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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The whole thing is being done to give back a mess of neighborhood seats to Courthouse. So I’d say the plan does quite nicely by central Arlington.  No one wants to hear about Reed hoarding seats for “future growth.”  There a neighborhoods that need those seats today. Get real. [/quote]

How can you say the proposed plans do quite nicely for central Arlington? [b]Does anyone disagree that Ashlawn is getting hurt by the proposed plans[/b]??? [/quote]

Emphatically. [/quote]

Then clearly you don't understand the impact of the proposed changes on the school and community. It will significantly change the student body and minimize diversity. At a school whose motto is "global citizenship" and being accepting of all differences. Turning Ashlawn into another NW school does hurt it. 
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DP.  I understand your point, I’m just thoroughly over the “my school is more precious than any other” argument we’ve been hearing from so many school communities for years.  Everyone thinks their own school community is special, but that’s not a compelling argument for anyone outside of it.[/quote]

Ashlawn parent here, DP than above, but I think the post above that explains how it's not that we're special or deserve to be spared from.change, just that we too are affected and that should be acknowledged.  Honestly, I think our community is impacted more than the McKinley community, and for that reason I'm pretty disgusted by their hysterics over all of this.  It will suck for my kids if our school changes, but sometimes change happens and it sucks...Unlike what appears to be the perspective of the McKinley families, I just don't think I'm entitled to be spared from the change simply because it will be sad for me and our school.  [/quote]

Thank you PP. I’m another Ashlawn DH parent rolling my eyes at our neighbors and sad to see Ashlawn likely lose its Eastern tail.[/quote]

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