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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]According to DCPS (10/12) a decision by 'city leadership' on whether to relocate Banneker is expected this month. 
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Why the quote marks? This is a decision that will be made by city leadership after notification of stakeholders and opportunities to gather input. [/quote]

Np.  This is a bland statement for those of us who are interested.  Who are the stakeholders?  Who gets to give input?  Who are the city decision-makers to contact?  My kid is in preschool across the street.  [/quote]

It's been discussed by the relevant ANC, your councilmembers have been briefed, your SBOE rep has held a public Q&A session, the Banneker parents have been briefed.

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Seaton parents have not been briefed. Neither have the parents of kids across Shaw who were promised a middle school way back when Fenty was still in office. Then Bowser moved the money allocated to renovate Shaw Middle to her own Ward (for MacFarland) and now they're attempting to shove an application-only magnet high school into the neighborhood. Also, SBOE rep for Ward 6 has done zero outreach to affected families. [/quote]

Promises from 2 mayors back aren't worth a damn. The city is changing too fast.

As for the Seaton piece, perhaps there should be a requirement to brief elementary schools about moving an application high school, but there isn't. There is a requirement to discuss these things with the neighboring ANCs since it affects the entire community, not just families with children. And it has been discussed there.

It's not just about Seaton, it's about a lot of families in Center City who have been hoping for better options for their kids past elementary. Also, this is a TERRIBLE idea for the Shaw community beyond families with children, but most certainly [b]extremely bad for the families whose younger kids would be located directly across the street from a high school (or MS/HS combo)[/b]. 
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You have got to be kidding. Have you ever met the Banneker students? They would be the best neighbors you could hope to have. Seriously. And there is no proposal to make it a combo MS/HS. [/quote]

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