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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What's the big deal about redrawing school boundaries to increase diversity? Or busing? Or really anything that the school district could do to lessen the segregation of the schools? Is your expensive house really going to suddenly drastically drop in value? Should it matter if the market value of your house does drop? Will it lead to massive white flight to... somewhere else? I just really don't think it would be that big of a deal to have the schools become a little more reflective of the socioeconomic and racial diversity of our area. As some posters have pointed out, their schools already are diverse. I'm sure the sky wouldn't fall if more schools were like those. Honestly, who doesn't value and benefit from a diverse student population?[/quote]

Hahahahahah! You're very funny!

Bet you weren't a kid in the 70s!!

Do you even own a house?

Let me answer some questions for you: yes busing is a big deal -- for everyone involved. Yes, it has led to major conflicts and tension in the past, even violence and yes, gasp, even white flight.

Yes, if your house gets rezoned for a low-performing school it will drop in value. Why the hell do you think teeny tiny houses in Bethesda go for so much? Proximity to le Pain Quotidien?

Should it matter if the market value of your house drops? Umm, considering it is the single biggest purchase most people will ever make, I'm going to go with yeah, it matters.

Some people think diversity is the vale that trumps all others. Other people place a higher value on having a community school, one you can walk to etc.[/quote]

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