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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's not a sacred cow like people on here would have you believe.

Is there opposition to moving the school? Absolutely. But that is to be expected: there would be opposition to moving any school.

I assure you, the stumbling block is the 10m in renovation planning that has already been spent. DCPS is loath to admit that as a sunk cost.

Other places for new HS include:

DHS campus by Ward Circle. DHS is moving to St. E's (eventually). The problem is that this would make two HSs in very close proximity.

IntelSat campus at Van Ness. Problem is that the land and the buildings are owned by different groups, so a purchase is more complicated than it should be. Plus, annoying neighbors are trying to have the buildings designated as historic. They've failed so far, and rightly so.

UDC campus. I don't know much about the viability of this option, but like two above, this would entail another HS in close proximity, which is clearly suboptimal.

Lab School campus is too small for a HS. [/quote]

I was to understand that the Old Hardy building was too small, but the land around it was large enough that a decent-sized high school could be built.

Also, how are renovation funds spent on the Old Western High a sunk cost if in either scenario (Duke stays or it goes) the building gets renovated for a high school? [/quote]

Yes, there is land around the Lab School (located on Foxhall) but this is DPR land. Even if DCPS could grab this, I doubt it would be large enough.

There is another Lab School (on Reservoir). I think this was the old Hardy. The school lot there is larger, but smaller than the school lot plus DPR space on Foxhall. So, it's also likely too small.

The renovation is being planned for a performing arts school, so few of those plans would translate easily into a comprehensive HS. Nonetheless, it is 10m. Frankly, that's pennies in the grand scheme of getting this right. And, while those plans wouldn't translate easily into a born-again Western High, parts of them may be usable for a new Ellington. [/quote]

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