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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To start I think everyone is over analyzing this as we did not know this policy from the start. I would be surprised that anyone did. To call me entitled is far fetched, you have no idea. Those throwing those comments are the ones that are more likely entitled. I never tried to beat a system I didnt know of. My oldest son got accepted two days before school started into a higher seeded lottery school. We were emailed by myschooldc for the lottery spot. We didnt plan for this. We had 1 day to decide and went forward with moving him to the other school. Can everyone honestly say they knew about this policy?
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OP, we could have easily found ourselves in this situation this year. (I'm PP with the PS and 5th grader.) But yes, we did know about the preference for sibling enrolled policy and would have talked to the current school before making a decision and/or switch for the older. I presume your younger child will now have sib preference at the higher ranked school and you would like them both there? If thats the case, hang tight and that will easily happen before count day. Again, if you want your younger child to stay where they are, talk to admin face to face right away.[/quote]

I only learned about this policy on this board the night my rankings were due and I didn't have time to rearrange before submitting.  I have been trying to learn the lottery process for years.  And, yes, I found it shocking too and I don't think it is a well known policy at all. [/quote]

The policy is literally described in the FAQ on the site. If you have been trying to learn the process "for years" and haven't read the FAQ section, I don't know what to tell you. I read the FAQ every year to see if something has changed and knew about the policy.

It is fairly ridiculous to me that you are getting upset about being made to adhere to a policy and using your lack of knowledge about it as justification. Ignorance of the rule is not a defense for breaking it.[/quote]

Oh, I'm not the OP.  I was just saying I don't think this is a well known rule at all.  It seems like enforcement may be going up with the the baby boom in the city. Personally, I don't read the FAQ every year but I have watched the video and it doesn't mention this, although it does go over sibling preference in some detail.
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