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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was very skeptical about claims that some kids get in to HB through back door finagling, but then a kid who is a friend of our family got in.  It just so happens that her mom is a close friend of an APS administrator who is perfectly situated to do just that kind of finagling. The kid's parents have grumbled about APS for a long time and have considered going private. It all seems like a bit more than a coincidence.

I wouldn't claim to know that this kind of thing happens, but there is a bit of smoke there for me now.[/quote]

Do you have actual knowledge that the child didn't get in through the lottery? Or is this just [b]rank speculation[/b]?
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You sound pretty exercised about legitimate questions about rigged admissions. What's your stake in this? [/quote]

My personal stake is none; like I said, my child didn't get in so there's no benefit to us in keeping the program. I will speak up against baseless gossievup and speculation when I see it, though.[/quote]

So that's your stake. Mine is my money. I think my suspicons are reasonable. I think something is rotten here. If you don't like to read the comments, you're free to move onto another post.[/quote]

And I'm asking you to provide evidentiary support for your allegations. Do you know someone who was rejected in the lottery and got in through other means? Do you know what that other means/reason was? You're making broader claims about the school based on something that happens, on average, about once a grade level, and providing no support for your claim that it's inappropriate. Surely you're capable of better reasoning than that.[/quote]

Yes, I know of one case this year and one case last year. And I'm just one person. This isn't court, I don't need evidence, just discussion points.[/quote]

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