Initial boundary options for Crown/Damascus study

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Anonymous wrote:I was commenting on Woodward thread. Many parents have genuine problem with some options.

In this thread, Wayside parents should be happy that there is no nuclear option like option 3 in Woodward where you get shipped to Gaithersburg HS to balance FARMS.

Wayside going from Churchill to Wootton should be a non-event for most families. Not sure why so much noise. Wootton is equally good school.

The neighborhoods moving from Wootton to Crown seems like the the biggest losers in the Crown options.

Yes, it’s a big loss for many people, not just on property value but also having to leave friends and attend a brand new half done school without auditorium. Many uncertainties especially for the 9th graders who have to leave on whether the new school offer the same rigorous courses, club/sports activities, etc

Hundreds of kids have had to move schools due to boundary changes. Your kids will be alright. Sheesh.

Where? You lack basic empathy for affected kids.

Where? Have you been living under a rock? MCPS has had a few boundaries redrawn in the past 10 years.

My kids moved schools, including across the country. They are fine. Yes, it will be hard at first, but they will adjust. It's not like they are moving all alone. Your entire neighborhood will move. Sheesh. I hope you teach your kids more resilience.

MCPS has very limited redistricting but even those changes have left lasting impacts. In Clarksburg, families rezoned out of their expected schools are still deeply upset. Even the residents from the Ritchie Park, who were reassigned to RM decades ago, still express long-standing resentment now. Many continue to speak about the emotional toll and lasting mental harm they experienced from these redistricting decisions. These concerns should not be taken lightly.

well, they need to get over it. And it wasn't about the kids; it was about their home values. Of course, moving schools is not easy, but the kids will get over it if you let them. Your attitude impacts them more than anything else. Teach your kids to be resilient.

-HH resident with old time neighbors who still do talk about it. BTW, some of those kids who are now adults live in the RM cluster, and send their kids there.

Their property values dropped as a result of redistricting?

Oh, yeah. I believe it was $50-100k and there was a big fight but in the end MCPS did what they wanted anyway. And yes, it was quite a few years ago. I think in the mid-80s.

Yeah now it’s about $200k drop but it’s forbidden to complain about it. And kids are resilient and just move to a half done brand new school under construction with another 5 kids from the same school.

Oh please. I live in this neighborhood. Most of the old timers who complained about it bought when the houses were < $75K. Several of these neighbors have since sold their homes in the past 10 years, all over $800K. The last several here sold for over $1mil. Don't feel sorry for them.

And some of their adult kids live in the RM cluster and send their kids there. Good grief. Bunch of snowflakes.

We’re not talking about the same community then. My neighborhood never had house price below 300k to begin with in 1980s

Most of the people impacted by the change in 80s had bought here in the late 70s. Go to Redfin, look at the homes sold in the past few years, and then look at their sales history. 1970s homes were bought for under $100K. They all sold for over $880K. You don't need to feel sorry for them.

I live in Horizon Hill.

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Anonymous wrote:I was commenting on Woodward thread. Many parents have genuine problem with some options.

In this thread, Wayside parents should be happy that there is no nuclear option like option 3 in Woodward where you get shipped to Gaithersburg HS to balance FARMS.

Wayside going from Churchill to Wootton should be a non-event for most families. Not sure why so much noise. Wootton is equally good school.

The neighborhoods moving from Wootton to Crown seems like the the biggest losers in the Crown options.

Yes, it’s a big loss for many people, not just on property value but also having to leave friends and attend a brand new half done school without auditorium. Many uncertainties especially for the 9th graders who have to leave on whether the new school offer the same rigorous courses, club/sports activities, etc

Hundreds of kids have had to move schools due to boundary changes. Your kids will be alright. Sheesh.

Where? You lack basic empathy for affected kids.

Where? Have you been living under a rock? MCPS has had a few boundaries redrawn in the past 10 years.

