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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here:  The main reason we prefer not to move schools (if Claremont were to move) is the additional driving distance on the bus and activities (since we have 3 kids and 2 working parents, proximity and convenience are important).  It's the oldest child who has a slot at Claremont...so this is just thinking down the road.

I haven't been following the boundary study too closely, but it does seem like the Claremont neighborhood is currently served by Abingdon, so I'm not sure why moving the school would be a huge help...but again I'm not tracking on all the other issues and don't want to start that debate here.

I'm starting to think in the long-run, bilingual education would be a huge benefit and maybe one we should take (even though we're not sure and don't speak Spanish ourselves).  (We were very high in the lottery waitlist and just got a notice of a spot, which is why this is suddenly a choice we didn't think we'd have.)[/quote]

If Claremont's program does move while your kids are there, you still don't HAVE to move with it and can continue in the same location as a neighborhood school.  It will be a change in student body and classmates; but other kids in the neighborhood will be there with them and they will have had at least some bilingual learning.  Same if you find the program isn't a good fit - you can still return to your neighborhood school, except then it would be a building change if immersion doesn't move.[/quote]

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