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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]So, all this fuss because APS didn't really think about the consequences of making Reed a neighborhood school, as opposed to an option school? Because they succumbed to pressure from westover parents who wanted their "own" school [/b]even though they have some of the best APS schools to chose from and bought homes in the community knowing that kids go to different schools? Geez, as a south arlington parent, next time anyone says "you bought your school zone" I am going to bring this one up.

We seem to have a county short on school money (except for when they build schools like HB), land and seats, yet this same county decides to place too many schools in one area. Great. Didn't anyone examine the walk zones BEFORE deciding to make Reed a neighborhood school? Isn't that part of the planning process? I guess not. Is Reed even going to be at capacity in the near future?

Instead of trying to uproot families who attend an option school (and yes, families consider distance and bus times when making option school decisions), maybe rethink the scope of the "walk zone." Just because it is feasible for a kid to walk a mile, doesn't mean they do. Do a quick study on how many kids ACTUALLY walk, even on a nice day. Count the kids, it isn't hard. Then decide whether the EFFECTIVE walk zone is realistic and stop moving existing schools around. This is insane.[/quote]

Not quite just that.  Reed has over 600 students potentially in its walk zone.  And the streets there are highly congested.  The neighborhood pushed back hard at the amount of heavy traffic that a choice school would bring in terms of busses and cars in comparison to a neighborhood school.  I believe one option floated was to make it a choice school, but neighborhood residents had first dibs on attendance.  It wasn't just pressure from neighbors about wanting their own school, there's also some pretty valid infrastructure reasons not dissimilar to the reasons that the Carlin Springs area pushed back against a 4th high school at Kenmore.
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Any many people in the walk zone would likely apply to be in the option school  [/quote]

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