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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
A week before school started - older kid accepted from WL for school A -- they accepted and enrolled.  Younger kid still on the WL
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]

So are you saying the younger child didn't eventually get into School A? he/she would have been bumped to the top of the waitlist, right? They never got him/her in?

While I think it's regrettable the way School B handled it, it also would not have been fair to children with zero preference for that child to keep his/her spot who only received it because of the older sibling. The school should have offered to put the child back on the waitlist and MSDC should have added the child to the other waitlists. But no, you should not be able to invoke sibling preference in order to get in and then have that older sibling leave and still expect to stay. And perhaps your friend should have worked with School B before jumping ship for School A. They should have sought assurances that the younger child could stay. Treating schools like they are expendable stinks. The week before school starts teachers are ready. They have their student lists. Now that school has to deal with calling off the waitlist too. Sucks for everyone, not just your friend. [/quote]

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