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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So Mary Cheh is grilling Chancellor Henderson about the huge numbers of new homeless children who will be coming in to Stoddert. It seems the line is that they will overwhelm the school because it is an attractive place to attend.

But how many children per grade could we really be talking about here?
How many new families are being allowed to buy homes and have children in the Stoddert attendance zone?

And most interesting to me, don't we have a deal that buses military kids from JBAB deep in SE/SW to Stoddert so they can't be forced to integrate with their ghetto neighbors? Couldn't we dial back the numbers who participate in that program so that we can prioritize DC's homeless over a shameless anti-integration busing program?[/quote]

Your slur against military families is disgusting.  Do you know the hardships that many military families endure while a parent is sent on multiple deployments.  Why shouldn't those who put their lives on the line for our country -- so that you have the freedom to blog your ill-informed and callous scribblings to your heart's content -- at least have the peace of mind that their kids can go to an okay school, while they are sacrificing?  Don't we owe our military volunteers that much?[/quote]

I agree - I actually think the kids from JBAB should get a preference (at least equal to sibling) to attend whatever school they wish.

Instead we give them the lottery (never mind that their moves / transfers probably don't align to February 1 or March 1) or these by-right options.

(from MySchool DC)

What are the right-to-attend schools for military families housed at Joint Base Anacostia Bolling AFB?

The right-to-attend schools for families residing in Joint Base Anacostia Bolling AFB are Leckie Elementary School, Hart Middle School, and Ballou High School.
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We've run into this as a military family. DOD schools within America are pretty much a thing of the past, mostly based on local communities lobbying due to wanting those kids and monies in their local public schools. OK. We have been posted to places where the area is so economically downgraded (think a place like Flint) that your school system option is usually pretty shaky and some of your military allowances have gone down  so your options also narrow. We've had to make some pretty tough choices including breaking up the family. Military kids on temporary stints should not be the tip of the spear on notions of cultural or SES integration and I think should have the option to shop around for where they will have the most continuity of educational experience, to offset their other losses. [/quote]

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