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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not economically diverse, fool......this is gerrymandering. pure and simple
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You're an idiot.  These boundaries - specifically these schools included into Deal - were created decades ago because DCPS lost a historic lawsuit.  Why?  Basically because Deal was too white.  Nothing is being gerrymandered now, this is the continuation of a historic pattern.  You're a bitter, envious dipsh*t.

Next time, trying learning before you bloviate.
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Both sides in this argument are looking pretty foolish and uniformed to me. Perhaps both of you could calm down? Crestwood was included into Deal's boundaries as a result of the exact same lawsuit as Shepherd Park. Crestwood -- like just about every other friggin neighborhood in the city -- has had it's boundaries for decades. Neither of those saved us from losing access to Deal. Neither of those saved Shepherd Park or Bancroft which owe their good luck to being Deal feeders -- not lawsuits or length of service.

Crestwood -- and 16th Street Heights -- is being removed from Deal and assigned to a school that does not exist. In 2015, Roosevelt will become our assigned high school. While we will be grandfathered into Deal -- and those who attend Deal will get feeder rights to Wilson -- this is all moving much to fast for us. Anyone who thinks this is fair or even reasonable has a much different perspective than I do.

I have great hope for Roosevelt and a new middle school. I have no hope that either will be an acceptable alternative to Deal and Wilson in 2015. I have no animosity towards those neighborhoods that kept their favored feeder relationships. Good for you. I wish it could have been us. But, please don't try to act like we don't have grounds for legitimate complaint.
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