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[quote=Anonymous]PP, I just think you're wrong about a lot of that.  Plus, in your clarification, you are backing off of a lot of the arguments you made in that initial post.

I maintain that if they got rid of SI, the population at RCF would have even more of the kids you mention who are new to the U.S., non-English speakers, or otherwise present greater challenges.  This is not going to make it a more desirable school for Chevy Chase families, to be frank.

Yes, the two populations draw from different types of families to some degree.  But they aren't two different schools -- that's such an extreme statement.  Same principal and admin staff, same counselor, same specials teachers, same curriculum (just in different languages ...).  Same after school programs, same gym program, same recess ....

I really think this is a "be careful what you wish for" situation.  Pull SI out of RCF and I think you will have a poorer, higher-need population of students, a less desirable school (in the eyes of some parents) with lower test scores, less money, a less active PTA ...

So far you have not made a case at all for SI harming the EA.  The problems that the EA has are its own problems, having to do with demographics, the facility, MCPS, etc.  They aren't going to go away, and parents are not going to flock to RCF just because more spaces open up.

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