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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DS has come home a number of times this year and mentioned another fight in school. He goes to a W MS. What the heck are these kids fighting about.[/quote]

Are they white kids?  Why dont school admin do simething tobthem?  Is this a perfect chance to show they don’t give white and rich kids a break but always target minority students?[/quote]

If this is at one of the segregated schools, that lesson will be lost on them further cutting wealthy kids' breaks is SOP.[/quote]

there are no segregated schools only rich ones not obtainable to most poor people, Rich minorities are welcome there. the only segregated schools would be the up and east county schools with gerrymandered boundaries that somehow exclude all the poor kids around them. Wooton, Sligo Creek and Woodlin looking at you. [/quote]

[b]Exactly, those West county schools whose boundaries were gerrymandered 40+ years ago with the expressed purpose of keeping out the poor. This is why those parents so vehemently oppose any boundary study even though it would massively reduce transportation costs[/b]. [/quote]

You're kidding, right? Have you heard of the upcounty boundary study which the upcounty Clarksburg parents vehemently opposed because it would require more time on the road and more busses? Literally, my friend within his one block, there are kids assigned to Neelsville MS, to Rocky Hill MS, and John Poole MS. That's 3 middle schools- 3 busses going into this neighborhood to serve 3 different middle schools; and 3 busses for elementary, and 3 busses for high school. RIDICULOUS![/quote]
[b]There will always be blocks where two or three schools come together.  [/b]:roll: [/quote]

I can't tell if you're joking or not but no, three elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 3 high school assignments within one block (essentially a street) is not common; in fact I'd be interested to know which other neighborhoods have that. And no, a DCC neighborhood doesn't qualify. Secondly, stating that the boundary study decision resulted in massive reduction of transportation costs couldn't be further from the truth!  [/quote]

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