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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]all CCES kids go to Rosemary Hills[/quote]
yes, but more like "all CCES kids come from Rosemary Hills"

[quote]some Rosemary Hills kids go to CCES[/quote]
yes

(including some East Bethesda kids) 
no - all kids in East Bethesda, as defined by homes east of Wisconsin, south of Jones Bridge, west of Columbia Country Club and north of East-West, go to RHPS, then Bethesda ES.

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Still not quite right.  All children who go to Rosemary Hills and graduate from 2nd grade have the choice to go to any of the 3 paired upper schools -- Bethesda, North Chevy Chase, or Chevy Chase.  Your child is "scheduled" (for lack of a better word) for one of these schools based on where you live.  East Bethesda kids are "scheduled" to attend Bethesda ES for 3-5.  However, if an East Bethesda child finishes 2nd grade at Rosemary Hills, they can choose to attend either Chevy Chase or North Chevy Chase instead.  This transfer request will be granted regardless of capacity at the desired receiving school, i.e. MCPS does not have any discretion to refuse the transfer.  SO, some East Bethesda children attend Rosemary Hills, and then their parents choose to send them to CCES or NCES.

Please note this transfer right at the upper elementary level is non-discretionary and is DIFFERENT than the discretionary transfers that East Bethesda parents have sought to gain entry for their kids to Bethesda K-2 instead of Rosemary Hills K-2.  The latter transfer ability has been rescinded (or at least the county has tried to rescind it, but parents have sued to enforce the right, successfully I believe), but the former transfer right still exists and will not be taken away as long as the pairing exists. [/quote]

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