the second child in. That's how it is supposed to work - and no one was kicked out. The change in status happened before school started. [/quote]

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