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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Damascus and Poolesville are far apart. You would need to drive past QO to get from Damascus to Poolesville. The regional map under this swap looks gerrymandered and it’s starting to look like there’s corruption behind the scenes.[/quote]

According to Google Maps you can take 109 and some other roads to get between the two schools.  So you don't need to go past QO to travel between the two schools.

It does show as a 35 minute ride though and in nonrush hour traffic.[/quote]
My main point is that the new map looks gerrymandered and bad faith. [/quote]

Looking at the map dated July 23 in that powerpoint or pdf presentation posted around August, I don't think it looks too unreasonable.

Both regions are continuous after the switch.

With Damascus, making region 6 take the northern part of Montgomery County.

Then Quince Orchard takes the western part of region 5, with a slife of Northwest cutting into it.

Before looking at the map, I was going to respond to your comment that MCPS was trying to do too much.  But looking at it, I don't think it's entirely unreasonable.  Students that live in the Damascus High area can currently (could previously?) apply to the Poolesville magnet program right?[/quote]

Also I think some of this will depend on what the Crown boundary will look like and how it affects the areas around it.  That map currently doesn't show it.[/quote]

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