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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Discouraging north Arlington parents from sending their kids south isn’t going to create diverse schools that are balanced. There are not enough UMC families in s Arlington to do that. The option schools will just have high farms rates too. Claremont and key are already nicely balanced, at around 40% farms each. That doesn’t mean the schools don’t need more Spanish speakers, but being a Spanish speaker doesn’t mean you are poor![/quote]

Turning a school that is 80% fr/ to one that is 50-60% is a positive. It's not possible to make every school at or below 40%, without moving MANY more kids around. [b]Perfect should not be the enemy of good. [/b][/quote]

But [b][u][size=30]SOUTH[/size][/u][/b] Arlington nutters won't settle for compromises. 
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Is there anyone in this process so far who has seemed especially amenable to compromise?[/quote]

All of the families who have NOT been pushing an agenda with the SB at office hours or calling their neighbors names. Many of those people are OK with a variety of outcomes. Ask around - if you ever take a break from pushing your own agenda.

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The people who aren't showing up aren't showing up because they expect to be largely unaffected by all of this. Which option families haven't been speaking up, and which neighborhood schools that may be shuttered to make way for an option program haven't been showing up?[/quote]

My kids will probably be moved from one school to another, breaking up the community. There are [i]some[/i] vocal parents who oppose the change, but a large contingent is also fine with it. It's not ideal for us, but we can see how it serves the greater good. 
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