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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]If Key and ASFS are both neighborhood schools, is that enough seats to absorb all the kids who would no longer be choosing immersion for location?[/quote]

Barely-- Rosslyn and Courthouse could easily fill Key.  Lyon Village and the neighborhood around ASFS, once you add in the Ashlawn tail and the American Legion housing being built, will overcrowd ASFS in no time.

But still a lot better than having one of those schools be an option school. [/quote]

What will be interesting is when Key becomes a neighborhood school and all those "car-free" families can no longer stick their kids on the bus and have that extra 20-40 minutes each morning and each afternoon that little Larlo and Larla are on the bus.  It works out great that you can drop Larlo off at the bus stop at 8:10 and then walk to the Metro to get to work by 9 but what happens when you now have to wait until almost 9 and walk your kid to the school? And have to be at the school for pick up at 3:41 rather than looking out your window at 4:10 to see if the bus there yet?  I'm sure they will be back on this board complaining that they liked it better when their kids could take the bus-lol![/quote]

Are you familiar with before and aftercare? One could walk their kid to or from either to make it work. [/quote]

Sure, but that's not what the car-free families are used to-- and more importantly, what they feel they are entitled to.  Truth is, a lot of folks could easily walk their kids to ASFS but choose not to because it's much more convenient to use the bus.  Of course you will take the bus when offered but it's going to be an adjustment for a lot of folks when they have to actually start walking their younger kids to school versus leaving them at a bus stop with a bunch of other kids and adults.

And before and aftercare cost money and spots are limited.  Again, that will be fine for some but not for everyone.  Just you wait-- based on the responses on this board, everyone along the R-B corridor, including Lyon Village, should be thrilled when Key becomes a neighborhood school and they can all walk/have shorter commutes but I betcha there will be a HUGE resistance, especially from the Lyon Village folks about going to the Key building.  [/quote]

Huh? Most people I know in LV would LOVE to walk to Key. At least the families on the Key side. Not sure about the other side.

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