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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why would I be worried that you downloaded the demographic scenarios? Why does the state of va care?
 My kid goes to a fantastic diverse middle school. They have a great group of friends. 
I don’t consider Kenmore to be a lesser school. I’ve heard only good things from parents who have students attending. I would have no problem if my PU got shifted that direction. I can’t even imagine considering such a change as a sacrifice. What an outlandish idea!
I understand your preference to walk. That’s understandable. I’m sure the SB will take that into consideration when they work through this boundary shift. However, balancing demographics at Kenmore seems like to bigger community priority. It would be great if they can find a way to do both. 
I think people who want to walk need to figure out a simple way to get Kenmore down to 45%, that doesn’t  include them.[/quote]

Years ago the so-called Williamsburg island came about because APS was trying to inject some diversity into Williamsburg.  Do it in reverse.  Take a few of those planning units that bus to Williamsburg and turn them into a Kenmore island.  If APS is so committed to diversity, put kids who might otherwise go to Williamsburg or Stratford on buses to Kenmore or Jefferson, and then take a busload or two from south Arlington to do something about the FARMS rate at the northern schools.  You have plenty of children on buses, simply change the bus routes and send them to a different school.  It sounds ridiculous, but no more so than taking kids 3 blocks from a school and turning them into bus riders.
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