We live so close to Blair that we can clearly hear the sports announcements from our house. I don't care. My kid is at SSIMS whose building has been declared "untenable for learning." He is going to go to Northwood in all of its brand new school glory. He is in 7th right now, so the first year of all of this nonsense. Figuring it will be a mess no matter where he goes but it will all be better than SSIMS.

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Anonymous wrote:So is the expectation of folks that live close to Blair that folks in TK be bussed past Blair to Northwood so they can walk to school? I don't get it

Blair and Northwood are like 5 minutes from each other.

So your answer is yes?

I think they should assign as many walkers to each school as can be reasonably accommodated by that school's capacity. If that means some bus rides are five minutes longer, I don't see a problem.

That would also mean splitting up elementary and middle schools to different high schools, which a lot of us don't like. You can't expect the whole school system to bend itself to your personal convenience.

It's not about personal convenience. It's about following the policy and practicing fiscal responsibility.

It’s a huge issue for kids to get back and forth for activities and sports when there is no bus.

Sounds like another reason in favor of maximizing walkers.

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Anonymous wrote:So is the expectation of folks that live close to Blair that folks in TK be bussed past Blair to Northwood so they can walk to school? I don't get it

Blair and Northwood are like 5 minutes from each other.

So your answer is yes?

I think they should assign as many walkers to each school as can be reasonably accommodated by that school's capacity. If that means some bus rides are five minutes longer, I don't see a problem.

That would also mean splitting up elementary and middle schools to different high schools, which a lot of us don't like. You can't expect the whole school system to bend itself to your personal convenience.

It's not about personal convenience. It's about following the policy and practicing fiscal responsibility.

It’s a huge issue for kids to get back and forth for activities and sports when there is no bus.

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Anonymous wrote:So is the expectation of folks that live close to Blair that folks in TK be bussed past Blair to Northwood so they can walk to school? I don't get it

Blair and Northwood are like 5 minutes from each other.

So your answer is yes?

I think they should assign as many walkers to each school as can be reasonably accommodated by that school's capacity. If that means some bus rides are five minutes longer, I don't see a problem.

That would also mean splitting up elementary and middle schools to different high schools, which a lot of us don't like. You can't expect the whole school system to bend itself to your personal convenience.

It's not about personal convenience. It's about following the policy and practicing fiscal responsibility.

You’re talking about sticking it to people in and around Takoma Park. It was not seen as fiscally responsible to build a new high school there where one has long been needed. Okay, so let’s bus the kids further too since their needs are not high priority?

No, I haven't mentioned Takoma Park at all.

This is the implication of the argument that Blair needs to serve all kids who can walk there, as has been mentioned above.

Maybe. We don't even know the numbers since they never developed options to consider. And it may be moot if they won't allow kids to walk from one side of the Beltway to the other.

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Anonymous wrote:So is the expectation of folks that live close to Blair that folks in TK be bussed past Blair to Northwood so they can walk to school? I don't get it

Blair and Northwood are like 5 minutes from each other.

So your answer is yes?

I think they should assign as many walkers to each school as can be reasonably accommodated by that school's capacity. If that means some bus rides are five minutes longer, I don't see a problem.

That would also mean splitting up elementary and middle schools to different high schools, which a lot of us don't like. You can't expect the whole school system to bend itself to your personal convenience.

It's not about personal convenience. It's about following the policy and practicing fiscal responsibility.

You’re talking about sticking it to people in and around Takoma Park. It was not seen as fiscally responsible to build a new high school there where one has long been needed. Okay, so let’s bus the kids further too since their needs are not high priority?

No, I haven't mentioned Takoma Park at all.

This is the implication of the argument that Blair needs to serve all kids who can walk there, as has been mentioned above.

And frankly, plenty of DTSS kids (SCES and HVES come to mind) are already being bussed past Blair to get to Northwood. The boundaries are going to be frustrating as long as they refuse to build inside the beltway. Prioritizing walkers cannot be the top criterion.

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Anonymous wrote:So is the expectation of folks that live close to Blair that folks in TK be bussed past Blair to Northwood so they can walk to school? I don't get it

Blair and Northwood are like 5 minutes from each other.

So your answer is yes?

I think they should assign as many walkers to each school as can be reasonably accommodated by that school's capacity. If that means some bus rides are five minutes longer, I don't see a problem.

That would also mean splitting up elementary and middle schools to different high schools, which a lot of us don't like. You can't expect the whole school system to bend itself to your personal convenience.

It's not about personal convenience. It's about following the policy and practicing fiscal responsibility.

You’re talking about sticking it to people in and around Takoma Park. It was not seen as fiscally responsible to build a new high school there where one has long been needed. Okay, so let’s bus the kids further too since their needs are not high priority?

