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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is there any reason why are people assuming that DCC students will be rezoned only to Woodward, and not to WJ as well? They are going to try to reduce disparities in FARMS rates between neighboring schools as well as they reasonably can, right?[/quote]

This doesn't make sense as it would be a terrible commute for DCC.  It makes more sense to pull from BCC, WJ, and and some of the other local W schools, and maybe parts of Einstein.  I don't want my kids making that commute.[/quote]
There are feeders to Einstein and Wheaton that are not a terrible commute to Woodward (Oakland Terrace and Viers Mill in particular). And the bottom line is Einstein is very overcrowded, so some of those kids will have to be sent to Woodward. I love the Bethesda parents on here who act like everything is based on their whims. No, WJ is not the only consideration here, and you can bet your bottom dollar that the BOE is not going to just ignore the DCC because that is not a good look for equity considerations. There is no chance they tell the lower income families down county that their kids have to stay in overcrowded schools with portable trailers so that the Bethesda snowflakes have enough space and can all maintain their little bubble. Give me a break.[/quote]

As a OTES parent, the commute would be terrible.  Einstein, Wheaton, and Northwood are much closer.  It makes no sense.

They need to open an additional DCC high school.  [/quote]
Oakland Terrace is less than 5 minutes from Parkwood, which goes to WJ, which is the same distance as it will be from Woodward. There may be other reasons OTES doesn’t get zoned to Woodward but the commute, given it’s proximity to Parkwood, isn’t one of them. It’s a utilization issue. There are too many kids at Einstein, Blair, and WJ, and that is in no way going to decrease over the coming years, so Blair will get some of its kids sent to Northwood and Einstein and WJ will have some of their kids sent to Woodward. [/quote]
Oh I get it. You want to send poor kids from Einstein to Woodard so that you can get more poor kids away from Larlx at Blair? People are funny. [/quote]
This literally makes no sense. Oakland Terrace has the 2nd lowest FARMS rate of the Einstein feeders, and how the hell would re-zoning Oakland Terrace to Woodward “keep poor kids away from Larlx at Blair”? Did you just dip into the wine early?[/quote]
You seem to have jumped forward a number of steps to presume and propose which schools in the DCC would, if any, get sent to Woodward. I suggest taking a chill pill. [/quote]

DP, but since Woodward is being reopened to address overcrowding at WJ and two DCC high schools, how would some of the DCC elementaries not end up there?  [/quote]
The idea that people are fervently debating specific schools like it’s a done deal is ridiculous. In fact, it’s entirely possible that DCC enrollment is entirely based on individual student choice and that no specific school is assigned. [/quote]

I don’t disagree about debating specific schools—that’s silly at this point.

But your premise that individual choice will be the decider here is equally absurd.  There’s no student choice at the elementary level, and they’re going to have to assign DCC elementaries to Woodward to relieve overcrowding in the DCC.[/quote]
You seem to be so invested in this that you lack reading comprehension. I have made zero suggestions about anything only to point out other potential options. I think you should take a breather and relax because you are making a fool of yourself. BOE will decide. They have years to make that decision. And nobody knows what they will do. [/quote]

The point of the DCC is to have school choice.  That is one reason why some of us who could afford to move stay. [/quote]
So is it absurd to suggest a possibility for determining enrollment at Woodward would not be based on boundaries but only choice? Because that’s what’s being said here. [/quote]
I can’t see any scenario in which Woodward could be filled by choice only. If given the choice most WJ families would not opt to go to Woodward, nor would most DCC families. [/quote]

I could, but you'd have to fire the current board.[/quote]

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