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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are still families in the round two proposals that are being asked to move from Murch to Hearst, and in some cases attend the third farthest school from their home.

Also, the area that is being brought into Murch from Hearst in the second round propsal includes[b] a large parcel of land ripe for development. [/b]I think a developer is motivating this discussion. Why add new blocks into Murch that are farther away than existing blocks? [/quote]

What is the address of the large parcel mentioned ^^^ ?  I can't picture a large open lot, unless you mean Intelsat? [/quote]

That address isn't being moved from Hearst to Murch; if they put an apartment building there, the residents will go to Hearst. A couple of blocks east of Conn are moving Hearst to Murch--Albemarle to Soapstone Valley Park, east to Broad Branch. That's entirely single-family homes (maybe 30-40?) and park land. ANd all of those homes are at least as close to Murch as to Hearst. [/quote]

Ok, also? Honestly? Most of those SFHs in that section off Albemarle are 8-bedroom stone mansions with embassy flags flying out front on a pole.  The number of kids living in those two dozen gated 1925 mansions whose parents think public school is a great plan is < 4 kids, total.

Not saying it's not a lot of acres -- because clearly, it is -- I'm asserting as a really longtime resident of this general area that no public school 3rd graders live on those acres. 
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Aren't you making the point of the earlier poster than someone with influence is trying to get out of the Hearst district? It is a ridiculous move to add new neighborhoods to go to an overcrowded school when you are removing families at the same time. There is no logical argument to explain this  decision. The fact that this area is much more affluent makes the decision seem like it is someone yielding undue influence over the process.[/quote]

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