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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok, take the parking issue for example.  I have kids in 2 private schools, both located in residential areas.  Both schools recently did or will soon undergo major renovations.  The neighbors  had the power to tie up the renovations for a long time by complaining to various governmental agencies.  In both cases, the schools worked hard with the neighbors to reach certain agreements.  I'm certain that chief among the agreements was to limit parking in the (public) spots in the neighborhood.  Point being, the rule may seem arbitrary to you, but you don't know all the reasoning behind the rule.  [/quote]

I do, in fact, know why the rule exists.  But I don't think that the school has any right to tell parents that they can't park on city streets near the school.  I don't see why the fact that a kid goes to a school should give the school the power to restrict the parents from doing something they are legally entitled to do in order to curry favor with neighbors who, in fact, have no right to demand that any particular group be excluded from public parking spaces.  I live in a residential neighborhood in DC and fully expect (and experience) people parking in front of my house to shop, take their kids to the park, ride Metro, go to church, etc.   It's public space -- that's how it works.

Basically, I don't think enrolling your kid in a private school gives administrators the right to bargain your rights away in negotiations with third parties.  And it's really cynical to invoke "community" as the rationale for such decisions.

I'm fine with community agreements that the school will provide more parking onsite or will provide traffic control and/or parking enforcement in the neighborhood (e.g. to ensure that parents  don't park illegally, block driveways, or hydrants).   [/quote]

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