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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Aren't you worried you are taking away from kids who don't have good alernatives for in bounds.  It just seems completely selfish and unnecessary.[/quote]

Your argument doesn't make any sense.  If I give up my IB spot, it opens up an opportunity for someone else to lottery into it.  Not every school fits every kid, regardless of whether you are IB.  And, the point of the lottery is that you shouldn't HAVE to go to your IB school.  And finally, just because you like my IB school doesn't mean I do.  You may think my IB is fabulous and find me selfish; others may think it sucks.  Whose standards should we be applying to decide if it's "fair" to take a charter spot?  The lottery is the lottery for everyone, period.[/quote]

Just the kind of defensive answer I was expecting. I can't think of any charter in ward 3 (close to any of the JKLM) so even if someone got it, it doesn't mean it would be a manageable commute for them. I think it is fair to let the kids with a lot less desirable options than JKLM to take the charter spots, but you will not understand any of the reasons so I won't waste my breath. You do what you think is right I guess[/quote]

I live in W4 and am in-bounds for a lousy DCPS school, but that doesn't make that much sense -- if the commute from W3 to the charters everyone here raves about is doable enough for the PP here, then the same commute in reverse (from near a charter to a JKLM school) should be, too.[/quote]

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