Residents in my neighbourhood are fighting a broken system to keep their kids in a school without poor peopleSchool zoning is one of those topics that,whether you don’t have kids, works as conversational chloroform; you might as well ask someone to listen to why the credit crunch happened (again), and to the plot of a Paul Thomas Anderson film. whether,however, you live with young children in a tall-density neighbourhood, or the question of where they will qualify to attend school will be a trigger issue for you,particularly whether you fancy yourself a liberal. One minute you’re mocking Donald Trump, the next you are in a public assembly with a bunch of residents of a building with his name above the door, and fighting to keep your kids in a school without poor people.
My building is among those that have been re-zoned,and our lobby is awash with appeals to sign petitionsContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com