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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tysons is definitely the game changer.  Pregnant now, so public school is far away.  I live off electric, zoned for stenwood, Kilmer, and Marshall.  When we bought the house six years ago, we knew school boundaries would be up in the air and we are fine with that.

I can't help but think its really about race and ses for op.  [/quote]

Stenwood is mostly Kilmer and all Marshall, so you're not really in a similar position.  And I wouldn't be so quick to ascribe racial motivations to the parents requesting the change to eliminate the wacky split feeder.  [b]If anyone is focused on race and SES, it's other Freedom Hill parents.[/b]  [/quote]

Definitely this. It's the Freedom Hill PTA President who's complaining that the school test scores will decrease and they will lots lots of financial contributions if they lose the Town children. I find that ridiculous and insulting to the non-Town children who attend the school. And don't forget, they'll lose their Box Tops coordinator, too, if the Town children leave.  :roll: [/quote]

I am not surprised, when they forced the redistricting of some of their students to Lemon road last year, they wanted a significant portion of their at risk chlidren to go.  That woud have made Lemon Road a Title I school.  Inthe end, I think the compromise was good.  Half the apartment coplex and half the townhouse complex - a good mix of students that was similar to what was already at Lemon Road.  If the AAP numbers don't pan out, I would expect Lemon Road taking the rest of both.[/quote]

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