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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Of course you end up with issues when you take this long to produce four maps and still have not decided anything. You have groups of unhappy constituents who don't want to move who have spent months saying just that. The people who don't care, because they are not moving and don't care about the ones who are moving, are ignoring what is happening. The ones who want their over-crowded schools to reduce capacity are sending messages and not yelling on boards or at meetings. The entire process is a giant mess. [/quote]

The ones who want their over-crowded schools to reduce capacity are not quite the unsung heroes you’re making them out to be, since they typically propose to achieve that by moving other people’s kids, not theirs (those embracing the opportunity to move to the new western high school may be an exception).  [/quote]

You seem to want to villainize people who want a less crowded school for their kid who happen to live closer to the school then the people who live at the edges. The only parents allowed an opinion are the people who live at the edges of the boundary? That is BS. Other families are impacted by crowded schools. When schools are crowded, boundaries should be addressed to help relieve the overcrowding.

I am sorry that you are in a position where you might be moved but that is life. You remind me of the people I know who bought a large house at a lower price that was assigned to a Title 1 school and then complained about not getting into a language immersion program so they could switch schools in grade 1 or AAP to move to the Center in grade 3. Your house is on the boundary of the school that you wanted to attend, you might be moved.

But being upset that people want schools that are not overcrowded is ridiculous. And trying to make those people seem awful is unfair. You have the option of moving so you can be in the boundaries of the school that you want. You can also see that there are plenty of successful kids coming out of every HS in the county and figure out how to support your child at their new school.

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Ah, you again.

Oink, oink.

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DP. If you listened to any of the work session yesterday, the vibe from most school board members was “people are going to be upset but we have to make changes”. Better start calling therapists for you and your kids now. This is clearly breaking you mentally and I am sure you’ve given your children a ton of anxiety over it too. 
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