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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]40% of kids in DC shelters are under age 2.  Like, babies and 1 year olds.  Most kids in shelter are not elementary school aged.  The new shelters are probably going to have no more than about 100 kids, so about 1 or 2 per grade will likely enroll in the IB elementary school.

I live in an area where a shelter is planned and our school is already about 10% homeless and about 1/4 have IEPs (not necessarily an overlap but in many cases it is).  We need more support already, but this will only be a very small increase.  [/quote]

Common misconception.  The kids at DC general are 48% elementary school age.  It is true most currently opt to get free transportation and stay at their school but the current option is to take transportation to their existing school or transfer to a low performing school.  At the new shelter, at least in Ward 3, the option will now be take transportation to your old school or put your kids in a very high performing school.  You are certifiably crazy if you don't think the percentage attending the IB school in Ward 3 will not increase drastically.[/quote]

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