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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have NO interest in ATS.  I didn't even tour the school because I wanted my children to attend the neighborhood school.  I actually have no interest in immersion or Montessori, either.  I know immersion isn't going anywhere because of our population needs.  I'd be fine with Montessori going away because I don't need public funds going to it.  [/quote]

Super. Nobody is demanding that your child not be allowed to continue at their neighborhood school. [/quote]

When the neighborhood school is bursting at the seams, and no relief  is in sight, there is a reason to get upset about two other schools in your neighborhood that you cannot attend. [/quote]

Ah, NIMBYism.  Most of us want some choice programs (even if we don't all agree on which ones), but no one wants the choice schools in their neighborhood.

I'm a NP, and I am very sympathetic to the situation at McKinley.  But the problem there isn't the presence of choice schools, it's the School Board's clumsy efforts at drawing and re-drawing boundaries.  And at the heart of that matter is the fact that the School Board doesn't seem to be equally invested in all APS students and in all of the schools.  Certain schools (and subsets of parents at those schools) have more influence with the School Board.  And it's not just a North-South thing (although that is also a big problem).  For whatever reason, the School Board has been favoring other nearby neighborhood elementaries over McKinley.  Unfortunately, until the School Board stops playing favorites, McKinley needs to get in the game and make the best case it can to the School Board for relief from overcrowding.  ATS is untouchable, but there is still a chance to influence the direction of Reed.  [/quote]

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