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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]YY families didn't find out about the Taylor St. campus until the deal was done.

Rumors flew for years.  Parents were angry and wanted more information than the school could give.  Some families left.  Ultimately, the facility acquisition happened.  Most families stayed and many more new families applied.

(All of this was just a precursor to the DCI drama.)

Parents always want to know everything - that's natural.  Charter schools in the acquisition stage need to hold back - that's sensible.  These are competing desires - that's unavoidable.

My family was in a position to be flexible; hence my sanguine take.  We had options and a few years to wait it out.  If you're not able to be flexible, then maybe a situation that inherently demands flexibility isn't for you.  Nobody but you knows that.  Alas, your tight spot doesn't alter the larger picture.  Getting irate over a strategic situation that's beyond the school's control is a waste of energy: the school can't do anything differently and now you're just angry.

If you need more certainty and security, then you can find that in the suburbs.   [/quote]

This is wise advice. [/quote]

My kids' needs will always come before the needs of the school. That seems to be the suggestion here- yank your kids from the school or wake them up extra early and Ferry them across town. It's more important that the school have its needs met before those of my kids. That's not okay. [/quote]

I don't get that. It's that there is going to be uncertainty for most charters -- and if you can't tolerate it, then you need to figure out something else. It's not a neighborhood school that will always be there. They are just different beasts. [/quote]

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