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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Exactly what change in student demographics are posters referring to?[/quote]

There hasn’t been any.[/quote]

My kids are past the elementary stage, so I have a longer view on the demographics. They are changing. Original owners (primarily in Tanterra and the sliver of Olney mill that feeds into the school) who hung onto houses for a long time kept classroom size very low for many years. Then as houses started to sell, the school numbers started to tick up. Another poster spoke of class size being too big. My older kids had 20 or less in their classrooms for many years. Since anyone can follow the year at a glance stats, you can see the demographic shift.

People who have lived in Olney/Brookeville for decades/generations are talking about the shift. Crime is up. [/quote]

Crime is up? In [i] Olney [/i]? Stop it.[/quote]

I live in Olney, and yes, things are different now than in years past. Car break-ins and auto thefts are definitely happening more often. A woman was assaulted in the parking lot after shopping at Giant around 7:30 or so while loading groceries into her car. This is just off the top of my head, but these things are posted on the neighborhood list serve and the district crime reports for all to see. [/quote]

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