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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In light of Haycock's extreme overcrowding, I think grandfathering should not happen.  This is just one of the cases where kids can be reassigned.  And, there is definitely precedent of kids being reassigned to different schools and being just fine. [/quote]

Again, the problem is that our kids have ALREADY been reassigned once, from our base schools to Haycock.  Current 3rd graders, if moved next year, will have been at 3 different schools in 3 years!  Some kids who have a flexible, type B personality will be fine, certainly.  Others will struggle and falter.

The part I find so hurtful as a Cluster 2 parent is that -- after years of being contributing members of the Haycock family --  we are now being told by some in the community that our kids are an unwanted problem.  Parents from Westgate and Shrevewood are also being told on boards like this one that Lemon Road, the most likely place for a new Cluster 2 AAP center, does not want our kids either because they had to absorb kids from Freedom Hill last year and are tired of change.  It all just leaves a really bad taste in my mouth!

My bottom line is that I want my kids at a school that will appreciate them and provide a good Level IV program taught by experienced, qualified teachers.  I would prefer they be grandfathered at Haycock, but if that is not possible, FCPS needs to make darn sure that this move is done well. [/quote]

I think you are hysterical.  Literally.

Lemon Road is already slated for an expansion that will increase the school's capacity substantially, so it's well known that the school will be getting more students in 2013 or 2014.   Why wouldn't the Lemon Road parents be at least as happy with a Cluster 2 AAP center there as with additional transfers from Freedom Hill, Shrevewood or Westgate?   I haven't seen any Lemon Road parent say they would not welcome an AAP center, but I have seen many posts from Cluster 2 parents worrying that a new center might not be as good as Haycock.   [/quote]

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