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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I used to think the lottery was fair.  But after COVID and seeing how certain zip codes were given preference for potentially life saving vaccines I no longer have faith in our system. Equity is so baked into DC at all costs that anyone who thinks the school lottery is immune from that is deceiving themselves.  [/quote]

But this makes no sense because the city was transparent about giving those zip codes vaccine preference and explained why they were doing so. You might have found the policy unfair, but it wasn't secretive and the city was very transparent about what they were doing.

So it makes no sense to look at that and think, therefore, the lottery must be secretly rigged in favor of certain kids. Obviously DC feels comfortable being transparent about programs that may seem unequal but which they believe are more equitable. If they wanted to change the lottery to benefit certain populations, they would and they would just say that's what they are doing.

That's basically what the "equitable access" preference for certain charters is, and again, totally transparent.[/quote]

The vaccine access/scheduling sites were easy manipulate—just input zip code and tick that you had prexisting conditions and get an appointment. There were no checks/balances etc. The school lottery is completely different in terms of integrity.[/quote]

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