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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You put it higher on your list for a reason.  Just move.

[b]I'm sure your kid loves their school but they'll also love their other school.[/b]

Also, how white could the new school be?  There are no lily white schools at all in the district, that I know of.[/quote]

Yes, i agree with this -- this is not a reason to stay. When I was considering this choice and was reluctant to move my happy kid, one of my friends said "a happy kid will be happy anywhere." It sort of shifted something in me and it also turned out to be true. He's equally happy but now he's learning more in a more peaceful environment. [/quote]

This is not true always. A happy kid may be happy for many reasons and just assuming they will be happy elsewhere because they're happy now is wishful thinking. It may not be enough of a risk not to what you think is best but that's a pretty simplistic attitude towards kids emotional needs.

Honestly it doesn't seem like feeder pattern is a reason for moving OP's kid from a Title 1 to greener pastures and if it's simply about the building then honestly if it's up for modernization I'd wait. Lots of people have brought up good points about behavioral issues (though there's no small dose of frankly uncomfortable assumptions made in them), academics, and feeder patterns. However, OP.has basically said those aren't issues at their school or won't be solved down the line by the new school.

Our Title 1 has seen a lot of movement in from charters and the only kids that aren't really coming back or unhappy are WOTP and even then it's the parents that seem to think it's worth it more than the kids.

One thing that stuck with my in the opposite direction was a parent talking about how, by attending their local school, they had more time with their kids and to spend on activities their kids really wanted because they weren't racing all over town.[/quote]

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