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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are over 1500 kids enrolled. The breaks between classes are 4 minutes. 12 years olds have to navigate the halls and get to the other side of the school. If you have a student at Deal, go to the office one day and experience a class change. It’s terrifying. Seriously. [/quote]

I've been there and it is chaotic but hardly terrifying.  Or unusual for a middle or high school.  Seriously.

My kid is an introvert who hates being late and who frequently finds things to whine about but I had to ask him to learn that he has to hustle sometimes between classes.  He also told me it is no big deal.

This is an odd tangent to this thread.[/quote]

Mmmmm your kid is okay, so you dismiss others experience. Clearly not all children go to the same classes or same parts of the building or have same issues as this is not about "hustling" as you say.  You have not been or seen what I've seen. Not a strange tangent, basically something has to give ...can't keep absorbing more and more students in a building not designed or staffed for that amount![/quote]

So then enlighten me because I've talked to my child at Deal and he shrugs it off - how is it terrifying to change classes at Deal?

Is it terrifying that someone might be late?  If so that person might need anxiety medication.

Is it terrifying because the halls are crowded?  If so maybe that person is claustrophobic and should not be at a large public school.

Is it terrifying because of some social phobias?   If so maybe that person should not be at a large public school.

Is it terrifying because it is too far to walk?  If so maybe that person needs some exercise.

All of the things I can think of that might make changing classes "terrifying" are conditions common to most public middle and high schools and things that almost no one I know would describe as terrifying.

Alternately if you want to drop the hyperbole and simply characterize it as crowded and chaotic we can end this nonsensical tangent that covers something I doubt very many Deal parents are concerned about.[/quote]

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