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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Isn’t this talk of which students will attend and how poor they will be a little premature, given that the new 6-region model will mean that students can select another school in their region for one of its programs? So, a couple of hundred “poor” kids from Einstein or Northwood or Blair will be going to BCC or Whitman every year, for example. [/quote]

Except that there will be very limited bus service, so unless you have a car or parents who can drive you (i.e. not most poor kids), you will not be going anywhere except your home school.  (Or maybe some of the Einstein/Northwood/Blair kids can walk or bike to one of the others since they're close together.  But no one's walking to Whitman.)[/quote]

That is not true. The limited bus service will obviously not be comprehensive, but if those kids can get to their home high school, there will likely be a school bus to take them to the regional program school. This does not require a car, parent, or wealth for a lot of students in those zones. Also, news flash but lots of people you consider poor do in fact own cars and also do transport their children places. [/quote]

You're delusional. Do you work for central office? Is this how you've convinced yourself the proposed transportation model is adequate? Gmafb[/quote]

I don’t think their transportation plan is good OR adequate. I did not say was! But the PP who said you must have a car to make it work is incorrect. That is simply not true. She said “unless you have a car or parents who can drive you” it’s not an option. This is flat out false. And maybe let people speak for themselves about whether their kids could consider a program based on transportation. They don’t need you to speak for them. Speak for your own self. [/quote]

What? I didn't speak for anyone, Jfc

The plan obviously presents challenges that will be worse for families with fewer resources. That is just a true statement. I am not saying I know what they want. I am saying the impact of this plan on low income families is pretty predictable.[/quote]

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