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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The families being rezoned to Williamsburg would have vigorously defended their right to attend Williamsburg before Hamm opened.  That's where they were zoned historically.  But now it's suddenly too inconvenient?  For a cohort of families with amongst the most resources in Arlington?

Instead they're now asking for a [b]cohort of families with far fewer resources and means to trek across the county for MS[/b]?  Most immersion students live in the Gunston/Wakefield boundary.  That's a long way from Williamsburg.  And the program collapses without the Spanish speaking classmates, so that would be the end of it.  All so a few very privileged kids don't have to travel to an excellent MS that was considered their preferred option just a few years ago.[/quote]

Is this actually true? I haven't seen any demographic info for MS immersion. They might not be as disadvantaged as you think considering the Claremont FARMS rate is 27.64%.[/quote]

No Immersion just trots out “Spanish speaking == poor” as a club to get their way.

I can’t believe we prioritizing OPTION program commute comfort over neighborhood schools and busing costs. [/quote]

That is my big issue with all of the option schools. If we need to have them, fine. But they get resources/priority [b][u]after[/u][/b] neighborhood schools. 
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Or we could treat all students equally.  [/quote]

Any student that is in immersion has a neighborhood school. That’s being treated equally. The option school is the cherry on top so they can put up with some inconvenience if it’s important to them. [/quote]

Look no one normal is going to buy into this way of thinking.  The school system should not be sticking option schools wherever with no regard to the needs of their populations or their long-term sustainability.  It is normal for public school districts to have these programs.  Move on.[/quote]

On the contrary, I think most “normal” people think it’s asinine to bus neighborhood students all over the place to fit some self interested visioning for an option program. [/quote]

YES. We’ve started prioritizing these option programs over neighborhood schools. [/quote]
Except they aren't.  APS keeps cutting support.  After moving choice schools to hub bus stops a few years ago, they have canceled a bunch of hub stops so people have to travel even farther to get a bus. I think they cut about 12 more stops this year.   Some students are already leaving the program over transportation issues.  [/quote]

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