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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was commenting on Woodward thread. Many parents have genuine problem with some options.

In this thread, Wayside parents should be happy that there is no nuclear option like option 3 in Woodward where you get shipped to Gaithersburg HS to balance FARMS.

Wayside going from Churchill to Wootton should be a non-event for most families. Not sure why so much noise. Wootton is equally good school.[/quote]

The neighborhoods moving from Wootton to Crown seems like the the biggest losers in the Crown options.[/quote]

Yes, it’s a big loss for many people, not just on property value but also having to leave friends and attend a brand new half done school without auditorium. Many uncertainties especially for the 9th graders who have to leave on whether the new school offer the same rigorous courses, club/sports activities, etc[/quote]
Hundreds of kids have had to move schools due to boundary changes. Your kids will be alright.  Sheesh.[/quote]

Where? You lack basic empathy for affected kids. [/quote]
Where? Have you been living under a rock?  MCPS has had a few boundaries redrawn in the past 10 years.

My kids moved schools, including across the country. They are fine.  Yes, it will be hard at first, but they will adjust. It's not like they are moving all alone. Your entire neighborhood will move.  Sheesh. I hope you teach your kids more resilience.[/quote]

Instead of being taught to be flexible and adaptation, children now get sheltered and coddled by parents who were also sheltered and coddled.  And parents who have turned into people who get angry about a brand new beautiful school to move into in one of our state's best school systems (with its share of problems, too).  The whole situation is messed up.  They opened a new ES near me.  "oh good, ours will be less crowded when the new one opens"  It was less crowded, particularly since my family was sent to the new school!  My kids did fine.[/quote]

Lots of educators and administrators disagree with this. Of course they will be fine but it really disrupts the community and climate we are trying to create when whole large groups of kids are moved around. There is community within the walls and within morning and afternoon bells too.

On top of that, kids are a bit more attached to their school community now more than ever. Maybe because of covid or screens? Or possibly better relationships with teachers as teachers use more positive enforcement now.[/quote]

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