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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]12:43, I've read your post 3 times now.  You make many interesting points, and I appreciate your input.  Am I correct that your argument for why Bancroft & Shepard Park need to be [b]granted[/b] access to Deal & Wilson is because you believe Bancroft & Shepard Park offer [b]additional[/b] racial and economic diversity?

I see all your other commentary about other schools and neighborhoods.  But I don't see any other arguments specific to Bancroft & Shepard Park.  Please let me know if I missed any.[/quote]
Based on these words in bold: are you aware that Bancroft and Shepherd are already Deal feeders? No-one needs to make an argument why these schools should feed to Deal. They already do. The issue is how to solve over-crowding at Deal: do we need to shrink boundaries and remove a feeder school, and if so, which school. This is not an exercise in which we make a list of all elementary schools in DC and ask which should feed to Deal. It is the reverse - we begin with those that do currently feed and ask which, if any, should be removed.

let me know if I have misunderstood your question. [/quote]
I'm not sure whether you've misunderstood or not, because you never answered.  Can you please answer my question?: Are there any other persuasive arguments for why Bancroft & Shepard Park should feed to Wilson/Deal, besides added diversity they might offer?

To answer [i]your [/i]question: Yes, I understand the current scenario, and the current proposal(s) for change.  I also understand that there have not yet been any final decisions, so everything is still on the table.  I'm just trying to understand why you think Bancroft & Shepard Park should feed to Wilson & Deal.  You wrote, upthread, that there are many good reasons why, so I'm trying to list them.[/quote]

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