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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With Northwood HS, Woodward HS and Crown HS coming on line in just a few years, the time is now for a county wide boundary study.  But that would be too much common sense, so no, MCPS won't do it.[/quote]

How would that be common sense? Common sense would be to conduct two smaller (but still quite large) boundary studies, one for each set of schools that will be affected by the construction of these new buildings: in 2023-24, a Woodward study to include WJ, Blair, Einstein, Kennedy, Northwood, and Wheaton; and in 2024-25, a Crown study to include Gaithersburg, Northwest, Quince Orchard, RM, and Wootton.

I can't see anything sensible about throwing in all other schools' boundaries too.[/quote]
In either case, I think we can agree that one way or the other, there will be busing on a large scale after these two studies are complete unless we elect candidates who will [b]comit to sending kids to their nearest school li[/b]ke 90% of the county wants.[/quote]

Schools are too overcrowded for this to occur.[/quote]

This person who keeps trying to make imaginary busing a thing is kind of annoying.[/quote]
Ah right.  Sorry.  I know you pro-busers hate the term busing.  I'll edit.

[b]In either case I think we can agree that, one way or the other, there will be a lot of kids sent to schools a lot farther from home because of the color of their skin and their family's income on a large scale after these two studies are complete unless we elect candidates who will comit to sending kids to their nearest school like 90% of the county wants[/b].
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This. But honestly, how else can we fix it? We know that schools with a significant number of poor students  experience a lot more challenges than schools with low FARMS. We also know that the neighborhood you live in for the most part is a reflection of your SES. I think it's appalling that a school can have a 15% FARMS rate and a few miles away, there's one that is 60%. I get why people are furious at the idea that their kids must be bussed further away to resolve this issue but I just don't see how else to fix it unless we implement school choice which I personally think is a much better and equitable approach.[/quote]

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