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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm probably way, way, way late to this. But why were the only options the Banneker site or the Shaw MS site for Banneker's renovation? Aren't there other unused school buildings throughout DC? Unused buildings that weren't set aside for another school (like Shaw MS)?  And can't Banneker be literally located anywhere in DC because its an application HS? If kids are really mostly coming from Ward 7 and 8 like the Mayor and the Council tried to portray, shouldn't they have at least considered a suitable site in those areas make it easier for the kids to get to?  Or are the kids not predominantly from these Wards?  Does it make sense to have a "Shaw" MS that isn't even in Shaw?

As an outsider looking in, none of this makes sense to me. The first and biggest mistake IMO was just looking at the two sites as the only possibilities for Banneker.[/quote]

Banneker students come from every ward; many from wards 7 and 8 large numbers also live in Ward 4, 5 and 6. That's why placing it at/near a metro stop was prioritized by the mayor. It is NOT a neighborhood school and placing it in one particular neighborhood doesn't make sense.

Placing a school that is named after, and serves mostly minority students in Shaw with its history as a hub of black culture in the city, played a role too.

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