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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP pointing out that more than 700 kids will be sharing one gym, cafeteria etc. that is the standard they are building the new S Arlington school too. They should have made the additions bigger. I do agree that it's very unfair that some of the other schools will be under capacity. [/quote]

I am the PP you are responding to-- and yes, it sucks. My son doesn't want to buy lunch anymore at McK because he says it takes too long to get through the line and he doesn't have enough time to eat. Somebody at PTA asked the other night whether they were redesigning the cafeteria kitchen to increase capacity with the added kids and the answer was no. They are adding more seats to the cafeteria but not making any changes to the kitchen. So there is an example of why you just can't add classrooms to a school without taking into account the other shared resources. Having more kids per grade also makes it harder to build meaningful friendships- it means that your kid could make a best friend in 2nd grade and then never be in the same classroom with that kid ever again. Do I expect my kid to identify that as a problem and complain about it-- maybe not. But as a parent, I can still see it as a problem. This is what drives me insane every time I hear a McK parent say, "Well, the parents are more upset about it than the kids!" There is a weird conflict-avoidance vibe at McK sometimes that makes it a super-friendly community but also means that we (as McK parents) don't always advocate as hard as we should for the well-being of the student body and the staff.  I hate the fact that Arlington Public School enrollment has become a zero sum game that pits neighborhood against neighborhood, but that's just the reality now and McK and Ashlawn are getting screwed in the North Arlington process. If South Arlington is about to embark on the same mess, then be warned about how it all goes down... squeaky wheel gets the grease. Everybody needs to get involved and make your opinions known to the School Board.  The high school shortages coming down the pipeline are only going to be worse.[/quote]

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