[Wildcat18]

you can apply to any school you choose but there is a selection process which i do not fully understand it is based on grades attendance etc. If you are not accepted into the school in which you have applied then you must attend your "home school" based on districts.. Farnsley is a magnet school attended by students from all over the county and by students whose home school is farnsley based on district.. So yes when going to high school they may be all split up into the 25 -30 high schools in jefferson county

So the schools get to choose which students attend and vice versa. In Jefferson County, you could have 10 of the best players in the city join on one team in high school. Do you think that's a level playing field? How is that different than your hold back theory at the middle school level? Our kids HAVE to go to certain high schools if they live in certain districts. We don't get to choose. I'm ok with it, I'd just like to see your point of view on that.