My kids moved schools, including across the country. They are fine. Yes, it will be hard at first, but they will adjust. It's not like they are moving all alone. Your entire neighborhood will move. Sheesh. I hope you teach your kids more resilience.

MCPS has very limited redistricting but even those changes have left lasting impacts. In Clarksburg, families rezoned out of their expected schools are still deeply upset. Even the residents from the Ritchie Park, who were reassigned to RM decades ago, still express long-standing resentment now. Many continue to speak about the emotional toll and lasting mental harm they experienced from these redistricting decisions. These concerns should not be taken lightly.

well, they need to get over it. And it wasn't about the kids; it was about their home values. Of course, moving schools is not easy, but the kids will get over it if you let them. Your attitude impacts them more than anything else. Teach your kids to be resilient.

-HH resident with old time neighbors who still do talk about it. BTW, some of those kids who are now adults live in the RM cluster, and send their kids there.

Their property values dropped as a result of redistricting?

Oh, yeah. I believe it was $50-100k and there was a big fight but in the end MCPS did what they wanted anyway. And yes, it was quite a few years ago. I think in the mid-80s.

Yeah now it’s about $200k drop but it’s forbidden to complain about it. And kids are resilient and just move to a half done brand new school under construction with another 5 kids from the same school.

Oh please. I live in this neighborhood. Most of the old timers who complained about it bought when the houses were < $75K. Several of these neighbors have since sold their homes in the past 10 years, all over $800K. The last several here sold for over $1mil. Don't feel sorry for them.

And some of their adult kids live in the RM cluster and send their kids there. Good grief. Bunch of snowflakes.

We’re not talking about the same community then. My neighborhood never had house price below 300k to begin with in 1980s

Most of the people impacted by the change in 80s had bought here in the late 70s. Go to Redfin, look at the homes sold in the past few years, and then look at their sales history. 1970s homes were bought for under $100K. They all sold for over $880K. You don't need to feel sorry for them.

I live in Horizon Hill.

There is terminology in economics call “inflation”. Back in 70s, what do you think how much is gonna be $100k in modern economy.

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Anonymous wrote:I was commenting on Woodward thread. Many parents have genuine problem with some options.

In this thread, Wayside parents should be happy that there is no nuclear option like option 3 in Woodward where you get shipped to Gaithersburg HS to balance FARMS.

Wayside going from Churchill to Wootton should be a non-event for most families. Not sure why so much noise. Wootton is equally good school.

The neighborhoods moving from Wootton to Crown seems like the the biggest losers in the Crown options.

Yes, it’s a big loss for many people, not just on property value but also having to leave friends and attend a brand new half done school without auditorium. Many uncertainties especially for the 9th graders who have to leave on whether the new school offer the same rigorous courses, club/sports activities, etc

Hundreds of kids have had to move schools due to boundary changes. Your kids will be alright. Sheesh.

Where? You lack basic empathy for affected kids.

Where? Have you been living under a rock? MCPS has had a few boundaries redrawn in the past 10 years.

My kids moved schools, including across the country. They are fine. Yes, it will be hard at first, but they will adjust. It's not like they are moving all alone. Your entire neighborhood will move. Sheesh. I hope you teach your kids more resilience.

MCPS has very limited redistricting but even those changes have left lasting impacts. In Clarksburg, families rezoned out of their expected schools are still deeply upset. Even the residents from the Ritchie Park, who were reassigned to RM decades ago, still express long-standing resentment now. Many continue to speak about the emotional toll and lasting mental harm they experienced from these redistricting decisions. These concerns should not be taken lightly.

well, they need to get over it. And it wasn't about the kids; it was about their home values. Of course, moving schools is not easy, but the kids will get over it if you let them. Your attitude impacts them more than anything else. Teach your kids to be resilient.

-HH resident with old time neighbors who still do talk about it. BTW, some of those kids who are now adults live in the RM cluster, and send their kids there.

Their property values dropped as a result of redistricting?

Oh, yeah. I believe it was $50-100k and there was a big fight but in the end MCPS did what they wanted anyway. And yes, it was quite a few years ago. I think in the mid-80s.

