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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If Arlington got rid of option schools, a lot of parents would leave certain neighborhoods. Sorry, but it is true. I live in SA in a neighborhood surrounded by title I schools. Most parents try for an option school. Many of them get in, or at least used to. If they don't, they leave. Schools has been one of the largest drivers of home sales and non-renewal of rental leases.  In the 8 years I have lived here, it has been the primary driver and I know of over a dozen who made a decision to leave because of schools.

For families moving in, they already have their kids in option schools.

People will move, driving down real estate values and making south arlington SFH neighborhoods more affordable. So, if that is the goal, eliminating option schools will do it.[/quote]
When’s that happening? Cause I don’t know if you noticed, but neighborhoods zoned to the worst elementary schools were selling older homes for over 800K this past spring.[/quote]

People with kids already in option schools are the buyers for these houses.[/quote]

Prove it.[/quote]

I am such a person. if my preschooler gets into an option school I will leave my small SA townhouse and buy in DP or alcova. Great neighborhoods, interesting houses, way cheaper than NA, more down to earth. Only problem is the segregated neighborhood elementary schools. If my kid gets into an option, there is no downside. It has been my plan for awhile. [/quote]

And then pat yourself on the back for your progressive virtue.[/quote]
F that. Pay themselves on the back for being smart with their money and stretching their housing budget.[/quote]

It's always amusing to watch north Arlington parents assume the moral high ground. SA parents are supposed to send their kids to crappy schools an not talk about it or push for options. We too could be pure, if only we had the money to buy an $$$ house in NA. Then we could stay silent, and seem virtuous, like we weren't be self interested. That's the thing that irks NA naysayers the most: they understand that many of the things that SA parents want- integrated schools, more options, ANYTHING to disrupt high poverty schools, is not just good for the goose, it's good for the gander. [/quote]

+1. We bought where we could afford. [/quote]

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