If students (or their parents) are willing to commute to and from a school outside of their district, then the school should not be able to prevent them from attending. However, a restriction should be placed on the number of out of district students admitted to inhibit abnormal growth of one school or debilitating diminution of another. This will allow students desirous of features in a school outside of their district to enjoy these features, but only on a first come, first serve basis.

Yes, with the proper prerequisites. What I mean is this: Should a student with high marks but bad conduct attend one of the better public high schools in America? Yes. Should a student with low marks and excellent conduct be admitted? No. The reason is simple: when people want to go to a certain high school, it is either due to Academic advancement, or they want to go there simply because it is popular. Behavior is not so much looked at as academics are. No employer is going to fire you because you got a C in citizenship your junior year. Some go to school to learn, others go simply because they need social interaction. Students should have to earn their way into a school, with the measures of intelligence, not popularity or economics.

High school can be one of the best years of your life or it can be one of the worst. Reasons as to why it would be the best is if you were able to attend the high school of your choice. You would be in a comfortable environment where you enjoy the company there. It could be the worst if you aren't able to attend the high school of your choice and don't enjoy being at that particular school. Students should be allowed to attend the high school of their choice for this main reason. For example, I enjoy my high school but I would prefer to be at Booker T. Washington. If this were to happen, there might be a change in the amount students in a certain school. Some schools might have more students than others. Limits can be put on the amount of students that are accepted into the schools. It would be fair and would keep things balanced. The majority of the students would still be allowed to go to the high school of their choice.

Students, in my opinion, should be able to chose where they want to spend their high school years. High school is supposed to be the best four years of a teenagers life, and by allowing them to attend the high school they desire, they have a better chance to be successful. If students were able to attend the high school of their choice, they would chose the school based on its academy success, fine arts classes, a better community of people, or even better lunches. Students should have the choice to attend a high school that would get them ready for College and most important for life.

If students want to pursue their educational success or dreams through a certain school, they should be able to. Some students could feel as if the school they attend is dragging them down in their personal desires if what they want to move forward in is placed in a mediocre state. While colleges guide you toward your career, if students could choose the school that will push them closer to what they want in high school, they could change dreams to reality.

Many students have the same interests and so it is a possibility that a large portion of the population would attend one school. However, the local government could invest more into that particular school. Not to say that the other schools would eventually crumble due to lack of attention, but rather that the more appealing school could receive more to compensate for its large numbers. Students can achieve more by attending the high school of their choice.

I believe that students should be allowed to attend the high school of their choice purely based on the fact that if they want to go to a certain high school with specialties and such that they should be allowed. The district is divided up into sections. If you live in a certain section, you go to a certain school. This is beneficent both for the school and for the student. For the school, it is divided evenly among all the high schools and for the students because it is supposed to be the one closest to your house.

If you have the desire to go to a specialty school because you want to major in a specialty that they provide, then, by all means, go.

But if you have the desire to go just because you can, then there really is no point. You would be depriving another student the privilage of going just because you can do that?

Students definitely have the right to go to any public they want. The transfer system should still be in place, but students shouldn't have to renew it every year and hope they're accepted. Students may move to a different part of town, placing them in another school zone, but the friendships they've made don't disappear. It would be somewhat cruel to keep those few kids from seeing their friends on a day to day basis. The truth is that only a small percentage of students apply for transfers, and even less get them. Students will not be transfering schools wildly and randomly because most, those who don't move and whose houses are in the correct school zone, will want to go to a school with the friends they've known since elementary and middle school.

The future is filled with choices and one way to prepare the student for that type of future is by permitting them to choose the school they with to attend. If a student was able to pick the high school, then they would be albe to pick one that fits them the best. If the student is more athletic then they could go to a school that focuses more on athletic. If the student is more into getting a high education then they could go to one that focuses on high level classes, and so. The delema with this is that a large number of people might want to go to the same school, which would cause that school to become overpopulated. The school then could become like Harvard in the sense that only the best are accepts. If this were to happen then students would strive to work harder which could benefit the school district in overall.

My family and I change home, or move apartment every single year, and the one thing that I apreciate about my mom is that she permits my brother and me to attend at the school we want to. She does that for one exact reason. She believes that education is everything and she simply does not want us to give up school because we don't like or feel confortable with the school we are attending. Every single student should have the right to say which school they wish to attend. You would say that a student would not like to change school because of their friends and even though that is extreamly true, I believe we also care about our selves and we want to feel confortable with our enviroment. Wouldn't you as adults like to work where you wanted?

I do think that students should be able to attend the high school of their choice. As long as that school isn't already too full and you are willing to drive a possibly longer distance then it should be a students choice if they want to do that. If the school of the students choice is better academically, athletically, musically, or theatrically then why shouldn't the student go to the best high school that offers the program that they are most interested in.

Students should have the opportunity to attend the highschool of their choice. There are various types of high schools that specialize in many different types of majors, sports, and that carry different academic levels. If a student wanted to become better at a certain subject or major then the student should be able to choose and have the opportunity to attend the high school. Although the distance may be far if the student is determinded to attend then they would arrive at school at time.

Students should be allowed to choose the high school they want to go to as long as the school isn't already overcrowded. People can apply to any college they want, so why shouldn't they be able to apply for high schools?

In most cases, the feeling that you can succeed is derived from how supported and confident you feel where you are at the moment. If a student is in an environment that makes them feel supported and motivated to be sucessful, then they are more likely to be successful. If a student is forced to go to a school they don't like and feel uncomfortable in they could have conflict with other students, anger issues, and depression. Each student should have a chance to better themselves and work on a better future. The way you develop intellectually and socially throughout high school can affect you for the rest of your life, so why shouldn't students be able to go the high school that you feel will make your life better?

I believe that a student should be able to attend any school they want. I was suppose to go to Irving because of the district I live in, but I transfered because of the academics.Macarthur has better academics, and it was a better fit for me. If a student is okay with driving fifteen or thirty minutes to go to the school of their choice, then I believe it is okay and should be allowed.

Based upon my experience, I think that it should be decided by the students to whether which high school to go to. I myself live in the Nimitz district, and I decided to come to MacArthur because my friends were going there.

But with that in mind, my argument is a pretty one-sided point of view. Just because I decided to transfer to MacArthur doesn't mean that I should have. Again it all depends on what the student wants. I believe that they should have the freedom to choose where they want to get their public education. I mean, we get to choose what college we go to, why can't we choose which high school we want to go to?

Not all high schools offer the same things. For example, Booker T. Washington in Dallas. This school mainly focuses on the performing arts. Perhaps a student plans to major in that specific area; attending that High School would be more beneficial. Some schools offer different courses or different variations on the same course such as language or musically related classes. Most students prefer a certain environment over another. These aren't the only cases.

Yes, overcrowding is a main issue. As long as the poplulation of students is controlled, I see no reason why students shouldn't be able to attend the school they choose. Certain limits can be set, but all in all, highschoolers should be given the oppurtunity to make the decision themselves.