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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would absolutely move for a high school, but we have always been light movers.
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As someone who is a few years down the road, I encourage people to consider moving more seriously.

We chose one of the commonly listed backups, and it hasn't been a good fit.  It's a good school for many, but not for my kid who has very specific needs I should have realized.  All I'm saying is, don't be like me.  If your kid needs something more than the school your kid gets into can provide, especially if you're thinking of moving anyway for other reasons, maybe move before starting high school and save everyone (especially your kid) a whole lot of heartache.[/quote]

Can you at least say whether the backup your kid attends is more like Eastern or more like Sojourner Truth? Like is it a boundary school with low test scores that you thought would be good enough, or is it a charter with a specific approach you thought would suit your kid but doesn't?

FWIW I think about moving constantly but my spouse really, really doesn't want to move. My kid also doesn't want to move but I take that opinion more lightly because I don't think my kid sees the full picture or fully understands what staying means (i.e. what if we stay and she goes to the backup but none of her current friends go to the backup because they got into other schools are moved? which is a real possibility).[/quote]

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