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I wasn't the one who floated the idea, but since I am a product of private schools and send my kids to public school in Bethesda... I wouldn't be against it.

Please realize that the wall you speak of is already there, in real estate value. [b]Creating a different public school system in Bethesda won't change anything[/b].
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Right, but changing zoning and housing laws would.[/quote]

There wouldn't be a need to change anything. School boundaries would be kept intact. The same school buildings would be used, bought or leased. A few students, however, would be affected, because they are currently bused across clusters to special programs, so an agreement would have to be made concerning them. My child among them.[/quote]

Changing zoning and housing laws would get rid of the socioeconomic wall that (as you say) currently exists.[/quote]

What would you change them to? I would require a certain percentage of low-income rent-controlled units to recent and future apartments/townhomes in the new public schools's catchment area. But I would keep the cluster boundaries, otherwise it gets too complicated and people would be upset that the price they paid for their houses ended up not benefiting them as they planned, and therefore would not be in favor of a Bethesda school system.

The main reason I would be for a new school system in my area is that I don't think much of MCPS. It's not a great school system at all. The numbers look good because concerned parents all over the County are supplementing and working with their children. A smaller school system in a wealthy and educated area would hopefully get their priorities straight and use a better curriculum and better teachers, and take better care of gifted, ESOL and special needs children.

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And could we fix the problem of snow days when there is no snow for 89% of the schools?[/quote]

That would be a nice perk, wouldn't it? No more last-minute scramble for no valid reason :-)[/quote]

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