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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Someone mentioned distance - yes, there was one school that had to be ruled out due to distance. While it looked beautiful, it was in a location that made it rather difficult to access in an emergency and/or for school breaks. [/quote]

Unless you mean emergency personnel can’t access the campus, this is a crazy reason to rule out a school. [/quote]

No it is not. DP here but what if your kid has mental health issues and tries to hurt themself? Would you not want to get there ASAP rather than have to take a 10 hour flight, etc? come on, be reasonable, not everyone's life is perfect.

What if your DD got sexually assaulted? Would you like to leave it to the "emergency personnel" only?  :roll: [/quote]

I am the poster who shared this - you get it. That was what we were thinking. My child actually does have a history of mental health challenges, so this was a consideration. It is a 15 hour plus drive and in a location where snow is a major concern. There are no direct flights to the area, and the major city connections also frequently have weather issues.

It isn’t as if we are talking a T10 or anything - it was a school on the level of Radford (which was in the running for our child). Again, the pics and social media drew us in, but further investigation (including research into transport options) just made it a bit too difficult. A shame, really-we do hope to visit the area someday.

In the end, we came down to an in state 4 hours from home and a private 8 hours from home. She chose the private, but we can drive, fly, train or bus to the area. We also have friends and extended family not far away in a true emergency-and we did have to call in the favor already when my child landed in the ER a couple weeks in.[/quote]

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