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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I was able to tour our local public school in Bethesda. I don't think anyone is talking about a tour every day. The school could have three times a year. While not quite the exact same thing to the parents outraged about a tour at school, did you take a your of the hospital where you would deliver your first child, and if so why? [/quote]

A public elementary school is not a business hoping to attract new patients to increase revenue.  Yes, of course Somerset could more parent-friendly and accommodating, and I don't fault the OP for WANTING a tour, but the notion that every prospective parent has the [i]right [/i]to a personal tour is absurd.  There are MANY resources available to prospective parents to evaluate the school that don't involve setting foot inside.

Also, schools are not making money off each student whose parents choose to send them to public instead of private.  The budget is based on enrollment, sure, but an additional handful of students would rarely make a difference.  The vast majority of parents do not do tours.  For example, if a school is just one student shy of the total needed to warrant an additional teacher in 3rd grade, how likely is it that a parent of a prospective third grader will ask for a school tour and choose to enroll in public based solely on the tour, thus granting the additional teacher?[/quote]

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