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Not the same things, magnets pull kids from all over. That is markedly different than [b]stacking a school with 3/5 of it UMC kids from a W school and then sprinkling in small segments from separate less affluent schools.[/b] If you don’t see that as a disadvantage to those kids I don’t know what to tell you, but I’m guessing your kid falls into the 3/5 from the W.[/quote]

What a way to describe a potential school boundary.[/quote]
Lol, but you know its probably a pretty accurate assessment. For these parents that don’t seem to see the issue, let’s flip the script and say they sent either Loiederman or Newport Mill in its entirety to Woodward and then plucked one feeder each from Tilden and North Bethesda to complete the school population. I’m guessing you would have an issue with that with your kid now being one of the groups just sprinkled in.[/quote]

Well, that's what magnets are - and that seems to not be an issue - because those kids have even less of a majority when they get there.  It's really NOT an issue - kids are resilient and they don't need to make friends with the entire school - they just need to be able to find like-minded kids with whom they can bond.  Plus, if you're talking about less affluent being "sprinkled in" to a more affluent setting - study after study shows those kids do better in that environment - despite not being the majority of kids on campus.  Honestly, I think that this is a smokescreen for worrying about mixing with kids that may not live in your 10-block neighborhood or - horrors - may live in a neighborhood that is less affluent than your own.[/quote]

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