Yeah now it’s about $200k drop but it’s forbidden to complain about it. And kids are resilient and just move to a half done brand new school under construction with another 5 kids from the same school.

Oh please. I live in this neighborhood. Most of the old timers who complained about it bought when the houses were < $75K. Several of these neighbors have since sold their homes in the past 10 years, all over $800K. The last several here sold for over $1mil. Don't feel sorry for them.

And some of their adult kids live in the RM cluster and send their kids there. Good grief. Bunch of snowflakes.

We’re not talking about the same community then. My neighborhood never had house price below 300k to begin with in 1980s

Most of the people impacted by the change in 80s had bought here in the late 70s. Go to Redfin, look at the homes sold in the past few years, and then look at their sales history. 1970s homes were bought for under $100K. They all sold for over $880K. You don't need to feel sorry for them.

I live in Horizon Hill.

I don’t feel sorry for them. I feel sorry for myself. I’m the one who has to lose $200 k.

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Yeah now it’s about $200k drop but it’s forbidden to complain about it. And kids are resilient and just move to a half done brand new school under construction with another 5 kids from the same school.

I care more about the property value than anything. A 200k hit to my home value is likely (Wootton - Crown) and will be devastating. I should be allowed to complain about it and the BOE should have to consider it. I'm not rich enough to act like it doesnt matter.

haha. The BOE is not concerned about your property values. Their job is to look at what's best for the entire school district.

Sure, I don’t expect extreme leftists care about my property values. They like to be generous at other people’s expense. I just wonder in other situations people lose $200k what kind of legal actions they take.

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Anonymous wrote:I was commenting on Woodward thread. Many parents have genuine problem with some options.

In this thread, Wayside parents should be happy that there is no nuclear option like option 3 in Woodward where you get shipped to Gaithersburg HS to balance FARMS.

Wayside going from Churchill to Wootton should be a non-event for most families. Not sure why so much noise. Wootton is equally good school.

The neighborhoods moving from Wootton to Crown seems like the the biggest losers in the Crown options.

Yes, it’s a big loss for many people, not just on property value but also having to leave friends and attend a brand new half done school without auditorium. Many uncertainties especially for the 9th graders who have to leave on whether the new school offer the same rigorous courses, club/sports activities, etc

Hundreds of kids have had to move schools due to boundary changes. Your kids will be alright. Sheesh.

Where? You lack basic empathy for affected kids.

Where? Have you been living under a rock? MCPS has had a few boundaries redrawn in the past 10 years.

My kids moved schools, including across the country. They are fine. Yes, it will be hard at first, but they will adjust. It's not like they are moving all alone. Your entire neighborhood will move. Sheesh. I hope you teach your kids more resilience.

MCPS has very limited redistricting but even those changes have left lasting impacts. In Clarksburg, families rezoned out of their expected schools are still deeply upset. Even the residents from the Ritchie Park, who were reassigned to RM decades ago, still express long-standing resentment now. Many continue to speak about the emotional toll and lasting mental harm they experienced from these redistricting decisions. These concerns should not be taken lightly.

well, they need to get over it. And it wasn't about the kids; it was about their home values. Of course, moving schools is not easy, but the kids will get over it if you let them. Your attitude impacts them more than anything else. Teach your kids to be resilient.

-HH resident with old time neighbors who still do talk about it. BTW, some of those kids who are now adults live in the RM cluster, and send their kids there.

Their property values dropped as a result of redistricting?

Oh, yeah. I believe it was $50-100k and there was a big fight but in the end MCPS did what they wanted anyway. And yes, it was quite a few years ago. I think in the mid-80s.

Yeah now it’s about $200k drop but it’s forbidden to complain about it. And kids are resilient and just move to a half done brand new school under construction with another 5 kids from the same school.

