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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hardy's problem is that there are WAY too many OOB kids who bring poverty, dysfunction, and generally pull down test scores. That's why IB families don't want to go there.[/quote]

I'm IB - we call it the "4th grade flight."  Hardy's students have too many social/personal issues for the school to be able to focus on academics.  I went to a similar public middle school (decades ago) and had to fight with my fists every day.  I didn't learn anything and had to take many private summer school classes and correspondence courses to make up for all the lost time.  I don't want to put my kids through that misery. I don't care what anybody else thinks about a middle school's "status", or about whether the students wear uniforms or not.  I just want my kids to get a good, basic education, and to be safe.  Based on my tours of the school and conversations with other parents, I am not convinced Hardy can provide a decent education in a safe environment for my kids.  Some IB parents make it work -- they are wonderful people, and their kids are fantastic.  I don't think I could make it work for my kids.[/quote]

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