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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Swanson... but all APS schools are full to bursting. Except HB.[/quote]

But what are the class sizes like at Swanson? [/quote]

Look at my post at 23:06. I am describing Swanson where my DD is a 7th grader. Yes, the teachers are generally handling the overcrowding the best they can but do you want your child in that far from ideal atmosphere at the same time other students have HB????[/quote]

Ok. Swanson is overcrowded, but not "class sizes" as OP posted.

HB is NOT the problem. It's the huge increase in students. We need to build another middle school (already in the works), not tear down an existing, successful program. These complaints just sound like sour grapes. Focus on the actual problem and let's fix that. 
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HB is absolutely part of the problem when it's able to keep its student population numbers disproportionately low compared to the rest of the middle schools and high schools in Arlington. I don't give a crap that HB won't work as well if there are too many students; Swanson, Williamsburg, WL and soon the other high schools aren't functioning at their best either when they are so overcrowded.

And no sour grapes from me on HB if you mean I'm jealous bc my kids didn't get in - I didn't want them there in the first place. But yes absolutely sour grapes on my part if it means frustration that HB is protected from overcrowding.[/quote]

What we really need is a 4th comprehensive HS. Let's focus our energy on pushing for that. Adding the surplus students to H-B (who doesn't have fields, etc) won't help. Getting rid of H-B won't help. Build another MS (already planned) and HS. That will help. 
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