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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]
MCPS has very limited redistricting but even those changes have left lasting impacts. In Clarksburg, families rezoned out of their expected schools are still deeply upset.[b] Even the residents from the Ritchie Park, who were reassigned to RM decades ago, still express long-standing resentment now. Many continue to speak about the emotional toll and lasting mental harm they experienced from these redistricting decisions. These concerns should not be taken lightly.[/b][/quote]
well, they need to get over it. And it wasn't about the kids; it was about their home values.  Of course, moving schools is not easy, but the kids will get over it if you let them.  Your attitude impacts them more than anything else.  Teach your kids to be resilient.

-HH resident with old time neighbors who still do talk about it.   BTW, some of those kids who are now adults live in the RM cluster, and send their kids there.
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Their property values dropped as a result of redistricting?[/quote]

Oh, yeah. I believe it was $50-100k and there was a big fight but in the end MCPS did what they wanted anyway. And yes, it was quite a few years ago. I think in the mid-80s.[/quote]

Yeah now it’s about $200k drop but it’s forbidden to complain about it.  And kids are resilient and just move to a half done brand new school under construction with another 5 kids from the same school. 
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Oh please. I live in this  neighborhood.  Most of the old timers who complained about it bought when the houses were < $75K.  Several of these neighbors have since sold their homes in the past 10 years, all over $800K. The last several here sold for over $1mil.  Don't feel sorry for them.

And some of their adult kids live in the RM cluster and send their kids there. Good grief. Bunch of snowflakes.[/quote]

NP. What is it with the snowflake comments? You think people here are over reacting, but your reaction to that is severely over the top. That said, losing home value depending on your situation can be devastating. Don't underestimate the repercussions. Perhaps you don't understand because you don't have any significant investments. I am someone in the Wayside cluster solely concerned about home value. My kids are grown and we are living on retirement income and putting our home on the market soon to downsize. Feeling relieved about the Wootton assignment. As long as we stay in a good school, my home will maintain its current value. Losing $200K in value (especially if you are planning to sell soon) really sucks.[/quote]

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