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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]if you are *just* outside of the proposed walk zone for the possible hs at the career center, is it likely you could still be redirected to it?
I’m really only supportive of a high school at the career center, if my house gets drawn to it. It would be really bad for my property values to be stuck at Wakefield. I was fine with Wakefield before, but it’s clear it’s going to really take a dive if  the career center cite is used.
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Will we know before what?  Before a decision is made whether the high school will be neighborhood v. choice?  No.  they will not do boundaries until a year before the school is to open.

And if you're concerned about Wakefield tanking, then join the fight for socioeconomic diversity across our schools and get a large group of people to advocate loudly and strongly with you to ensure the SB makes economic diversity a factor in boundaries.  Of course, if you're only concerned about your property values, don't bother.

But the way APS does boundaries, yes, you're likely to be redistricted to the career center site if you are just outside the proposed walk zone.....unless you are also very close to another high school boundary, then there's a slight chance you won't be.
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There is no fight for socioeconomic diversity. When presented with the possibility to do that right thing for better integrated schools, the SB chose differently. More than once they’ve done that.  I have no interest in banging my head again a wall.  I just want a better school.
Ps- if I was looking to buy a home in south Arlington, I would really think twice about how close that home is to the career center.
It’s one thing to be ok with Wakefield as it is now, but consider how it might be after a 4th high school opens on the east side of the Pike.
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