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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The kids who stay at DC General- did they attend their old school or the one zoned for DC General?

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I believe they have a right to attend either. In practice, I read somewhere (not sure where) that the number of kids from DC General attending the zoned school for DC General is small - <15?[/quote]

This was discussed in another thread.  Of the 100s of kids at DC General less than 30 currently attend the IB school for the shelter.  I'm assuming its mostly upper grades since they don't have to guarantee spots for preschool.  Someone claimed something like 40% of the children in DC General are under 2.  There is not going to be a huge influx of kids into the IB schools for the new shelters.  People need to settle down. [/quote]

Unless a school bus to the old school is provided, the kids should attend the closest school and mom/dad should be enrolled in a class or out looking for work. What exactly is the expectation for folks in these shelters? What's the wraparound plan for them to move their lives forward?[/quote]

No investment in this particular fight, but the law does require DC to provide transportation to the kid's old school (if the parents want it, of course).  I am wondering if DC publicizes this though, since some of the recent WaPo articles note parents getting up at crack of dawn to make really long commutes to old schools on public transit...  But that also shows the extent to which some parents will go to keep the continuity.  That said, I'm not sure how practical that is from some of these sites, the one in bounds for Stoddert in particular, from a transit perspective, if DC doesn't step up to fulfill its obligation under the law.[/quote]

I read the same article and that ticks me off. The mom.should be doing job training /GED or working. Not riding the bus 4 hours a day. Where is the case worker and where are the requirements for receiving food, medical, free education and shelter?[/quote]

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