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The profile of the out of boundary student is that they are children of color from Ward 1 and 4. But they are not at risk. [/quote]

There is an option by which at-risk OOB students receive priority in the lottery.[/quote]

What I worry is that there’s going to be bad faith double dealing. First the assumption-in of of enrollment brought by out of boundary students. Think about those numbers at Hardy, Deal, and Wilson, especially!!! Then the building to an assumption of smooth trajectory growth, which is above numbers supporting local school students. This is then explained as “access to poor and at risk students from across the District.  Then, only non-at risk families attend because of the difficulty of getting up to far Ward 2 or Ward 3, whatever.

What I would prefer is a building to (1) local attendance, plus (2) a realistic estimate of at risk students from out of boundary, only. Then an at risk preference that is enforced such that non-at risk from Ward 1 or 4 cannot have those seats. At all.

I say this as a parent who wants the people of all backgrounds who are not at risk in Ward 1 and 4 in OUR schools. Their numbers will make the demographic mixes that will make another set of schools demographically desirable. I say this not as something I like to do or want to do but only as someone who recognizes that people will make any excuse to avoid schools without a sufficient number of upper class parents in their schools. It is weak as hell that we play that way.

But another dozen schools that UMC families will come to because of their unspoken demographic conceits will be a game changer.

Those of us who aren’t at risk don’t “need” these Ward 3 or 2 schools. Design rules so we cannot come. If that means Ward 1 or 4 kids go to private or new charter schools, fine.

But only build Foxhall-Hardy-Deal-Wilson to meet Ward 3/2 plus at risk and enforce exclusion of others who keep the rest of the system weak. [/quote]

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