I went to a "blue ribbon" school that was attached to a continuation school. It was a great school. Kids behaved well, very upper middle class. However, if you

I went to a "blue ribbon" school that was attached to a continuation school. It was a great school. Kids behaved well, very upper middle class. However, if you were doing at all not great for any reason -- C average, struggling with depression or learning, anything -- they would pressure you into the continuation school right next door. So you have one school operating as two schools so that they can pretend to be the top school in the state by moving the bottom set next door.