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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree that kids shouldn't get to stay in schools (past the end of the year) if they move OOB in ES & MS, but I don't think it should apply in HS. Forcing a kid to move mid-HS is too disruptive to their education and their college prospects. [/quote]

Keep in mind that any child who moves or becomes homeless is allowed to stay in the school they were enrolled in. It's a federal law, which is in place to reduce the trauma on children who are experiencing homelessness. There is a not insignificant number of students in this position in DC.

The other thing to remember is that some of the OOB students in the Wilson feeder path are students with special needs who are assigned there by the central office. They aren't going anywhere either.[/quote]

I know the above and that's great. But things happen that don't necessarily literally lead to homelessness where I don't think -- e.g., divorcing -- parents should have to choose between now-unaffordable housing and possibly destroying their kid's path to college. I think HS is a unique time -- particularly for kids looking for elite colleges or for scholarships of various descripts -- where switching schools could have a really out-sized effect on the child's future b/c curriculum paths don't match up well, leadership or even participation opportunities in various activities/sports could be lost, etc. I don't think the number of kids this effects is so large that the harm to the school from intentional quasi-fraud along these lines (i.e., moving IB for a year or less) outweighs the harm to the kids that fall into this bucket. Just my two cents.[/quote]

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