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[quote=Anonymous]This makes me sad, as an RCF immersion parent.

I always thought it was really cool that the school had this added dimension.  My kids have friends from the community program and the immersion program, which I thought was great.  I had no idea that my kids were so unwelcome in the community.   Now, all of a sudden, it's clear to me that many English program parents were suspicious of my motives and don't want the program in "their" school anyway.

Frankly, I don't plan to send my kids to Westland anyway -- the commute from where I live is awful and it's a quality of life issue for us.  I wanted them to learn another language.

I've heard parents say, "why should our kids suffer from overcrowding so that THEY can pay lower real estate prices?"  But there's overcrowding everywhere, even in the east side of the county.  I could just as easily say ask why should east county kids, who have fewer advantages, have to suffer from overcrowding if you move 300 kids to a different school?  Is it that the community that pays more taxes has more rights?  That's not how MCPS operates.  And there's not an elementary school in east county that could accommodate an extra 300 kids.

I guess the other answer is to disband the immersion program.  Of course it's an additional cost -- but these programs are part of what makes our county world-class.  I would hope for more choice, more special programs, more options, not fewer.
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