{"id":4045,"date":"2013-09-24T22:12:55","date_gmt":"2013-09-25T05:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4045"},"modified":"2013-09-24T22:12:55","modified_gmt":"2013-09-25T05:12:55","slug":"swigert-school-lottery-winners-proud-of-being-lucky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4045","title":{"rendered":"Swigert School Lottery Winners Proud of Being Lucky"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>Many residents feel the current school choice system<\/a> is flawed in many ways, and look forward to a more simple boundaries plan. \u201cWe love the school we are in,\u201d said Bill Roberts parent Tyler Muchmore. \u201cWe had originally wanted to be at Swigert<\/a>, but are certainly happy with Roberts. What I am not happy with is how those Swigert parents thumb their noses at everyone. Yes, your kid goes to Swigert, and it is a great school, but it is because you happened to win in the current lottery system. You and your kid didn\u2019t do anything great to deserve to go there.\u201d\n\nIndeed, many parents feel that Swigert parents are a little too proud of their \u201caccomplishment.\u201d \u201cEverywhere you look, you see \u2018Proud to be a Swigert Parent\u2019 shirts and bumper stickers,\u201d said Westerly Creek Parent Todd Walker. \u201cYour number was drawn out of a hat. Get over it.\u201d Walker compares the Swigert parent entitlement to that of a Colorado native. \u201cIt\u2019s just like those Colorado Native stickers. Okay, you were born in Colorado. Way to go. What part of that makes you special? Same as these Swigert parents. Your number came up. Good for you, but stop throwing it in my face.\u201d\nIn lieu of the schools converting to a boundary-based district, some residents are proposing a way to make the lottery more fun. \u201cWhy not have it where you purchase Powerball type tickets, and if your number is drawn, you get a choice,\u201d said resident Rob Gavlock. \u201cWe could show it on closed-circuit TV. Or why not even have scratch tickets where if the school at the top matches a school scratched below, you must go to that school. At least that way it may more strongly emphasize the luck that is involved in what school your child goes to.\u201d\nSwigert parents say there is nothing wrong with being proud of their school. \u201cWhether we chose it or not, we support the school where our kids go to school,\u201d says Swigert parent Annie Trainor. \u201cIf we are throwing better parties, raising more funds, or being louder and prouder, go ahead and be jealous of that, but don\u2019t hate the player, hate the game.\u201d Most residents already agree that they absolutely hate the current game of the process of choosing a school for their child.\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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