Oh please. I live in this neighborhood. Most of the old timers who complained about it bought when the houses were < $75K. Several of these neighbors have since sold their homes in the past 10 years, all over $800K. The last several here sold for over $1mil. Don't feel sorry for them.

And some of their adult kids live in the RM cluster and send their kids there. Good grief. Bunch of snowflakes.

We’re not talking about the same community then. My neighborhood never had house price below 300k to begin with in 1980s

Most of the people impacted by the change in 80s had bought here in the late 70s. Go to Redfin, look at the homes sold in the past few years, and then look at their sales history. 1970s homes were bought for under $100K. They all sold for over $880K. You don't need to feel sorry for them.

I live in Horizon Hill.

I don’t feel sorry for them. I feel sorry for myself. I’m the one who has to lose $200 k.

That is unfortunate, but it isnt necessarily wrong

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Yeah now it’s about $200k drop but it’s forbidden to complain about it. And kids are resilient and just move to a half done brand new school under construction with another 5 kids from the same school.

I care more about the property value than anything. A 200k hit to my home value is likely (Wootton - Crown) and will be devastating. I should be allowed to complain about it and the BOE should have to consider it. I'm not rich enough to act like it doesnt matter.

haha. The BOE is not concerned about your property values. Their job is to look at what's best for the entire school district.

Sure, I don’t expect extreme leftists care about my property values. They like to be generous at other people’s expense. I just wonder in other situations people lose $200k what kind of legal actions they take.

Housing prices aren't going to drop 200k in almost any scenario. That's absolutely absurd given elementary school assignment changes zero. It's not like Crown will be Watkins Mill.

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Yeah now it’s about $200k drop but it’s forbidden to complain about it. And kids are resilient and just move to a half done brand new school under construction with another 5 kids from the same school.

I care more about the property value than anything. A 200k hit to my home value is likely (Wootton - Crown) and will be devastating. I should be allowed to complain about it and the BOE should have to consider it. I'm not rich enough to act like it doesnt matter.

haha. The BOE is not concerned about your property values. Their job is to look at what's best for the entire school district.

Sure, I don’t expect extreme leftists care about my property values. They like to be generous at other people’s expense. I just wonder in other situations people lose $200k what kind of legal actions they take.

Housing prices aren't going to drop 200k in almost any scenario. That's absolutely absurd given elementary school assignment changes zero. It's not like Crown will be Watkins Mill.

Is it normal for a person to tell a retiree that they don’t care that their retirement money was just severely lowered? At the very least have a tiny bit of empathy. These are material conditions impacting people in the community.

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Yeah now it’s about $200k drop but it’s forbidden to complain about it. And kids are resilient and just move to a half done brand new school under construction with another 5 kids from the same school.

I care more about the property value than anything. A 200k hit to my home value is likely (Wootton - Crown) and will be devastating. I should be allowed to complain about it and the BOE should have to consider it. I'm not rich enough to act like it doesnt matter.

haha. The BOE is not concerned about your property values. Their job is to look at what's best for the entire school district.

Sure, I don’t expect extreme leftists care about my property values. They like to be generous at other people’s expense. I just wonder in other situations people lose $200k what kind of legal actions they take.

Housing prices aren't going to drop 200k in almost any scenario. That's absolutely absurd given elementary school assignment changes zero. It's not like Crown will be Watkins Mill.

Is it normal for a person to tell a retiree that they don’t care that their retirement money was just severely lowered? At the very least have a tiny bit of empathy. These are material conditions impacting people in the community.

Your home is not retirement money.

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Yeah now it’s about $200k drop but it’s forbidden to complain about it. And kids are resilient and just move to a half done brand new school under construction with another 5 kids from the same school.

I care more about the property value than anything. A 200k hit to my home value is likely (Wootton - Crown) and will be devastating. I should be allowed to complain about it and the BOE should have to consider it. I'm not rich enough to act like it doesnt matter.

haha. The BOE is not concerned about your property values. Their job is to look at what's best for the entire school district.

