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[quote=Anonymous]I'm currently living in the Shaw area with a upcoming pk3 student. When looking for a larger home to accommodate our growing family, the lack of a path to middle school 150% affected our decision to leave the area for schools WOTP. I'm genuinely sad to leave because it is an amazing neighborhood and my child has had wonderful access to all things that living mid-city affords- tons of playgrounds, walkable to museums, libraries, and we have an easier commute, but NO viable public school path cannot be ignored. Middle school is not actually that far away when thinking in real estate purchasing terms, so for us, we couldn't bank on any of this being sorted out and don't want to be forced to move twice or play the lottery. So yes, no Shaw Middle School absolutely affects neighborhood retention and families. And now DCPS lost us as an engaged neighborhood pre-K family too since we'll have to do private. You can poo poo me and say my family will just be replaced so good riddance, and I'm lucky to be able to afford elsewhere (and the preK costs associated), but having lived in this neighborhood for 8+ years and watched it grow, my family (and the 5+ other families I've known that have also already moved) would've liked to stay, but can't see how it makes sense long term. [/quote]

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