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I don't think it makes you a horrible person, but I do think it makes you relatively self-centered.  Why couldn't the base boundary also be adjusted if AAP is an established program at the school?  I'm not saying that's what they should do, but I don't understand the knee jerk reaction that it's your kid's school, not mine.  My kid is also zoned for that school and I don't buy into the idea that your child has more of a right to be there than mine. Boundaries change and that means the base or the special program boundaries could change. I'm all for doing what makes the most sense in a particular situation and maybe that's changing the AAP boundary, maybe it's changing the AAP boundary -- depends on the situation.  I firmly believe that when boundaries are changed all efforts should be made to keep kids where they are (through grandfathering), whether they be AAP or Gen Ed kids.  We've moved a fair amount and[b] I've seen first hand how hard it is for kids to change schools in grades 4-6.[/b][/quote]

so, you moved your kid to get in right under the 4th grade cutoff for when it is somehow too hard?

OK, it's an established program.  That's fabulous.  But does it make sense to rezone kids who live right next to the school to keep kids who do not in said program at an already overcrowded school?  And I again say to you, 2 schools right down the road who regularly send large cohorts were under enrolled.  Both of those schools already had LLIV programs, as well.  Resources were already in place to host students and actually have room for them.  Why Colin Powell was never brought into this discussion, I will never understand, but it wasn't/

The situation could not continue.  If there is a way to alleviate overcrowding by moving children to a school that has extra room, that is what needs to occur.  Had a center not been involved, this would have been an absolute no brainer to move some kids around.  And yes, it's nice to grandfather kids, but doing so would not have made a DENT in the mess - GBW would have been forced to continue on for several years in a severe overcrowding situation while other schools nearby had vacant space.[/quote]

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