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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did you guys even read the whole thing? They specifically said the plan is making room for future transfers and possibly a choice program at Williamsburg to alleviate the diversity problem. They simply can't improve diversity at Williamsburg through any rational boundary drawing, so they're giving themselves options to do it other ways. Assuming those plans move forward (and as a future Williamsburg parent, I hope they do), the ED and capacity numbers won't stay that way because people from other parts of the county will transfer in. This is a good compromise because those who believe busing is a good option for their kids will have a chance to do it, but kids won't be forced out of walk zones onto a bus if that's not what they want.[/quote]

Sure they will.  What a convenient solution to justify keeping Williamsburg so below capacity.

Signed a North Arlington parent.[/quote]

Do you think you get more credit for being a North Arlington parent? It's otherwise a pretty worthless label to give yourself here since it doesn't tell us anything about which schools you're in or what your priorities are.[/quote]

We are completely happy with our new MS.  All I'm saying is that the [b]SB is pretty tone deaf to also allow williamsburg to be below capacity[/b] by that much when other schools will be so overcrowded.  you think they could at least attempt to fix that situation.  And then of course the amount of economically disadvantaged students drops to 1%, which is also absurd.  [/quote]

When parents of kids from Glebe say they don't want to go to Williamsburg to be the token minorities there and would rather stay with their classmates from elementary school, how is that tone deaf?  How do you get the diversity?  Bus kids from S. Arlington?  That is just not the priority for most people - most want to stay with their neighborhood and school friends and be close to the schools they attend.  [/quote]

As a minority here that is not true for us. I want to be where the monied are. [/quote]

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