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[quote=Anonymous]I don't care how MCPS redraws the boundaries--you are always going to have kids who have more and kids who have less because their parents have the means, money, connections, education, whatever. It's the way of the world. And I guarantee that once you start bussing kids for the sake of equity, there will be parents who will donate less time and money to that school than they would their local school either out of spite or because its not in their community so there's less incentive to be involved because they don't feel part of the community where their child goes to school.

I don't live in a W school zone nor a DCC school zone (though I have lived in both) and I chose to live in our school zone because I wanted to be part of this community and I wanted my kids to have friends in this community. It goes beyond just the school--its about connecting with neighbors and creating a better community. My kids are almost done with elementary school but its still important to me that the school succeeds because my neighbor's kids will go there next year and I want them to have a good experience. And frankly, it keeps my housing value up to have a good elementary school.

I'm not saying that the system is perfect and fair but it is what it is. Bussing is not going to solve the issue because those with big money aren't going to send that money to a public school 10 miles away. They are going to send their kids to private.

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