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The county is planning to build 500 units of new affordable housing in Tysons in the Marshall HS district:
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/housing/news/2022/media-advisory-affordable-housing-in-tysons This is new housing so there are no existing residents with ties to particular schools. As I understand it, Marshall is at capacity and it’s quite hard to place into Marshall now for IB. Langley on the other hand is still below capacity. Would this not be a good opportunity for FCPS to honor its commitment to equity and One Fairfax by assigning this new development to Langley? |
| That would be a great idea if it doesn't create an island |
Wouldn’t need to be an island although the expansion of Langley’s boundaries to accommodate the new development would mostly include commercial areas. |
| They should expand Marshall's capacity. It takes away from the sense of community if you bus kids too far. Especially the demographic that would be in affordable housing. |
This is a new development and closer to Langley than many current Langley neighborhoods. |
Child please. Do you apply that rule to other schools as well? Including Langley. Marshall doesn’t have space to expand. |
| Where in Tyson’s would this be? I don’t see a map. Which ES and MS would it impact? |
| This is a tricky spot - it's currently zoned for Marshall, but within a mile or so of the boundaries for Madison, McLean and Langley. If FCPS was strategic (and that's a big IF) this would serve as a catalyst for reviewing Tysons' school zones. |
Tell us what you really mean. |
You’re disgusting. |
| More than a few Langley parents just got really nervous. |
Plenty of islands or nearly-islands already exist bussing wealthy neighborhoods to good schools, so it's not unprecedented to create an island in this case either. |
How is this disgusting? We already know busing is counterproductive. For any demographic. |
This is just south of the Spring Hill Road Metro Station - it's replacing some current car dealers. The area is currently zoned for Westbriar ES/Kilmer MS/Marshall HS |
right - like Timber lane being zoned to Mclean? |