It is not cowardly to want the best education for your child. Hexter is a fantastic school but only because the parents have been vigilant and demanded the best from DISD. Unfortunately, the vigilance has not been loud enough at Hill MS and it is not a place to send your student if you expect the best education now. Since you went to Spence for the TAG program, I assume you took the AP path at BA. You were very fortunate. You were probably not in many classes with students who could have cared less about school and didn't have any parental support. You can get a good education in DISD but too many of us almost have to shop around and hope for openings in magnet programs because our neighborhood schools are not as good. The school I sent my son to 10 years ago is not anywhere close to being what it was. I volunteer there but will not send my younger kids there. I DON'T want to live in the suburbs, but if the education market doesn't have what you need, then you go somewhere else.