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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The only extent to which homeless kids are going to get to stay at Eaton after they move out of the ward 3 shelter is

a) they can finish the school year there if they move somewhere else in DC

b) they get an OOB spot in the lottery for the following year (not likely; there aren't a lot of OOB spots and they get no special preference)

c) they move somewhere else in the Eaton boundary (again, not very likely)

They don't get anything special in terms of staying in-bounds.  They're treated just like every other student in this regard.[/quote]

Wrong.  [b]"At risk" students can stay.  And many likely will, even as others take their place at the shelter and come to Eaton themselves.[/b]  Eaton is a good school, probably way better that then other alternatives available to them, and promises a path to Wilson.  [/quote]

This is technically true, but how could it work in practice?  If you have a 5 year old child of a single mom living in the Ward 3 shelter for 6 months, then the mom moves out, most likely to somewhere with affordable housing, say east of the river, where she can find a job.  The 5 year old certainly can't get herself to Eaton alone, and the mom isn't going to spend an hour taking the kid to Eaton, an hour commuting back home, then an hour going to pick kid up and an hour taking the kid home.  Possibly the mom could find a job near Eaton, but then the mom is spending an hour getting to work on days when there is no school and during the summer and on weekends.  I just don't think there will be a high return rate on kids in this shelter staying at Eaton for life. [/quote]

I agree, it will be very difficult for students to stay.  Maybe there should be more public housing in Ward 3.  [/quote]

The point is not about how homeless shelters and transitional housing are distributed across the city.  The point is that Eaton is physically very small, is already way over-crowded, and is overdue for renovation.  A new chunk of additional students could have substantial impact on the school's ability to serve everyone well.[/quote]

That's putting it gently. Without a massive amount of planning and new resources, a continuously expanding group of 'at ris' kids puts at risk Eaton's trajectory as a good school.[/quote]

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