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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wait until you have a second child - would it be right for you to shlep all over town to drive the kids to TWO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS when they could attend the same one?

Don't follow your numbers so closely, OP. You'll give yourself severe anxiety.

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Seriously? SOme families, by choice, or by circumstances, will never have a second. Just because you benefit does not mean that all families should be required to have a second/third child so that their only has fair chance at entering preschool.

And as an fyi- these same parents were taking the children two places previously- eg. daycare and school.[/quote]

Are you missing that almost all families will be in the lottery without a preference? I get the frustration that people moving into the neighborhood with older children with by-right access pulling in their younger sibling. The vast majority are entering the lottery at least once without a preference. These same parents were also taking their kids to separate places for older school and younger daycare - the younger ones aren't old enough to be in the school. Sibling preference is good for schools and the community as much as it is good for the families themselves.[/quote]

And by this same logic, by stating a preference for a family with a child already enrolled, versus a new family with potential additional resources, parents who could volunteer, community presence- you are limiting the community. So no, I don't buy your logic as being "best"[/quote]

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