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[b]DC officials are not going to cater to AU families who pay maybe a few thousand year more in taxes at the cost the diverse, HHI of Shepherd Park because a few Ward 3 families are threatening to leave[/b].[/quote]

NP here. As of 2012, Janney IB is 92% and Shepherd IB is 28%. Given that the overwhelming majority of the neighborhood isn't using the school, I don't think you are going to get it's residents into a lather over moving boundaries. Now, no one is going to change Janney's boundaries because it is too close to Deal. However, for hypothetical purposes if that were to happen you can imagine the ruckus parents and residents would make.[/quote]

Just because SP kids don't go to SP elementary doesn't mean they don't go to Deal.  I would wager that there is as much % kids in SP going to Deal vs Private as Janney.  The argument is moot, SP will not get zoned out of Deal no matter how much you will/wish it to happen.  If you think Janney families would cause more ruckus than SP/CV you are sadly mistaken and have no clue about how DC works.[/quote]

Shepherd Park and Colonial Village are filled with old people, Orthodox Jews and high SES AAs who attend privates. None of these people are going to fight to the death over boundary changes the way that AU people would. For God sakes, Janney is getting its second addition in three years. They know how to pull the levers of power in this town. The gold coast as a power base is dying out. If Muriel Bowser gets elected, well we'll see but the Hilda Mason legacy is dying out.[/quote]

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