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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Howard county is currently being redistricted and the latest proposal moves 200 kids from one of the best middle schools( the one we will go in a few years) to the one with the highest FARM rate. The present FARM rate of this school is 52% and the target after redistricting will probably be 40%. The PAARC scores for this school hover in the 20 and 30 percents.

Now the usual cries of not wanting our kids to go t those schools, crime, home values are doing the rounds and I'm not claiming to be above those. But in all honesty, I didn't go to school here and I'm trying to understand what our experience there might be like. We are currently in a &lt; 5% FARMS rate elementary. middle and high school pyramid. I feel some of the hesitancy, including my own, might be people not really knowing what the new school is like.

I am truly trying to have an open mind and trying to understand what my kids would lose by going here. I don't believe 3 years of middle school make or break your life. Does this truly give my otherwise v protected kids a window into the world that's out there or is peer pressure and the price of poor choices too high in middle school. If your kids attended such a middle school coming from an elementary school like described, what was your experience and the pros and cons of this.
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OP, I thought about you last night and your concern.  I recommend that you join the Facebook Group [b]"Howard County School Redistricting Opposition"[/b].   https://www.facebook.com/groups/2481593048731404/

Group members are organizing a  protest on September 14th.  Go here for more information https://scotteblog.com/2019/08/31/walk-the-mall-protest-of-the-current-hcpss-redistricting-plan-scheduled-for-september-14th/

People who reside in Howard County that want to get their voices heard are welcome to join the Howard County School Redistricting Opposition group. [/quote]

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