Dear Editor,
Re: “Four Richmond elementary schools close the door on new in-catchment students,” News, March 29.
Reading the feature article about catchment schools unable to accommodate neighbourhood children, I need to point out something that is known to us parents in Richmond and was completely missed in the article.
Our catchment is Blair elementary. If you come and watch one school morning, you’ll see luxury car after luxury car driving into the neighbourhood dropping off children. These are not neighbourhood children. Many of these parents have lied to get their kids into this school. False documents and fake rental contracts with houses of friends and family so they can list local addresses — all because Blair ranks highly on some ratings.
Neighbourhoods in Richmond are under attack and have been for years. Empty homes, empty schools in some areas, full schools in other highly-viewed areas. It’s sad to see.
Leanne Williams
RICHMOND
