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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Cluster 2 families were told last year they had to send their kids to a new AAP program at Lemon Road ES with no track record, so Cluster 1 families can send their kids to a new AAP program at Cooper MS.  You don't have a right to send your kids to Kilmer or Longfellow just because you pay property taxes. [/quote]

Let me guess -- you are a Haycock/Longfellow parent?  You think you are the only one who has a right to a certain set of schools?  Whether that describes you or not, do you think you have "a right" to send your kids to the school they were assigned to when you bought your home?  If yes, I'd argue the long standing AAP assignments are not much different than boundary assignments -- many people buy homes taking the AAP program into account, especially long standing center assignments.  If you say no, then I'd argue that likewise, it may not be "a right' and we know it's potentially subject to change, but it's a strong expectation upon which people make home purchases and school commitments, and the school system should only be making major changes to these school assignments if it's the right thing to do educationally, not what they can get away with.[/quote]

NP here.  I am a "Cluster 2 parent" who was part of the whole Haycock disaster last year.  The Haycock parents told me repeatedly that I have no right to a certain boundary and that boundaries change (while at the same time saying that it was unfair to crowd the neighborhood school of which they had intentionally bought into the borders -- I wonder what they will say when their "boundaries change").  Anyway, you are in for a tough battle trying to fight the Longfellow parents.  They seem to want a beautifully renovated school that is below capacity (don't we all?) and they will get what they want at all costs.  I wonder how it will play out this time since both parties are represented by the same school board member.  I suspect you will have better luck getting people to think creatively toward a solution that works for everyone (but you won't get to stay at Longfellow).[/quote]

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