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October 02, 2007

New school zoning in Rock Hill

Categories: EDUC 110

Due to the addition of two new schools and some overcrowding, school attendance lines are being redrawn here in Rock Hill. Naturally, some parents are upset.

Here's the story from today's Herald.

Note a few of the worries: one parent complains that she will have to buy new clothes for her child because each middle school in the district has its own dress code. Should schools have a dress code? Should the code be unique to each school if so?

Another parent worries that his child won't be going to the same school as his friends and neighbors. A legitimate concern, but do schools have a duty to encourage diversity by bringing students together who don't live near each other and wouldn't otherwise interact?

Posted by Nakia at October 2, 2007 08:57 AM