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[quote=Anonymous]OP - Obviously different folks have different perspectives on this, but let me add another.  If the reason you kids are in different schools is because the school of the older child would be a bad fit for your younger child, then you do what you need to do and manage.  However, if the first child's school can work for both -- even if not younger's "first choice" -- I would think long and hard before taking on two schools.  And if its the other way around, the older one might be just as happy in the other school, I would not rule out a switch if there was a natural breaking point (e.g. 9th grade) although obviously I would be very reluctant to that if the older child is happy in his/her current school (could resent the younger child and you).  At our school, a number of parents have moved a second child to our school or said in retrsospect they wish they had consolidated the kids in retrospect.

Some other things to consider besides distance: 1) when you add sports and clubs to the mix, the commuting patterns and hours can be much worse than the "normal" pattern; (2) having kids in the same school can  bring them closer -- they know the same teachers, students, etc. even if their friends are very different based on the age difference; (3) one annual fund, one auction, one homecoming, etc.; (4) always the same vacation days /snow days/ teacher admin days. [/quote]

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