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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are a lot of high school related posts these days, so I think it's the same people who were posting about pre-K three back then, now we (I'm including myself in this group too) are worrying about high school admissions.[/quote]
And unfortunately a new cohort of younger families may not even know DCUM exists.[/quote]

But there are so many posters who don’t even have children or live in the DC area code that found and frequent DCUM. I wonder if there’s simply more activity on the MD and VA school boards compared to 3 years ago correlating with the decreased activity here. [/quote]

I think it is a combination of factors, all of which are intertwined. The shine has worn off on not just any specific charter school (although there are some specific instances for sure) -- but also the 'grass is always greener' view has changed a bit, and it seems like parents aren't seeing the need to enter the lottery/change schools every year. I also see higher participation in in-bounds school, which has a snowball effect - as new/younger families see older neighborhood families staying at the school, they don't feel the peer pressure to leave as quickly. Also agreed that as more families stay in DC, the same parents who were posting about PK3 are now obsessing over high school and middle school.
Lastly, as a middle years parent (4th and 6th), a lot of younger families I know have heard of this site, but also comment on how quickly these threads spiral, and how (maybe bc it is anonymous) people can say some pretty polarizing comments - so they choose not to come on here. 
I am not naive and know some families may be considering moving bc of crime, but a lot of families are not - hard to tell what the real numbers are what are just the louder voices on social media or forums.[/quote]

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