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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm curious how this compares to other programs that have a central pickup location that parents also have to drive to - like for immersion? Or do they? I could be wrong on that too.

I'm not saying existing ones are correctly set up either and I know there have been issues but I'm having trouble piecing this info together with the regional program proposal - which I am very skeptical about for alot of reasons besides transportation. This thread makes me think I might be adding transportation to that list. [/quote]

Transportation to those existing programs are hard for many families to make work too, and lots of families opt out because of it-- they do not guarantee that all families have a walkable bus stop, and that's really inequitable.

But it's just extra infuriating that they claimed that all the costs and disruption of this model are worth it because it will make transportation more equitable and accessible, but then they're actually going in the opposite direction.  (Right now, there's usually at least magnet bus stops at elementary and middle schools in the area too, so a larger chunk of families do have walkable bus stops.  Cutting it back to just high schools is a big loss.) 
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+1 exactly

I don't understand why they don't care at all. Huge boondoggle. And they are committing MCPD to it before they have the money for it. Absurd.[/quote] sorry that should say committing MCPS to it[/quote]

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