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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good for them. [b]It seems like a long shot,[/b] but I'm glad to hear they're being proactive about it.[/quote]

It seems like a long shot because it is, because it's absurd. There is no right to attend a school in your zip code.

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[b]It’s absurd to advocate for your kids?[/b] You may not agree with their point of view, but I appreciate that they’re not going to just let it happen to them.

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No. The appeal is absurd.[/quote]

Who will the boundary decision affect the most? Isn't it the kids? [b]Aren't they the ones being tossed around by the BOE for the sake of boosting numbers?[/b] At the end of the day, the appeal is for their kids, and I'm sure most parents would do whatever it takes to get the best education for their children.[/quote]

No, they aren't, because that's not what the BoE is doing.

And again, this isn't about the motivation for the appeal. This is about what the appeal says. Have you read what the appeal says?

Do you believe that the boundary decision was illegal and arbitrary? That it denies students equitable access to the educational rigor, resources and supports designed to maximize their academic success? That adding one word to one factor in the boundary study policy is a substantial change? That the boundary decision doesn't accomplish any policy goal? That the boundary decision is bad because it reassigns students to schools in other zip codes? That the boundary decision is bad because teachers at Neelsville MS feel unsafe and the Neelsville MS building is in bad shape?

Keeping in mind that "The state board considers the regulations of the local board as “prima facie correct,” and the state board “may not substitute its judgment … unless the decision is arbitrary, unreasonable or illegal,”."[/quote]

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