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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's great and personally have zero problem excluding Yorktown and HB. That said, the lawyer in me thinks this poses a problem for APS even though it's a benefit being offered by an outside institution. It's arguably a significant educational opportunity to have a direct admissions pathway to college, and APS is required to make opportunities equally available to all students who reside within the school district. Now there have always been differences from one school to the next, so equal doesn't always mean identical. Maybe this is analogous to a private donor offering to make a donation just to Wakefield or WL? I suspect there are rules about when that can and can't be done.

Ages ago I recall a dispute about whether our PTA could permissibly buy a new picnic table for the playground at our elementary school. The concern was that wealthy schools would have more resources to make improvements and that wouldn't be equitable. It seemed a little over the top for just a picnic table, IMHO, but when something more significant than a picnic table is at stake, I assume there is a policy that governs?[/quote]

Our ES PTA bought all new $$$ playground equipment.

A few parents debating it doesn't mean it's not allowed by APS. 
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