Stapleton parents are very proud and protective of the schools their children attend. They are willing to argue for hours with other parents about why their school is better, and even work hard to convince other parents to join their school as if it was a cult. This is why some recent events in the community’s school system are so shocking.
Recently, Principal Vogel has seen a huge influx in requests for space at McAuliffe Middle School. “We had been recruiting for the last year, and have been very satisfied with our efforts,” says Vogel. “What we are surprised about are all the last minute requests to attend our school, in particular kids who are currently attending Roberts Middle School.”
McAuliffe Principal Vogel says they are only able to accommodate about 10% of the requests. “We are doing are best to get as many kids in as we can, but we were pretty full to begin with,” says Vogel. “We probably received about 400 requests in the last two weeks, and parents have been pretty adamant about getting their kids in here (McAuliffe). Some parents have even offered financial bribes, which is honestly the smartest way to get your kids in.”
“We have loved our experience at Roberts,” says middle school parent Mary Lockie. “We simply thought this extra two weeks of school would benefit our child. We are thrilled he got in.” Parents who were not in the lucky 10% to get into McAuliffe were not so happy. “I feel like someone should have let us know about this earlier,” says Roberts parent Erin Fox. “Was this public information? Why didn’t Bill Roberts administration let us know about this two weeks earlier thing? I kind of feel like we were duped.”
Many parents have already wait listed their current junior high child as well as their younger children. “It’s really about getting every advantage you can get for your child,” says Fox. “That and getting them out of your house two weeks earlier.”
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