Sure, I don’t expect extreme leftists care about my property values. They like to be generous at other people’s expense. I just wonder in other situations people lose $200k what kind of legal actions they take.

Housing prices aren't going to drop 200k in almost any scenario. That's absolutely absurd given elementary school assignment changes zero. It's not like Crown will be Watkins Mill.

It’s easily 200k between Wootton and QO for the same condition house. And easily 200k from Glen to Wootton.

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Anonymous wrote:I was commenting on Woodward thread. Many parents have genuine problem with some options.

In this thread, Wayside parents should be happy that there is no nuclear option like option 3 in Woodward where you get shipped to Gaithersburg HS to balance FARMS.

Wayside going from Churchill to Wootton should be a non-event for most families. Not sure why so much noise. Wootton is equally good school.

The neighborhoods moving from Wootton to Crown seems like the the biggest losers in the Crown options.

Yes, it’s a big loss for many people, not just on property value but also having to leave friends and attend a brand new half done school without auditorium. Many uncertainties especially for the 9th graders who have to leave on whether the new school offer the same rigorous courses, club/sports activities, etc

Hundreds of kids have had to move schools due to boundary changes. Your kids will be alright. Sheesh.

Where? You lack basic empathy for affected kids.

Where? Have you been living under a rock? MCPS has had a few boundaries redrawn in the past 10 years.

My kids moved schools, including across the country. They are fine. Yes, it will be hard at first, but they will adjust. It's not like they are moving all alone. Your entire neighborhood will move. Sheesh. I hope you teach your kids more resilience.

MCPS has very limited redistricting but even those changes have left lasting impacts. In Clarksburg, families rezoned out of their expected schools are still deeply upset. Even the residents from the Ritchie Park, who were reassigned to RM decades ago, still express long-standing resentment now. Many continue to speak about the emotional toll and lasting mental harm they experienced from these redistricting decisions. These concerns should not be taken lightly.

well, they need to get over it. And it wasn't about the kids; it was about their home values. Of course, moving schools is not easy, but the kids will get over it if you let them. Your attitude impacts them more than anything else. Teach your kids to be resilient.

-HH resident with old time neighbors who still do talk about it. BTW, some of those kids who are now adults live in the RM cluster, and send their kids there.

Their property values dropped as a result of redistricting?

Yes , it did. Back then RM was not a good school.

It still isn't. Non IB scores are lower than QO.

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Anonymous wrote:I was commenting on Woodward thread. Many parents have genuine problem with some options.

In this thread, Wayside parents should be happy that there is no nuclear option like option 3 in Woodward where you get shipped to Gaithersburg HS to balance FARMS.

Wayside going from Churchill to Wootton should be a non-event for most families. Not sure why so much noise. Wootton is equally good school.

The neighborhoods moving from Wootton to Crown seems like the the biggest losers in the Crown options.

Yes, it’s a big loss for many people, not just on property value but also having to leave friends and attend a brand new half done school without auditorium. Many uncertainties especially for the 9th graders who have to leave on whether the new school offer the same rigorous courses, club/sports activities, etc

Hundreds of kids have had to move schools due to boundary changes. Your kids will be alright. Sheesh.

Where? You lack basic empathy for affected kids.

Where? Have you been living under a rock? MCPS has had a few boundaries redrawn in the past 10 years.

My kids moved schools, including across the country. They are fine. Yes, it will be hard at first, but they will adjust. It's not like they are moving all alone. Your entire neighborhood will move. Sheesh. I hope you teach your kids more resilience.

MCPS has very limited redistricting but even those changes have left lasting impacts. In Clarksburg, families rezoned out of their expected schools are still deeply upset. Even the residents from the Ritchie Park, who were reassigned to RM decades ago, still express long-standing resentment now. Many continue to speak about the emotional toll and lasting mental harm they experienced from these redistricting decisions. These concerns should not be taken lightly.

well, they need to get over it. And it wasn't about the kids; it was about their home values. Of course, moving schools is not easy, but the kids will get over it if you let them. Your attitude impacts them more than anything else. Teach your kids to be resilient.

