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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just curious - are most of the posters here worried about how it is going to affect them personally and within their neighborhood (in other words, families who reside in the planning units that may get reassigned)? Or is there also a lot of concern coming from families who reside in planning units that are not going to get reassigned,  but are nevertheless worried about how decisions based on demographics might impact the school their child attends?  [/quote]

We're assigned to W-L, and our PU is not in play. I wouldn't necessarily mind a shift in the school's demographics, but I think things are pretty good as they stand. Not all lilywhite rich kids, not all kids who need extra attention to make up for any shortcomings of their past experiences at home or school.

I am very concerned that Yorktown families are going to dig in their heels and fight any effort to bring more economically disadvantaged kids their school. I am dubious as to their commitment to the needs of the community as a whole. [/quote]

Is that what's actually happening, though?  We're zoned Yorktown and our PU is nowhere close to being in play and because of that I'm not paying much attention.  I'm much more concerned about overcrowding than demographics.  I'd be surprised if anyone zoned Yorktown but whose planning unit is not in play would have strong feelings about the boundary changes one way or the other.  That is to say, assuming the enrollment numbers at Yorktown will be impacted in a similar fashion regardless of which planning units are moved, I don't know that they're overly concerned about how those planning units get divided between WL/WF/YT.  Maybe my head is in the sand, but I just haven't seen a lot of concern coming from Yorktown planning units that aren't in play.  I can imagine anyone who is at risk of being moved would dig their heels in if they have a preference for where their kids go to school and I won't judge that response (because I think it's fair to have a preference and to advocate in favor of that preference), but the idea that the larger community of Yorktown is taking a strong view is something I just haven't observed.  [/quote]

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