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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

What kind of needs? Like IEP/504 needs, or "I want a certain math track" needs? Curious, since I fall into the former needs group and am considering our local school.[/quote]

Like dual autism / severe ADHD needs.  But also socially it was quite different.  I want to protect my kid's privacy so I won't say more, and nothing tragic happened, it just didn't feel fair to keep them at a school that was such a poor fit when a better fit was an option.[/quote]

Where did you end up moving? We are moving to a large public HS outside of DC. Hopeful that a more college focused program and big diversity of kids will be a good fit but nervous to make such a big jump in size. DCPS for its faults has smaller schools. [/quote]

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