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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are zoned for WL but it will be years before my kids enter HS.  The APS folks said at the past two meetings 10/6 and the 10/12 that IB is integrated into WL (as in a teacher might teach 1 IB class and then all non-other IB classes).  I don't really mind if they move IB to Wakefield.  I doubt it would move enough folks from the north to Wakefield though.  I would not want my kid to travel outside of our neighborhood just for IB.  I feel the same even if it were moved to Yorktown.  As for the Yorktown parents who someone overheard saying they wanted IB at their school.  I find it highly unlikely they would ever do that given how far north it is.

If they moved it out of WL to a different site, maybe the S. Arlington folks would try and get their kids into that program, which is fine, I get it.  [b]I just think it's funny that so many of them on this board seem to talk about how they support diversity (so long as it's not approaching 50% or higher).  I thought someone on this board stated Wakefield is already at 46%.  But then it seems they'd be ready to jump ship if they could get their own kids out.  So what is it?  Do you really support diversity but only within a certain range and then you'll jump ship like you already accuse the N. Arlington parents of already having done?  Would the S. Arlington parents jump ship even if the FARMS rate wasn't going to increase and they were given a chance to send their kids to a northern HS?  Just curious.  [/b]

For the record, I think it's deplorable to cripple any one school with extremely high number of poor kids.  I seriously believe the CB and SB need to be held accountable for contributing to this problem and that something does need to be done to address this, particularly in 2020.[/quote]

Do you really not understand this? The research is clear that schools really struggle when they have a large number of low-income students. It makes perfect sense that someone might look at Wakefield and say, "I'm okay with the status quo, but we can't tip this balance any further." How is this funny/strange?

You yourself think it's deplorable to cripple a school with an extremely high number of poor kids, but you think it's funny when people in South Arlington feel the same? That makes no sense.

--not a Wakefield parent[/quote]

You can still think the county's actions are deplorable b/c it concentrates a huge number of poorer kids in the south.  But you are still allowed to point out how inconsistent Wakefield parents are about this.  A lot of them seem to accuse north arlington parents of being racist but then when confronted with the reality of their choice are outraged and trying to scramble out themselves.[/quote]

Np- what that hell are you talking about? The Wakefield parents have been very consistent on their positions. Wakefield has the highest concentration of poverty, and the middle class families are ok with the current demographics. The county, however, has already given them more than their fair share. Even a couple percent more disadvantaged students is too many. If you move the needle any further, they ( middle class families) will have to pull out. That is completely consistent. [/quote]

Really? Because the stat on the Wakefield website that covers 2012 to 2015 data shows the farms rate at your schook is actually 52% not 42 or 46! That same report showde it over 50 another previous year so all the south Arlington folks who threaten to move should it get near majority should do so.  At least the parents on the barcroft thread are more honest. A number if them admitted they could afford to move out.  The same report has wl at 35 and Yorktown at 17.  [/quote]

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