-HH resident with old time neighbors who still do talk about it. BTW, some of those kids who are now adults live in the RM cluster, and send their kids there.

Well if you are an HH resident you realize if your neighborhood goes back to Wootton you have walkable middle and high school, a safer environment, a better education, and your home value would increase by a lot. So not sure why you think staying at a busable school with a ton of overcrowding and lots of safety issues, and also lower home values is a positive. Because if you all don't move, Fallsgrove and King Farm will be moving out and RM will be even worse and your home value even less. Wake-up!

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Yeah now it’s about $200k drop but it’s forbidden to complain about it. And kids are resilient and just move to a half done brand new school under construction with another 5 kids from the same school.

I care more about the property value than anything. A 200k hit to my home value is likely (Wootton - Crown) and will be devastating. I should be allowed to complain about it and the BOE should have to consider it. I'm not rich enough to act like it doesnt matter.

haha. The BOE is not concerned about your property values. Their job is to look at what's best for the entire school district.

Sure, I don’t expect extreme leftists care about my property values. They like to be generous at other people’s expense. I just wonder in other situations people lose $200k what kind of legal actions they take.

Housing prices aren't going to drop 200k in almost any scenario. That's absolutely absurd given elementary school assignment changes zero. It's not like Crown will be Watkins Mill.

It’s easily 200k between Wootton and QO for the same condition house. And easily 200k from Glen to Wootton.

What’s Glen to Wootton?

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Anonymous wrote:I was commenting on Woodward thread. Many parents have genuine problem with some options.

In this thread, Wayside parents should be happy that there is no nuclear option like option 3 in Woodward where you get shipped to Gaithersburg HS to balance FARMS.

Wayside going from Churchill to Wootton should be a non-event for most families. Not sure why so much noise. Wootton is equally good school.

The neighborhoods moving from Wootton to Crown seems like the the biggest losers in the Crown options.

Yes, it’s a big loss for many people, not just on property value but also having to leave friends and attend a brand new half done school without auditorium. Many uncertainties especially for the 9th graders who have to leave on whether the new school offer the same rigorous courses, club/sports activities, etc

Hundreds of kids have had to move schools due to boundary changes. Your kids will be alright. Sheesh.

Where? You lack basic empathy for affected kids.

Where? Have you been living under a rock? MCPS has had a few boundaries redrawn in the past 10 years.

My kids moved schools, including across the country. They are fine. Yes, it will be hard at first, but they will adjust. It's not like they are moving all alone. Your entire neighborhood will move. Sheesh. I hope you teach your kids more resilience.

Instead of being taught to be flexible and adaptation, children now get sheltered and coddled by parents who were also sheltered and coddled. And parents who have turned into people who get angry about a brand new beautiful school to move into in one of our state's best school systems (with its share of problems, too). The whole situation is messed up. They opened a new ES near me. "oh good, ours will be less crowded when the new one opens" It was less crowded, particularly since my family was sent to the new school! My kids did fine.

Another kids are resilient crap. This is the reason MCPS keeps failing because they just don’t care about the kids well-being.

This 100%. MCPS BOE members must have used the word resilient 100 times during the covid closures. I can just hear the word now coming from behind Monika's mask.

Please, I'm a parent in the RM cluster. My one DC has some anxiety and depression issues and is a very sensitive kid, but I don't try to coddle them. I try to teach them to be, yes, resilient. Because that is what it takes in this world to live.

You are not doing your kids any favors by trying to coddle them.

You can advocate for your kids, but thinking that having them and the entire neighborhood move to a different cluster is going to be traumatic is just pathetic. IMO, you are probably more coddled than your kids are.

How do you know what I do with my kids? I was pointing out that MCPS did kids wrong by keeping schools closed longer than needed...longer that most of the country. It is the biggest reason kids are so far behind academically. And kids were depressed and lost. You may have kids who are resilient, but that isn't the case for all. My kids didn't have to deal with that crap because I pulled them out and put them in a private school that was in person for the 2020-21 entire school year.

but this thread is not about covid. You are comparing boundary changes to covid closure. GMAFB.

