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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"In the case of ASFS, that is an unreasonable expectation. You aren't losing your walkable neighborhood school. It has not been a neighborhood school for decades now."

Except that it was a neighborhood school (Page) for many decades before becoming ATS (briefly) and then ASFS.  And when ASFS first started, anyone in the neighborhood (and county) could attend.  It wasn't until the Orange Line corridor exploded with young families and capacity became an issue that ASFS had to start turning folks away.  Most families who can walk have been allowed (until the last few years) to go to ASFS.

So big picture, it was and (arguably has been) a neighborhood school for more years when compared to the years it has been Key's alternative school.

For all those folks who moved close to Key because they were "guaranteed" to go to ASFS, that was a pretty big gamble.  Boundaries can change at any time.  Your best bet is to have Key move to Nottingham and then make Key a neighborhood school. [/quote]

My neighbor, who is in her 40's, attended Page when it was what is now known as ATS. Anyone who has school-aged children now did move to their current home when ASFS was a neighborhood school. Try again. [/quote]

We bought our house almost 25 years ago.  It is literally next door to ASFS, but is zoned for Taylor.  But when it was time for our now-16 year old to go to kindergarten, we were waitlisted for ASFS (by the time he was in 5th grade, he had moved up to #5 on the waitlist).  So it hasn't been a true neighborhood school for over 10 years.[/quote]

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