So the phone rang. Sallis and her colleagues are in a bind. They want to be honest with their clients. They want to abide by the basic industry standard that says real estate agents give their customers as much information as possible. But they also want to sell homes.
Developers are in a similar bind.
School assignment is key to attracting customers, to successfully turning a vacant stretch of land into houses and shops. The quality and stability of Mecklenburg County's public schools are crucial to keeping people from abandoning the city for outer suburbs. Reassignment, though, is an uncertain process. Someone will always be unhappy. And no one really knows what's going to happen next.