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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One fact that never seems to be mentioned in this debate is that after 2nd grade, all residents of Rosemary Hills, whether they live in the apartments or single-family homes, will be bused somewhere. So what I don't get is why is it so important that East Bethesda kids have a (at least theoretically, if not in actual practice) walkable school, while for all other kids (be they home or apartment dwellers, FARMS/ESOL or not) it is not even in question that they will be bused somewhere.  By definition that means that parents in the broader RH community will have siblings at different schools even while they are in the elementary level.

The Rosemary Hills neighborhood is 1.5 miles from NCC.  So the difference for Paddington students - being bused to NCC versus being bused to Bethesda - is just 1.5 miles.

Also, regarding the multiple pick-up situation: there is busing to aftercare programs from Rosemary Hills to other schools to facilitate working parents' pick up in one location for siblings in different schools.[/quote]

I also don't get "walkability" as an argument -- East Bethesda does live within walking distance from a school -- it's BCC.  All their kids will get to walk to school for 4 years, just not until high school.  Many other areas of the cluster will never have a school in walking distance.  All of Kensington north of the Beltway gets bused to school from K-12, as does all of Rollingwood (which, like Bethesda, used to have it's own elementary school until it was closed in the early 80s due to declining enrollment and integration), as well as the area in between EW Hwy and the railroad tracks between Conn. and Beach Drive.   None of those kids will ever walk to any school.  
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