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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]not sure why you are focusing on a year old policy that makes total sense...[/quote]

One year would arguably produce the evidence of the policy changes efficacy, wouldn't you agree?

It was an across the board change imposed on schools with little evidence to support shutting the door to siblings based on facility/age gap. Just asking if there has been anyone affected (positively or negatively) by the policy change.

Sidebar: Rumor has it that it was solely initiated to ensure space for a specific school administrator's late bloomer kid in a school that needed several open spaces based on the numbers by 2022.[/quote]

What "evidence" could possibly support it?  Sorry you are having a hard time but only children already are disadvantaged and sibling alumni preference just makes it worse.[/quote]

What evidence supports that only children are any more worse off? I'd think more spaces would be taken by employees and administrators preference just off share numbers alone then would age gap siblings?[/quote]

The numbers for that kind of preference are capped so I don't think it would matter a lot.

[b]Perhaps you could explain how a sibling alumni preference benefits the general public in any significant way[/b].[/quote]

This. It's a perk without need. Sorry you had your kids too far apart, OP. Time to move on.[/quote]

Eek, harsh. But true - t[b]he policy reason for sibling preference is to ease pick up and drop off, not secure seats for family ties[/b].[/quote]

This was merely one reason sibling preference was put in place over 20 years ago, but not the only reason.

Seems more unfair to reserve preference for attendance to employees and senior administrators.  A school can hand-pick employees... you can't choose the families that lottery in.[/quote]

I am no supporter of staff preference, but it does have some impact on staff recruitment.  But can you explain again how sibling alumni preference helps anyone beyond those receiving it?[/quote]

Surely.  How about the kids impacted by the scenario.

Take for example having to explain to your[b] ten year old sixth grade kid that eventhough they went to the same elementary school as their brother or sister they can't go to the same middle school [/b]as their brother or sister because they were born 3-4 years too late.  [b]Many of the LEAs that have 6-12 or 5-12 have separate buildings that are close to each other in proximity.[/b] That's the gist of some of the unintended consequences.

Relationships that were built with teachers for the older and the learning of the school's unique culture is then thrown out the window for the younger soley because of a 3-4 year age gap.
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PP here.  In this case, the rising 6th grader might get taken to school by the rising 9th grader.  Most LEAs that are 5-12 or 6-12 have the middle and high school in separate buildings.  A sibling preference here based on building location (when the locations are on the same street or within a mile of each other) makes sense.

The argument is being framed regarding an unfair advantage based on family ties or legacy treatment.... but in the case of elementary/middle/high school transition, the window to lose preference is very small. [/quote]

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