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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another poster here - I also know a kid who got in for middle school because child was being bullied. Parent also happened to be a county employee but I don't know if that made a difference. Child thrived and blossomed at HB.

I also think that families who already have one child at HB get some kind of admissions bump because I know many, many families whose second child got in despite the huge odds. It seems to me more than coincidence. JMO[/quote]

True, but they're not supposed to as laid out in the lottery process.
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Who's not supposed to? The bullied child? There are explicit policies in place administrative placements outside of the lottery, and it can cover situations like this (e.g., [b]if the bullied child has autism and is being moved into the HB autism program[/b]). It's not a secret.[/quote]

In this case the bullied child did NOT have autism, just had issues fitting in with the general school population. As I said the kid thrived at HB but only got in because parents lobbied for admission. So I know for a fact that kids get into HB without going through lottery or being admitted through the autism program.[/quote]

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