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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because lots of 11 year olds who are only a couple months removed from elementary school will find it intimidating to ride buses with high school students and change buses at a high school. Some of these kids come from really small elementary schools with only a couple classes per grade. It’s hard enough to make the transition from elementary to middle school and do it at a magnet, where you don’t know anybody else. These kids shouldn’t be stressing about who to sit with on a crowded bus where some of the students are 6 grades ahead of them.[/quote]

You're making a lot of assumptions there, PP. I suggest you ask people whose kids have actually done it.[/quote]
Dufief Elementary is part of 20878 that is zoned for Frost and Wooton. There are only 2 classes per grade, outside of their in-house special Ed program. Those kids would be zoned for Eastern. Incoming 6th graders were still elementary students right before summer break. If they’re riding a bus with high school students, there could be some 12th graders. The only assumption I’ve made is that these 6th graders will find the experience intimidating. That’s not much of a stretch.[/quote]
I understand your thought process and this crossed my mind too. I can only say it hasn’t been our experience. The high schoolers on the bus have been very respectful. 
The bigger concern at Eastern is more the 7-8th grade non magnet students if you are worried about poor interactions. Im sorry to say that but my child hasn’t had great interactions with some non-magnet kids. Just a couple days ago there was a gun threat (which I understand can happen anywhere). It’s not the nicest school. [/quote]

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