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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a kid in Deal 6th grade and another one in early elementary and honestly I'd be thrilled to be rezoned with our elementary school peers to a smaller middle school that isn't Deal.  
What is with the Deal worship?  Lafayette parents--it isn't that great!  It's massive and often chaotic.  Teachers barely know who my kid is.  There's little order in any classroom.  We have to stay on top of things because assignments go missing, grades are entered incorrectly, etc.  
Teachers are uneven--some are amazing.  Some are horrible.   I have a large number of friends with kids in the school (from our feeder elementary) and we almost universally think the same thing.  Deal is fine.  Nothing more.

From someone at Deal--don't cling to it like it's the end-all-be-all of schools.  I'd personally welcome a chance for my kids to go to a smaller middle school and somewhat regret not trying to lottery for 7th.  I personally think the folks zoned for
Hardy have it best.  Seriously, if my younger kid was at Lafayette I'd be thrilled at the idea that the school might be rezoned for something smaller.   [/quote]

Note that this IS NOT A Lafayette parent. It’s someone who’s kid is not going to go to Wells/Coolidge who thinks the school is too overcrowded for her kid![/quote]

Yes, I'm not and never said I was.  Just a Deal parent bringing the on-the-ground perspective that Deal isn't that great.  That perhaps having an alternative might just be an improvement!  I know, go ahead and write off what I'm saying because it seems self-serving.  Well, don't worry
I have zero actual influence.  What I'm saying is just my opinion for the purpose of this message board.  I wish my kids had a different option and and knowing what Deal is like, I wouldn't fear if they were redistricted with a peer group to Hardy or Wells. [/quote]

Thank you PP. We are going to Deal in fall and had similar concerns. We tried for Hardy but were not successful. [/quote]

DP here:
It’s pretty crazy to read that people are trying to get out of Deal so they can lottery into the smaller Hardy. The tables have turned! Just 4 years ago, your post was unimaginable.[/quote]

Not for me, but we are AA. We had Hardy on our radar for other child 6 years ago. [/quote]

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