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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm in Frederick. The city schools sound relatively low key from what I hear while not being terrible, but my oldest is only in 2nd. They have middling GS ratings and are more diverse than the more highly rated schools in the county.

HOWEVER, Google Frederick and special ed...the school system was under investigation for overuse of seclusion and restraint for students with disabilities. This would give me huge reservations about the ability of teachers and administrators to help these kids, and id want to ask serious questions of any school for an autistic student. OTOH, they should be under a serious microscope now, which could be a good thing. [/quote]

PS a small house in the city is in your budget - rowhouse, townhouse, or small ranch.  Also, my spouse and I have PhDs but low earning careers, and we're on a street full of delightful nerds mostly working in nonprofit and health care type jobs, who are fairly chill parents. So that's a nice thing about it. [/quote]

Thanks, I’m seriously considering Frederick and have recently met with a realtor there and viewed some properties. Do you hear that the schools in the suburbs are more intense/competitive than the city schools? Or is it just that you’ve only heard about the city schools and not necessarily a comparison. I hear people saying the city schools are “rougher” but I’m trying to understand how different they are in terms of problem behaviors, fighting, etc compared to schools outside city limits. [/quote]

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