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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][/quote][b]"I don't think there are very many ASFS parents that want the school to stay where it is and I think the majority of people want the community to stay together which would having a neighborhood school at key would pretty much guarantee.  Most asfs parents zoned for the school have been largely absent from the discussion -- there's been a lot of engagement from the asfs parents who live in cherrydale, but that is a minority in the school (only 10-15 kids live in that walk zone currently attend the school, its really maybe 10 families total).  [/b]"[/quote]

I actually think a majority of ASFS parents want the school to stay where it is.  Obviously those who are in the "walk zone" (which is not just the Cherrydale folks but the Quincy folks as well) who want ASFS to stay a neighborhood school but don't forget about the Lyons Village folks who live across from Kirkwood.  Even though they are in Lyons Village they could (and probably would)  argue that they should follow ASFS if it went to Key.  Problem is, they are currently zoned for Taylor and if the schools are swapped, there are no guarantees that they wouldn't be sent to Taylor vs. the "new" ASFS at the Key building.  They also have a good chance of staying at ASFS if there is no swap but Key moves out, i.e., if Key and ASFS both become neighborhood schools, then they are primed to argue that they should stay at ASFS since they are physically closer.  If  the schools stay put, i.e., the status quo, they are primed to argue that they are right across from ASFS and that should be their "neighborhood" school.    It's really only those (vocal) Lyons Village families that live right next to Key that are advocating that ASFS and Key swap.

I suspect that's why many of the ASFS parents have been quiet.  They are smart and hedging their bets-- if they come out advocating for a swap and it doesn't happen, they've just shot themselves in the foot when it comes time to redraw the boundaries.  A lot of them can (and probably will) remain at ASFS regardless of what happens so why choose sides now?

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All of Lyon's Village is in the Key walk zone.  It would be hard to argue against going to a neighborhood school at Key since they would have to give you a bus to ASFS whereas historically you don't need a bus to Key.  I can see arguing for the status quo if you like going to Taylor, but I'm not sure you would be part of a status quo ASFS boundary since they might put the people north of Wilson to Taylor and south of Wilson go to ASFS.  [/quote]

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