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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Who is going to attend this new school?  The same Ward 2 and Ward 3 families that are not attending Hardy Middle School now?  What about this school is going to keep them in the feeer pipeline and draw them into DCPS beyond elementary school?[/quote]

Many are not attending Hardy because, until recently, they could attend Deal with minor effort. That has changed.

You can make smarmy comments all you want, but the need is there. The statistics and forecasts bear this out. Your ignorance does not change these realities. [/quote]

The comment is neither smarmy nor ignorant.  It reflect reality.  The vast majority of Ward 2 and Ward 3 families choose not to attend Hardy.  They either go charter or private, with some returning to Wilson or SWW in high school.  Both Wlson and SWW are proven commodities.

If you suddenly create a new school, what would be the enticement for parents to stick with DCPS in Hardy and then continue on to this unproven commodity?

They are walking away now, despite having proven high school options.  Why would they not walk if they are instead presented with an unproven high school option?[/quote]

They are indeed walking...to Wilson.  And many others are choosing to walk to Hardy, too.  If Hardy is taken out of the Wilson feeder track, it makes sense they will walk to the new high school, too, as long as it is in similar walking distance.  They will not be able to walk to a new Ward 2/3 high school if it's not in their neighborhood.[/quote]

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