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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My favorite insinuation was that we were "squeezed out of schools west of the park and unable to afford private schools."

No other alternatives you could think of?

1. Not interested in schools west of the Park.
2. Able to afford private and not going to send my kid there.
3. Committed to DCPS/public schools.
4. Convinced of the school's educational model.
5. Not worried about child's ability to learn.
6. Committed to making a better DC...

Not all of us are down for all of that, but for many at least part of that is the truth.  And this guy thinks we do what we do because west-of-the-Park shut us out or we're poor?
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I think most people would feel quite betrayed if they had invested time and energy into improving a school, only to then be cut out because the boundaries or policies changed.

I think most people would be quite outraged if they bought a home somewhere because of the school, only to find they couldn't actually send their kids there.

If people get jerked around like this, it tells them the school and the city is not committed to them.  So why should they or would they commit to it?

I think it's ridiculous to think you can just swap people around to another school and expect the same level of commitment from them.

It's a recipe for pure disaster.[/quote]

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