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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One thing I find hilarious is that [b]the push to make Key all option was made in part by the same forces now arguing [/b]that because Key doesn’t have neighborhood preference, the immersion program is too much of a burden on the ASFS/Key boundary and needs to be evicted from the Key building.  Just on principle, I understand why the Key community is offended by the framing of the current dilemma as being anything other than an aggressive attempt by a limited group of parents who just can’t stand the immersion program and who want the building for their own.  There is no bigger boundary emergency in the ASFS Key zone than anywhere else - boundaries are being redrawn and any imbalance created by rendering Key all option can be alleviated by drawing the boundaries accordingly.  And anyone who is advocating for the swap on the grounds that the Key location doesn’t attract enough Spanish speakers is talking out of both sides of their mouths -- the ASFS building is a significantly worse location for the program.  [/quote]

I think you don’t know who pushed for Key, and all option schools, to give up neighborhood preferences. Ask around, and I think you might be surprised. [/quote]

I was pretty involved in those community conversations surrounding changing the option school policy.  The most organized voices pushing to end neighborhood preferences was the Claremont PTA.  the neighborhood guarantee was killing Claremont b/c it made it so excessively overcrowded.  But I would say there was about 90% support for ending neighborhood preferences- most people saw it as inequitable (because in fact it was.)[/quote]

Yes, but inequitable for whom, and are lotteries inherently more equitable? What were the demographics of the almost 90% of people who supported the lottery? How many applications from FRL eligible families has immersion gotten each year? It sort of sounds like this made it more equitable for families in the Claremont immersion zone who didn’t want to attend their neighborhood school. Did the Claremont neighborhood share it’s former zone with another  school? Sorry for so many questions! And honestly not trying to start a fight, looking for good answers to make these schools even better.[/quote]

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