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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is the most first-world-problem petition I have ever seen. Complaining that their kids can't get into one good school and (gasp!) have to go to another good school with less cache.

I did always think that whole team idea was stupid. The only part that made sense was the ASFS instead of Key if you didn't want to do immersion. Never made sense to have the other schools involved at all IMO.

The thing about APS is they have made decisions in the past that made sense at the time and then later on had to reverse course when they no longer made sense.

Key has existed a lot longer than Claremont so it doesn't shock me that the distracting is set up differently. Actually kids from a good number of schools have access to Key from outside the "team" including Barrett, Glebe, Henry, and Long Branch.

People have to remember a lot of this stuff is historical. A lot of the students who used to live in the Key district, before that area boomed, were Hispanic. Bilingual education was almost a necessity to keep them on track as second language learners. The other schools (not from the team) with access to Key also have large Hispanic populations. They also desired this kind of education. It wasn't until more recently that non-Hispanic families really got on the bandwagon of bilingual or immersion programs. By the time Claremont was open it was known to be as appealing to non-Hispanic families as to Hispanic families.

I do believe, however, that it is not fair for some members of a county to have access or to not have access to certain facilities based on where you live. Neighborhood schools are one thing but special programs like ATS, immersion, Montessori, etc. should be countywide and have lotteries so that everyone has an equal chance. I am surprised more people are not creating petitions over FLES and early release. If I were in one of the schools that still did not have FLES I wild be steamed.[/quote]

How about if you're currently in a school with FLES, and you're now getting redistricted into one without the program.  My kids have learned a TON of Spanish, and now this program will be stripped from beneath my younger child.[/quote]

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