I am just using an example of one of MCPS's failures where they claimed students would be able to thrive during closures because they are so reslilient. They didn't and they weren't.

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Yeah now it’s about $200k drop but it’s forbidden to complain about it. And kids are resilient and just move to a half done brand new school under construction with another 5 kids from the same school.

I care more about the property value than anything. A 200k hit to my home value is likely (Wootton - Crown) and will be devastating. I should be allowed to complain about it and the BOE should have to consider it. I'm not rich enough to act like it doesnt matter.

haha. The BOE is not concerned about your property values. Their job is to look at what's best for the entire school district.

Sure, I don’t expect extreme leftists care about my property values. They like to be generous at other people’s expense. I just wonder in other situations people lose $200k what kind of legal actions they take.

Housing prices aren't going to drop 200k in almost any scenario. That's absolutely absurd given elementary school assignment changes zero. It's not like Crown will be Watkins Mill.

It’s easily 200k between Wootton and QO for the same condition house. And easily 200k from Glen to Wootton.

What’s Glen to Wootton?

I was wondering the same. Are they talking about Potomac Glen, which is currently in Churchill district? I don't think there will be any impact on home values in the Wayside zoned homes if they move to Wootton. Additionally I don't think the value from Wootton to QO would be as much as $200K. Home value is also based on being closer in and access to 270. Many of the QO homes are deep in and very long commute just to get to 270.

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Anonymous wrote:I was commenting on Woodward thread. Many parents have genuine problem with some options.

In this thread, Wayside parents should be happy that there is no nuclear option like option 3 in Woodward where you get shipped to Gaithersburg HS to balance FARMS.

Wayside going from Churchill to Wootton should be a non-event for most families. Not sure why so much noise. Wootton is equally good school.

The neighborhoods moving from Wootton to Crown seems like the the biggest losers in the Crown options.

Yes, it’s a big loss for many people, not just on property value but also having to leave friends and attend a brand new half done school without auditorium. Many uncertainties especially for the 9th graders who have to leave on whether the new school offer the same rigorous courses, club/sports activities, etc

Hundreds of kids have had to move schools due to boundary changes. Your kids will be alright. Sheesh.

Where? You lack basic empathy for affected kids.

Where? Have you been living under a rock? MCPS has had a few boundaries redrawn in the past 10 years.

My kids moved schools, including across the country. They are fine. Yes, it will be hard at first, but they will adjust. It's not like they are moving all alone. Your entire neighborhood will move. Sheesh. I hope you teach your kids more resilience.

MCPS has very limited redistricting but even those changes have left lasting impacts. In Clarksburg, families rezoned out of their expected schools are still deeply upset. Even the residents from the Ritchie Park, who were reassigned to RM decades ago, still express long-standing resentment now. Many continue to speak about the emotional toll and lasting mental harm they experienced from these redistricting decisions. These concerns should not be taken lightly.

well, they need to get over it. And it wasn't about the kids; it was about their home values. Of course, moving schools is not easy, but the kids will get over it if you let them. Your attitude impacts them more than anything else. Teach your kids to be resilient.

-HH resident with old time neighbors who still do talk about it. BTW, some of those kids who are now adults live in the RM cluster, and send their kids there.

Their property values dropped as a result of redistricting?

Yes , it did. Back then RM was not a good school.

It still isn't. Non IB scores are lower than QO.

Overblown. What does it mean to be a good school? If you also removed Twinbrook, scores would probably increase a lot because Twinbrook has a very high ESL and FARMs population. The ESL barrier alone likely makes the difference. It doesn’t make Twinbrook, JW, or RM a bad school, but just reflects on scores overall. If your child’s first language is English and you have a higher household income, your child is much more likely to score higher—regardless of the school.