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+100, and we are zoned for Einstein.  I know my kid will do the same no matter which school he’s in.  [b]I’d hate
For my kid to be bussed across the county for the sake of diversity [/b]when he can already get that at his home schools, which he can walk to. [/quote]
And they won't. Why do people keep insisting that this is in the cards.  It's not.[/quote]

Sure, but what about places like Churchill and Whitman, where in order to make an impact on diversity, the student would need to be bused quite far?[/quote]

MCPS IS NOT GOING TO REASSIGN KIDS TO SCHOOLS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COUNTY.[/quote]

DP.  But there will be no way to meaningfully diversity Whitman and Churchill without significant bus rides.

So, either MCPS will have to accept fairly segregated schools, notwithstanding their desire to diversify, or they will need to accept longer bus rides, notwithstanding their contention that that won’t happen.

No one knows which route they will choose yet.  But they are both plausible possibilities.[/quote]

Perhaps, but seems like you're jumping to a lot of conclusions prematurely.[/quote]

What conclusions?

Please explain how it is realistically possible that what I said isn’t true:  either Whitman or Churchill will low diversity or some kids are going to have to have substantially longer bus rides to add to the diversity rate?

Given the geography and demographics, I don’t see how at least one of these (or a little of both) doesn’t happen.  (It may also be possible to divert some of the limited diversity from nearby schools, but then you risk making them as non-diverse as Whitman/Churchill are today.  And that would likely still require some solid bus rides.[/quote]

DP. Here are the possibilities.

1. Whitman's boundaries will change, but Churchill's won't.
2. Churchill's boundaries will change, but Whitman's won't.
3. Both Whitman's and Churchill's boundaries will change.
4. Neither Whitman's nor Churchill's boundaries will change.
5. Something else (the concept of boundaries will change, MCPS will cease to exist, it will be the zombie apocalypse...).

There, now you're prepared.[/quote]

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