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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think unless you also live in Columbia Heights and see how we are being used as pawns by both sides it is hard to understand why a lot of us are frustrated. Besides the other talking points Henry, understandably, wants to keep our PUs because we provide a lot of their diversity. Yet we are needed by Drew to provide a different type of diversity.

Btw, the worst thing I saw anyone say on those two AEM threads is “Don’t use my children as your social engineering experiment.” Would I have said it, no. That poster definitely shouldn’t have been so defensive but this is a tough situation for all of us who will potentially be moved (not just Henry parents). [/quote]

But not many people from CH are speaking up. all I've seen is one poster on here who said that would rather move than send their kids to drew, the social Engineering comment on AEM. The poster on AEM who when asked by someone why they didn't want to send their kid to Drew replied with "I'd rather stay with Henry" and the matching tee shirts at the meeting at Kenmore. It doesn't make you all look good.

Abingdon students had to go to school during renovations. They had gym in a trailer. I get the point that henry parents are making regarding the new schools but Abingdon parents have a similar argument. [/quote]

I mean, what are we supposed to say? I have nothing to do with the t-shirt crowd, but of course I have a preference. I’m sure everyone in this process has a preference. Mine is for the school that yes, I chose when I bought my house. Drew was never on my radar. It’s an unknown, and like someone said has faced a number of leadership issues. I’m sure it’ll be completely different once this is all said and done, though, and the new principal sounds fantastic. It could be the next Henry or Hoffman-Boston for all we know.[/quote]

DP. Say or don’t say whatever you want, but you don’t get to wave the equality banner anymore if you said “for everyone but my kid” this time around. I don’t know if you personally had any part in CASE or not, but their absolute silence around this process says all we need to know about them.[/quote]

As far as I could tell that was an ad hoc group not really that organized beyond career center working group meetings.  Why don’t you contact them and ask the group to get involved instead of making assumptions?[/quote]

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