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Originally posted by cash78mere
all you'll then have is overcrowding of good schools. schools will get overcrowded and might not have the resources or space to expand.
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That's a specious argument because the supply of schools is not static. New private schools will open up to fill the demand far faster than a public school system can expand to fill growing enrollment.
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parents DO have a choice where they send their kids to school. they have to choose a home in a decent district. obviously not everyone has money and can't buy a home, even in a lower priced neighborhood. that's why "bad" schools have to be improved, not closed. solve the problem, don't put a band-aid on it.
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Only if the parents can afford to live in a district with good schools. The status quo hurts poor children more than anyone. Bad schools are money pits, and children should not have to suffer to placate a teachers union. They should absolutely be closed.