Students with Siblings Get Priority School Admission

August 28, 2012 | 4:30 PM

The siblings of current students enrolled in “choice schools” get to cut to the front of the line in Brevard County.

Source: Floridatoday

Half of the highly sought after kindergarten spots at Freedom 7 Elementary in Cocoa Beach went to siblings of children already attending the choice school this year, making the odds of gaining entry solely by lottery only 1 in 5.

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