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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Agree.  The Freedom Hill AAP kids should have never been sent from Louise Archer to Haycock. They should have just stayed at Louise Archer. Was it a switch for all grades or just the lower ones? I forget. So say those children can be grandfathered though.  [b]Is there any other issue with the current proposal?  Seems like it alleviates a lot of overcrowding.[/b] [/quote]

Commute.

The Sangster (Orange Hunt, Hunt Valley) switch with the Keene Mill (Kings Glen, Kings Park, Ravensworth) schools.

Suddenly, all those schools go from short commutes with neighborhood and back road options, to having to go out on Old Keene Mill, FC Pkwy and Rolling Road during morning rush hour.

Based on the time of the Rolling Rd/Old Keene Mill stoplight alone, the morning bus ride easily doubles for many of the kids, going from just over 35 minutes to nearly an hour.

Right now the schools are grouped in a way that cuts back on traffic and commute times.  The feeder schools for Sangster are geographically flanked by Sydenstricker (Pohick Park), Old Keene Mill and FC Pkwy.  The feeder schools for Keene are all in the area around Lake Acontick Park, right around Rolling, Old Keene Mill and Braddock Rd.  The way it is grouped now is so logical based on commute and neighborhoods.  All that goes out the window with the new plan.

Additionally, if I am reading the chart correctly, Sangster (which is at/near capacity) goes from 263 AAP students to 345 AAP students, a gain of nearly 100 students. [/quote]

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