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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Current parent here at SD and the Kingsbury process played out over multiple years and day 1 was told it was because of desire to just be in one campus so I don’t get why that one parent is so surprised now. I think it was actually very nice of them that they are keeping SD open a few extra years.  FWIW Kingsbury is such a lovely campus that I don’t mind the extra 30 min commute.  I’ve heard there is one angry LAMB parent that comes on DCUM and posts multiple times as different posters…but still keeping their kids at LAMB. I also heard that some waitlisted parents come on to DCUM to bash schools so they can move up waitlist. I’m not saying that’s necessarily the case here, but instead of reading an anonymous board, go check out the school and ask to talk to real parents. We are generally happy to chat about our experience, good and bad. [/quote]

I don’t believe you’ve really talked to anyone in the SD community. Nobody’s happy about this. The school had a plan for a shuttle and now they gave it up.

You also clearly haven’t met the parents of older kids who were not told from Day one about a plan to move. We were told 3 years ago but earlier than that people were lied to. It goes to show that better options and the ability to lottery into them are few and far between that some families have hung on through thick and thin (pretty drastic thin) and yet they’re still not valued at all.[/quote]

It was widely discussed in 2016/17 (when my child was at SD) that the ultimate goal was to consolidate all the campuses and that the SD campus would not be a long term option. The administration at the time spoke frequently about the benefits (with regard to the ability to terminate) of the SD lease. We moved campuses for 17/18 because, in part, it was evident at that such a move would be inevitable. If you had asked me then, I would have presumed the SD campus would be closed by 2021.[/quote]

100% to this.  SD was always meant to be a temporary location until they found their permanent, one-campus location.  Apparently, some parents didn't seem to know this, but plenty of us did know this and made plans accordingly.  And they have worked to accommodate families close to SD to the extent that it is reasonable for them to do so from a learning perspective.  They opened an Upper Elementary classroom for kids who were at WR but lived closer to SD.  They really want all their Upper Elementary students together in one building for learning purposes, but made this accommodation for SD families.  Not all families took advantage of it though and continued the commute to WR, knowing this was the main location for upper elementary classrooms.  [/quote]

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