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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]55 to 60 percent of Eaton students don’t love on the boundary area. [/quote]

Nope.  Less than 40% OOB.[/quote]

40 percent is still a lot for a neighborhood school, and means a lot of vehicle trips.[/quote]

So let's get DCPS to "right size" the school through the renovation. They could adjust the number down, scale down the renovation (preserve the playground) and make it more of a neighborhood school. And this would help with overcrowding at Wilson down the line.  
Parents would not resist. 
But of course, logic is not part of the DCPS equation. [/quote]

You must be new here.  DCPS actually wants to expand enrollment (though not as much as they wanted at first) to maintain a lot of lottery spots at Eaton.[/quote]

I'm so tired of this. Apparently, every single DCPS problem can be solved by limiting the #of OOB kids?

Can we finally shut this down?

1) You cannot yank legit OOB students out of their current school or take away their feeder rights. That's not happening. It's evil and ludicrous. I'm embarrassed that I devoted three sentences to this concept.

2) Congrats. Your OOB has been solved! WOTP schools no longer accept a statistically significant # of OOB kids. And the # is getting lower each year. IT'S NOT 2015! (screaming at screen)

It's misleading to quote the total % of OOB students. Whether it's 60% or 40% is irrelevant. People know the common lottery is only 5 years old, right? Total OOB #s reflect the initial placement of OOB students. This was before the baby boom, before the city got sooo expensive rich people were forced to send their kids to public school. A lot has changed in the last few years.

% OOB spots per year in modern times, 2018-19:

Eaton: 2.9%
Lafayette: 1.8% 
Janney: 1.6%
Murch: .2% 
Hearst: 4%

Next year the numbers will be lower. Is it worth an epic fight to prevent 3 OOB students from enrolling in the fall? My god.

Now, let's talk about something relevant: Should we revoke citizenship from the growing threat of millions of immigrants who gained entry to the U.S. under the War Brides Act of 1945?

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