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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So thanks to Nick for writing this story. I don't know him but I have tracked these issues for years and this all makes sense to me. The truth is there is no easy solution and it is not just a WOTP issue. [b]He mentioned Capitol Hill elementary schools and he is right (as the Miner post confirms). A little further south, look at the growth in the Navy Yard and SW in the last 5 years and there are still cranes for additional apartment buildings. [/b]

This is a once in a generation (or a few) challenge and I'm glad it is at least being discussed. [/quote]

And Eastern has plenty of capacity, assuming IB families take advantage of it. And if they don't, application school slots are plentiful and growing. [/quote]

But the elementary schools are packed, which is still an issue.[/quote]

But there is still capacity to the east and south (EOTR). Lines will need to be redrawn. [/quote]

But to Nick's point, they would have to be re-drawn to the extent that if you lived on top of a school building, you would be assigned to another one miles away. You are kidding yourself if you think that will work.[/quote]

Well, a school-wide lottery won't work, and [b]neither will parents consent to redistricting if they perceive it sends their child to a "bad" school.[/b] So I think this is much ado about nothing -- schools will be packed and class sizes will be large and there will be trailers.  The End.

One thing that DCSP/DGA will likely change is making schools bigger when they modernize (they refused to add an additional story to Maury to preserve outdoor space - but they'll have to move off that stance when it comes to capacity, obviously).  [/quote]

What?

DCPS has absolutely redrawn boundaries and sent families to schools they perceived as 'bad' (see Eaton feed shifting to hardy). The parents have options -- lottery for a city-wide DCPS or a charter, enroll in a private school, or move. But DCPS has a right to shift boundaries as they see fit. [/quote]

This.  Putting people into a worse school is exactly what happened.  e.g. Bloomingdale lost rights to Seaton amd was sent to Langley.  It happens and people will fuss but it is definitely possible.[/quote]

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