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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The people in hysterics over AT sound just like the people in hysterics over APS during the pandemic when they only had preschoolers.

Some people like to spin up drama. Sometimes for political motives. Sometimes they’re just mental. [/quote]

But what's the motive here. I really don't get it. Did their kid not get in like the HB haters? So they say people don't want it? But to what end? Kids of STEM focused kids and parents of kids who want a smaller school will apply. That's a clear fact as the waitlist has grown over the last three years. And here's the rub: It will always be a smaller school b/c the CTE and labs take up so much space. Maybe that's why? The poor, teen moms and Brown people are getting something nice and they focus instead on the AT kids? I really don't get it and hope it's not just "drama". If that's it why aren't they in the politics or relationship discussions? [/quote]

It is not a good look to say that the Langston program doesn't deserve the nice new building too. Looks like opportunity hoarding. Or I don't want THOSE kids around my special snowflake. [/quote]

F the good look.  Why can’t people be honest?  There are several small programs.  One has students in ankle bracelets who are avoiding jail for very serious crimes.  I think that one is the concern of AT parents (should be). Another is one where kids were relentlessly bullied and the like, they are in a small family-like atmosphere school in which the students are thriving with very high staff to student ratios. The latter heavily opposes being moved.  Then there are the teen parents, they don’t really need a separate program administration.  They need support, daycare and grace with deadlines.  There are also the older teen and adult English learners who cannot pick up English like the teens who are dropped into mainstream with support. [/quote]

So just to get this straight you're fine with the ankle bracelet kids being near the vulnerable kids who were relentlessly bullied and the teens parents and the EL learners as long as they are not near your own kid? [/quote]

Please post your kids’ schools so we can send the “ankle bracelet kids” there, if you claim you’d love that.   You are a liar.   The students in that program have convictions for serious drug charges (not “just” possession), serious violent assault charges, and serious weapons offense charges.    And you are trying to shame other parents for not wanting them?  [/quote]

This poster has provided no facts that the Langston people have ankle bracelets. I met saw a young woman at Overlee with an ankle bracelet a few summers and was at Yorktown.  So tell me more about these kids. Please use cited facts this time.[/quote]
The ankle bracelets might be more metaphorical:

“Students who are recommended to the program by The School Climate and Culture Department may have court supervision and may have a probation officer or other court appointment personnel.
Students who may have experienced difficulty in the school and/or in the community.” 
https://hsc.apsva.us/about-langston-hsc/history-of-hsc-in-arlington/[/quote]

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