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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's not just the town's opposition to trailers.  It's a safety and even comfort issue of filtering all those kids to and from Louise Archer and through tiny hallways to get around the what was never that big of a school.  Unless you just want to have all the kids eat lunch and have art, P.E. and maybe pretend recess in their classrooms.  Though I'm sure some posters on here would suggest no sacrifice is to small to ensure their child gets the advanced curriculum they "need."  Who cares how it affects other students or the neighborhood around it.  Wake up and move on people!  There's a reason the school board made the decision to reduce the number of new kids coming into LA and Haycock from other schools. [/quote]

I agree with the need for space for the kids to move around and have specials.  However, please keep in mind there is quite a difference in what the base schools are able to provide for students.  Meaning some base schools have more ability to deal with students of varying learning levels because of bigger size or more resources.  If LLIV were an option for us then of course we wouldn't be trying to push our kids into a crowded school.  If more of the base schools had programs like Wolftrap or Freedom Hill then probably fewer students would go to the Center.  They are moving in that direction with adding more LLIV, but for now, for some of the students, the Center is the best option.  With my own DC, we tried the LLIII at the base school in 3rd grade and that's why DC is in this predicament of being pushed out of LA, because DC didn't start there in 3rd grade last year.  LLIII was not a good fit--DC felt singled out and didn't like how the other students saw DC as one of the kids who gets special classes, special homework, etc.  So we opted for the Center for next year, but now DC can't go to LA like all of the other neighborhood kids (including my other DC) and is being only given the option of Colvin Run.  [/quote]

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