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Anonymous wrote:I am so sorry to have annoyed you! Now that I know it bothers you, I will definitely stop taking an interest and being involved in the discussion about things that pertain to my children's education. Your opinion is so important and I'm very grateful that you shared. Please let me know if you find anything else annoying so I can make sure nobody ever does it again.

I'm not the PP you responded to, but it's been amazing to me how over the top some parents have been. I've been to a lot of the meetings and followed listserve discussions here and on MONA. Many parents have preferences and have articulated reasons for moving or not moving particular planning units. Others have been far more dramatic, I literally have heard parents loudly say "You are destoying neighborhoods and ripping apart communities!" I've heard people ask if their 2yr olds can be grandfathered. Personally, I feel like that level of histrionics is uncalled for. I live in a boundary neighborhood and we aren't destroyed by having kids in the neighborhood at two different schools.

IMO we should all take an interest in our childrens' education, but the attitudes of some parents during this process have actually been really shocking to me.

Anonymous wrote:I am so sorry to have annoyed you! Now that I know it bothers you, I will definitely stop taking an interest and being involved in the discussion about things that pertain to my children's education. Your opinion is so important and I'm very grateful that you shared. Please let me know if you find anything else annoying so I can make sure nobody ever does it again.

Anonymous wrote:You know what is annoying about all you people who are so obsessed with school boundaries? You all share the same disease of "someone else's kid" should suffer.

YOUR child must not have to ride a bus. YOUR child must not have to switch to a less desirable school. YOUR child must not in any way be inconvenienced or made to feel bad in any way whatsoever because your child could not possibly handle not having the ideal educational environment at every moment of his or her life..

But someone else's kid having to switch schools or ride the bus or lose a program? No problem. That just "makes sense."

And obviously if someone else advocates for his or her child, that person is just throwing his money and power and influence around.

The other thing that is annoying about all of you is that you think you are urban planners. Yeah, just build a school where Red Top cab is located. Easy peasy. It's not like there is already a business there or anything.

No matter how you slice it, someone is going to be unhappy. You guys need to all stop thinking this all matters so damn much. Your kids are tougher than you think. They will not wilt and die if you don't manage to fashion a learning environment perfectly tailored to their needs. In fact, a little hardship might be good for your soft kids. It might teach them something about resilience and grit and determination.

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Anonymous wrote:You know what is annoying about all you people who are so obsessed with school boundaries? You all share the same disease of "someone else's kid" should suffer.

YOUR child must not have to ride a bus. YOUR child must not have to switch to a less desirable school. YOUR child must not in any way be inconvenienced or made to feel bad in any way whatsoever because your child could not possibly handle not having the ideal educational environment at every moment of his or her life..

But someone else's kid having to switch schools or ride the bus or lose a program? No problem. That just "makes sense."

And obviously if someone else advocates for his or her child, that person is just throwing his money and power and influence around.

The other thing that is annoying about all of you is that you think you are urban planners. Yeah, just build a school where Red Top cab is located. Easy peasy. It's not like there is already a business there or anything.

No matter how you slice it, someone is going to be unhappy. You guys need to all stop thinking this all matters so damn much. Your kids are tougher than you think. They will not wilt and die if you don't manage to fashion a learning environment perfectly tailored to their needs. In fact, a little hardship might be good for your soft kids. It might teach them something about resilience and grit and determination.

Lady, do you seriously no how fricking small the Red Top site is? There is no way an elementary school, even a very tiny one could fit there.

Sure- easy peasy . I actually do know how big it is because we walk by it everyday on our way to school.

Anonymous wrote:You know what is annoying about all you people who are so obsessed with school boundaries? You all share the same disease of "someone else's kid" should suffer.

YOUR child must not have to ride a bus. YOUR child must not have to switch to a less desirable school. YOUR child must not in any way be inconvenienced or made to feel bad in any way whatsoever because your child could not possibly handle not having the ideal educational environment at every moment of his or her life..

But someone else's kid having to switch schools or ride the bus or lose a program? No problem. That just "makes sense."

And obviously if someone else advocates for his or her child, that person is just throwing his money and power and influence around.

The other thing that is annoying about all of you is that you think you are urban planners. Yeah, just build a school where Red Top cab is located. Easy peasy. It's not like there is already a business there or anything.

No matter how you slice it, someone is going to be unhappy. You guys need to all stop thinking this all matters so damn much. Your kids are tougher than you think. They will not wilt and die if you don't manage to fashion a learning environment perfectly tailored to their needs. In fact, a little hardship might be good for your soft kids. It might teach them something about resilience and grit and determination.

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Anonymous wrote:i know i will get flamed for this question, but why do we need two spanish immersion schools in the county?

Because the demand is there... Both schools are full, and last I heard it is difficult to get into Claremont. Don't know, if that is true for Key.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:i know i will get flamed for this question, but why do we need two spanish immersion schools in the county?

Because the demand is there... Both schools are full, and last I heard it is difficult to get into Claremont. Don't know, if that is true for Key.

Serious question: Who's trying to get in? People for whom Spanish is a first language, or English-speaking families looking to broaden language capabilities?

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Anonymous wrote:i know i will get flamed for this question, but why do we need two spanish immersion schools in the county?

Because the demand is there... Both schools are full, and last I heard it is difficult to get into Claremont. Don't know, if that is true for Key.

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Anonymous wrote:

My suggestion is the county look to acquire the land that is currently used as the Red Top Cab lot (13th Street North and Hudson Street) and build a new neighborhood school for Lion Village/Clarendon/Orange Line area.

How many acres is that? And how many acres does an elementary or middle school need?

There's some land on the island between Lee Highway and Old Dominion; there's an old house there but a lot of open space. When I drive by I wonder if the county could buy it and build a school there. But I don't know if that's practical. I am pretty sure it's bigger than the Red Top Cab lot, though.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:i know i will get flamed for this question, but why do we need two spanish immersion schools in the county?

Because the demand is there... Both schools are full, and last I heard it is difficult to get into Claremont. Don't know, if that is true for Key.

Anonymous wrote:

My suggestion is the county look to acquire the land that is currently used as the Red Top Cab lot (13th Street North and Hudson Street) and build a new neighborhood school for Lion Village/Clarendon/Orange Line area.

Anonymous wrote:i know i will get flamed for this question, but why do we need two spanish immersion schools in the county?