No, I haven't mentioned Takoma Park at all.

This is the implication of the argument that Blair needs to serve all kids who can walk there, as has been mentioned above.

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Anonymous wrote:So is the expectation of folks that live close to Blair that folks in TK be bussed past Blair to Northwood so they can walk to school? I don't get it

Blair and Northwood are like 5 minutes from each other.

So your answer is yes?

I think they should assign as many walkers to each school as can be reasonably accommodated by that school's capacity. If that means some bus rides are five minutes longer, I don't see a problem.

That would also mean splitting up elementary and middle schools to different high schools, which a lot of us don't like. You can't expect the whole school system to bend itself to your personal convenience.

It's not about personal convenience. It's about following the policy and practicing fiscal responsibility.

You’re talking about sticking it to people in and around Takoma Park. It was not seen as fiscally responsible to build a new high school there where one has long been needed. Okay, so let’s bus the kids further too since their needs are not high priority?

No, I haven't mentioned Takoma Park at all.

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Anonymous wrote:So is the expectation of folks that live close to Blair that folks in TK be bussed past Blair to Northwood so they can walk to school? I don't get it

Blair and Northwood are like 5 minutes from each other.

So your answer is yes?

I think they should assign as many walkers to each school as can be reasonably accommodated by that school's capacity. If that means some bus rides are five minutes longer, I don't see a problem.

That would also mean splitting up elementary and middle schools to different high schools, which a lot of us don't like. You can't expect the whole school system to bend itself to your personal convenience.

It's not about personal convenience. It's about following the policy and practicing fiscal responsibility.

You’re talking about sticking it to people in and around Takoma Park. It was not seen as fiscally responsible to build a new high school there where one has long been needed. Okay, so let’s bus the kids further too since their needs are not high priority?

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Anonymous wrote:So is the expectation of folks that live close to Blair that folks in TK be bussed past Blair to Northwood so they can walk to school? I don't get it

Blair and Northwood are like 5 minutes from each other.

So your answer is yes?

I think they should assign as many walkers to each school as can be reasonably accommodated by that school's capacity. If that means some bus rides are five minutes longer, I don't see a problem.

That would also mean splitting up elementary and middle schools to different high schools, which a lot of us don't like. You can't expect the whole school system to bend itself to your personal convenience.

It's not about personal convenience. It's about following the policy and practicing fiscal responsibility.

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Anonymous wrote:So is the expectation of folks that live close to Blair that folks in TK be bussed past Blair to Northwood so they can walk to school? I don't get it

Blair and Northwood are like 5 minutes from each other.

So your answer is yes?

I think they should assign as many walkers to each school as can be reasonably accommodated by that school's capacity. If that means some bus rides are five minutes longer, I don't see a problem.

That would also mean splitting up elementary and middle schools to different high schools, which a lot of us don't like. You can't expect the whole school system to bend itself to your personal convenience.

Isn't the issue that MCPS doesn't want potential walkers to cross a major highway like the Beltway?

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Anonymous wrote:So is the expectation of folks that live close to Blair that folks in TK be bussed past Blair to Northwood so they can walk to school? I don't get it

Blair and Northwood are like 5 minutes from each other.

So your answer is yes?

I think they should assign as many walkers to each school as can be reasonably accommodated by that school's capacity. If that means some bus rides are five minutes longer, I don't see a problem.

Ok so your answer is yes

Why don't you want to maximize walkers?

I don't care about this particular situation, but I do think there are other factors besides maximizing walkers.

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Anonymous wrote:So is the expectation of folks that live close to Blair that folks in TK be bussed past Blair to Northwood so they can walk to school? I don't get it

Blair and Northwood are like 5 minutes from each other.

So your answer is yes?

I think they should assign as many walkers to each school as can be reasonably accommodated by that school's capacity. If that means some bus rides are five minutes longer, I don't see a problem.

Ok so your answer is yes

Why don't you want to maximize walkers?

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Anonymous wrote:So is the expectation of folks that live close to Blair that folks in TK be bussed past Blair to Northwood so they can walk to school? I don't get it

Blair and Northwood are like 5 minutes from each other.

So your answer is yes?

I think they should assign as many walkers to each school as can be reasonably accommodated by that school's capacity. If that means some bus rides are five minutes longer, I don't see a problem.

Ok so your answer is yes

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Anonymous wrote:So is the expectation of folks that live close to Blair that folks in TK be bussed past Blair to Northwood so they can walk to school? I don't get it

Blair and Northwood are like 5 minutes from each other.

So your answer is yes?

I think they should assign as many walkers to each school as can be reasonably accommodated by that school's capacity. If that means some bus rides are five minutes longer, I don't see a problem.