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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Reposting from another thread:

Beyond having the protected school size, HB, especially, is a problem because they portray themselves as a model for diversity, when in fact, they are the second least diverse middle or high school in the county. HB has 15% FARMS, while APS is 30%. HB has &lt;3% black kids vs 10% APS. 18% Hispanic vs 39% APS.. Overall 39% non-white kids vs 53% APS. HB has become a white flight (and affluent flight) school.

At the same time, HB is selfishly sucking away capital resources with a $100M+ school for 775 seats. HB refused to let anyone co-locate with them, such as preschool or Montessori, which would have made better use of resources and brought the per seat cost down.

HB does not have a public lottery and it is very suspicious that the well-connected in Arlington magically get in. We should demand a public lottery - and broadcast it online - for alll supposed &quot;choice&quot; schools. Even better, run the lottery at the Ed Center by people not affiliated with the school.

https://www.apsva.us/statistics/free-and-reduced-price-meals/

http://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Civ...hts-Table-1-2016-11-30-web.pdf 
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The HB community fought very hard to stay in the old crumbling Vacation Lane location. Initially APS wanted to put a middle school on the Rosslyn site but protests from parents in the Taylor neighborhood who wanted the HB location lead to a reversal of that decision. HB also fought hard to stay together with the Stratford program. My first kid did attend HB, but she got in without any "magic", evidenced by the fact that my second kid was about 250th on the countywide waitlist.[/quote]

Yes, blame the high costs for HB on the Taylor families who didn't want the Wilson site. I can't believe the school board caved to them. 
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