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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm the person who said the "agitator" was ridiculous and it was my only comment on the forum until now. I also wanted to add, as a person who lives very near the school but has no direct stake since my kids are older, that the whole proximity-preference debate is not helping SWS's reputation as the whitest school in town -- even if (as is my understanding) it's less current families who are demanding it than people who happen to live nearby. I was at a party where a mom of a younger kid mentioned it and said, "Oh, yeah, those people just don't want to send their kids to school with black people," and about 5 people nodded in agreement. I understand that the majority of the SWS community doesn't feel that way, but the people clamoring for proximity preference aren't doing the school any favors in this respect. [/quote]

OH come on.  This is absurd.
[b]IF I lived across the street from SWS (and I don't), I'd rather send my kid there than to Ludlow Taylor.  That's all this is.  Parents who want the best possible school for their kids.  I can't really blame them.[/b]

I am a current SWS parent, and I initially felt strongly that there should be some sort of proximity preference.  I have somewhat modified my stance, but I do think it is important for schools to be neighborhood-based.  I think it makes a stronger school community, is healthier for the kids, and is good for the neighborhood.  However, SWS is sort of a by-default Hill school now, so I am not sure a preference is necessary.

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And if you lived across the street from Walls or the Cathedral schools you might feel the same way.  It doesn't mean you have a right to them.   :roll: [/quote]

My comment was only to refute the point that neighbors' motives are racist.  But, to your point, [b]at almost every other NON-CHARTER DCPS, if you live across the street from an elementary school, you DO have the right to attend it. [/b] Thanks for the eyeroll, though.
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Yeah, except for citywide programs, of which SWS is one. [/quote]

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