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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m noticing there is an appeals process and I’m genuinely curious what a valid reason for an appeal would be.  I really wanted it?  Lol (cry).[/quote]

The overall process is kind of fair. It'd be more equitable/fair if when enrolling your child they made you decline the option to be entered in the lottery. That way it'd be guaranteed that everyone knew about it because quite a few people don't know it is an option. MCPS does do a little bit of making it known as an option (just enough to win a lawsuit) but there are still many people who did not know it was an option. All of that to say that you need a "qualifying unique hardship" for a successful appeal and yes it is very vague for obvious reasons. The vagueness allows them the leeway to decide what they want to be lenient towards. What worked in an appeal this year may not work the following year. You probably know there have been lawsuits about it and here is one as an example https://wjla.com/news/local/federal-civil-rights-complaint-alleges-discrimination-in-montgomery-co-school-programs.

So go ahead and submit the appeal. The earlier and more "unique" the better and of course, good luck to you.[/quote]

That sort of makes sense.  We certainly don’t have a hardship.  I agree that the process seems more or less fair although it could be more transparent.  Is the appeals process where socioeconomic status and poverty gets considered?  I don’t disagree with weighting that, but it wasn’t obvious to me how that information was gathered.[/quote]

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