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[quote=Anonymous]Huh???  Of course a 5th grader who went to his neighborhood IB school for Deal is more deserving of a spot at Deal than a fith grader who got in OOB at elementary school.  Not because one child is inherently more worthy, but because parents buy their homes based in part on the local school, and their kids should have priority.  And this notion that the kids should move with their grade doesn't really cut much ice with me because (1) a lot of OOB kids enter in 4th or 5th grade to fill spots left by kids departing to private , and so it's not like they've been there for a long time, and (2) many kids start at new schools in 6th grade anyway (mine did), and it's not a major issue.  Kids are not guaranteed the same classmates forever.  I understand people don't want to feel like they're excluding needy kids, but let's face it: Deal is overcrowded, and the simplest way to reduce overcrowding is to eliminate OOB slots, period.  That's what the ES schools have had to do.[/quote]

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