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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Or, it could be that going to a school where the majority of the kids are not well prepared is a problem for many families regardless of the race of the kids and it is not in fact code.[/quote]

Exactly!! I earnestly think this is true. People calling the race card need to rethink this.  [/quote]

Here in the realm of hypothetical, let's say that my family lives at the eastern edge of the park.  We're two professional parents, two grad gegrees, with HHI at $265K. We don't yet know the capacity of our 4 year old but he's certainly doing more than I did at his age; all the indicators, and certainly our expectations, point to academic success. We think diversity helps build character that leads to that success and think it can be found along with academic rigor--at least, that's what we're seeking.  We'd LOVE to be able to walk to his school, but like every other committed, involved and researching parent on this forum we're condidering all options.

We're attracted to Hearst for PK because it seems to have all the elements we want, along with a principal who "has a vision." [b]With the boundary discussions hinting that Hearst would feed into Hardy, I'm naturally curious about what's going on there.[/b]

I'll withhold my race, since so many say its irrelevant, but if the "vision" is pretty much about eliminating OOB kids (supported by DCPS and a Council member!) and that's what the IB community wants as well, I'm thinking my kid would not be welcome. Along with all the other emotional upheaval that happens in the middle school years, maybe the stigma of our OOB address would create behavioral problems that would detract from whatever quality the school offers eight years from now.

Is there some way I should rethink this?[/quote]

Who exactly is saying this?  Eaton is closer to Hardy than Hearst is.  Eaton is closer to Hardy than it is to Deal.  Hearst isn't though, Hearst really is closer to Deal.[/quote]

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