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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It looks like there were 133 diploma candidates in 2016 and 161 in 2017 so there have added at least a classroom full of kids to the program.[/quote]

So in 2016 there were 125 program seniors and 8 comprehensive seniors(assuming no attrition), and in 2017 there are 125 program seniors and 36 comprehensive seniors (assuming no attrition). Thank you for the numbers.

Now, what is the evidence that the teachers aren't covering all of the material, or are covering it less well, due to 1/5 of the class being seniors who didn't start with the RMIB program in 9th grade?[/quote]

You have been trying to unnecessarily argumentative that if someone cannot prove the degradation of rigor/academic inferiority of this practice it is okay for the school to materially change the county owned magnet program in spite of what has been published about the program. Immediate impact would be hard to prove, however this is a slippery slope for RM and county. If non-RM parents catch on to this discrepancy, there could be lawsuit based on this.

I can see why this practice is supported by RM-cluster parents, however, it is wrong to deceive non-RM cluster parents this way.

If RM thinks IBO requirement conflicts with the magnet promise of MCPS, RM must request MCPS to move the magnet somewhere else. Or stay tru to what is being advertised to county students. [/quote]

Necessarily argumentative, not unnecessarily. Just because something COULD happen, doesn't mean that it ACTUALLY DOES happen. (For example, I could win the lottery. But I haven't actually done so.)

Also, while anybody can sue about anything, I think it's highly unlikely that anybody's lawsuit alleging that nobody told them that some regular RM kids would be allowed into RMIB classes would be successful. IANAL.

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Nope you are arguing for arguments sake.

When you buy "whole milk" for your toddler and the grocer actually sells you 2% milk, can you really prove your kids brain development was hindered by years of drinking 2% milk instead of whole milk that you believed to have been buying. A systemic downgrade is not discernible from year to year. It is only perceived over many years. It is hard to prove - unless all parties are game for the experiment. In this case, school and RM will not be willing to test the theory. In any case, students should not be put into any experiment. They should be provided authentic magnet education and currently they are not. This is bad faith practice by the county and school. Dishonesty in any form is still dishonesty.[/quote]

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