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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I understand why sibling preference exists and I don't resent any individual family who benefits from it because I get that being able to send your kids to the same schools is really vital for families daily functioning. But it's hard having an only in a school you are not happy with and having to rely on lottery number to hopefully get you into a better situation and then watching your numbers go up because of sibling preference.

Again -- no anger at the individual families who are jumping up the line in front of us as I get it but it's just hard. We are pretty much definitely going to biting our nails on this one well into August and likely even into September and I so wish we could just tell our kid "you're going to X school" and start getting her and us ready for that and instead I feel like we have to just sit at the back of the line and hope and pray.[/quote]

Good luck to you!!! one thing to note is that this is very much tied to DC not offering school buses. In Arlington, there is no sibling preference (with an exception for twins) for lottery schools (including bilingual schools and HB Woodlawn) because it is not seen as that logistically challenging to have kids at different schools because there are both regular school buses and late buses that leave after sports and activities. [/quote]

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