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.

And it wasn’t just the drop in property value. It was that they could no longer walk to their middle or high school and had to be bused to a school that wasn’t even good at the time.

And the other two neighborhoods that surround them (Fox Hills West and Fallsmead) all still go to Wootton. So there was a break in community as well.

Losing $100-200k in equity in a home is insane. I can understand all of the resentment to bus middle class kids away from their community to decrease FARM numbers in a failing school. You all would be pissed too.

Yall vote for this. elections have consequenses.

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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.

And it wasn’t just the drop in property value. It was that they could no longer walk to their middle or high school and had to be bused to a school that wasn’t even good at the time.

And the other two neighborhoods that surround them (Fox Hills West and Fallsmead) all still go to Wootton. So there was a break in community as well.

Losing $100-200k in equity in a home is insane. I can understand all of the resentment to bus middle class kids away from their community to decrease FARM numbers in a failing school. You all would be pissed too.

Yall vote for this. elections have consequenses.

which begs the question on where the BOE members live (eg neighborhood; would they be impacted by these zoning changes) and when they are up for re-election?

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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.

And it wasn’t just the drop in property value. It was that they could no longer walk to their middle or high school and had to be bused to a school that wasn’t even good at the time.

And the other two neighborhoods that surround them (Fox Hills West and Fallsmead) all still go to Wootton. So there was a break in community as well.

Losing $100-200k in equity in a home is insane. I can understand all of the resentment to bus middle class kids away from their community to decrease FARM numbers in a failing school. You all would be pissed too.

Yall vote for this. elections have consequenses.

which begs the question on where the BOE members live (eg neighborhood; would they be impacted by these zoning changes) and when they are up for re-election?

No one is up for re-election until 2026, after the decisions have been made.

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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.

And it wasn’t just the drop in property value. It was that they could no longer walk to their middle or high school and had to be bused to a school that wasn’t even good at the time.

And the other two neighborhoods that surround them (Fox Hills West and Fallsmead) all still go to Wootton. So there was a break in community as well.

Losing $100-200k in equity in a home is insane. I can understand all of the resentment to bus middle class kids away from their community to decrease FARM numbers in a failing school. You all would be pissed too.

Yall vote for this. elections have consequenses.

which begs the question on where the BOE members live (eg neighborhood; would they be impacted by these zoning changes) and when they are up for re-election?

No one is up for re-election until 2026, after the decisions have been made.

perfect timing to face the consequences of their actions.

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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.

And it wasn’t just the drop in property value. It was that they could no longer walk to their middle or high school and had to be bused to a school that wasn’t even good at the time.

And the other two neighborhoods that surround them (Fox Hills West and Fallsmead) all still go to Wootton. So there was a break in community as well.

Losing $100-200k in equity in a home is insane. I can understand all of the resentment to bus middle class kids away from their community to decrease FARM numbers in a failing school. You all would be pissed too.

Yall vote for this. elections have consequenses.

which begs the question on where the BOE members live (eg neighborhood; would they be impacted by these zoning changes) and when they are up for re-election?

No one is up for re-election until 2026, after the decisions have been made.

perfect timing to face the consequences of their actions.

This past election, three incumbents lost, but were replaced by three new members who seem to have the same positions as their predecessors.

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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.

And it wasn’t just the drop in property value. It was that they could no longer walk to their middle or high school and had to be bused to a school that wasn’t even good at the time.

And the other two neighborhoods that surround them (Fox Hills West and Fallsmead) all still go to Wootton. So there was a break in community as well.

Losing $100-200k in equity in a home is insane. I can understand all of the resentment to bus middle class kids away from their community to decrease FARM numbers in a failing school. You all would be pissed too.

Yall vote for this. elections have consequenses.

which begs the question on where the BOE members live (eg neighborhood; would they be impacted by these zoning changes) and when they are up for re-election?

No one is up for re-election until 2026, after the decisions have been made.

perfect timing to face the consequences of their actions.

This past election, three incumbents lost, but were replaced by three new members who seem to have the same positions as their predecessors.

i'm fine voting them out as well. might as well try some moms-for-liberty types this time.

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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.

And it wasn’t just the drop in property value. It was that they could no longer walk to their middle or high school and had to be bused to a school that wasn’t even good at the time.

And the other two neighborhoods that surround them (Fox Hills West and Fallsmead) all still go to Wootton. So there was a break in community as well.

Losing $100-200k in equity in a home is insane. I can understand all of the resentment to bus middle class kids away from their community to decrease FARM numbers in a failing school. You all would be pissed too.

Yall vote for this. elections have consequenses.

which begs the question on where the BOE members live (eg neighborhood; would they be impacted by these zoning changes) and when they are up for re-election?

No one is up for re-election until 2026, after the decisions have been made.

perfect timing to face the consequences of their actions.

This past election, three incumbents lost, but were replaced by three new members who seem to have the same positions as their predecessors.

i'm fine voting them out as well. might as well try some moms-for-liberty types this time.

Nope.

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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.

And it wasn’t just the drop in property value. It was that they could no longer walk to their middle or high school and had to be bused to a school that wasn’t even good at the time.

And the other two neighborhoods that surround them (Fox Hills West and Fallsmead) all still go to Wootton. So there was a break in community as well.

Losing $100-200k in equity in a home is insane. I can understand all of the resentment to bus middle class kids away from their community to decrease FARM numbers in a failing school. You all would be pissed too.

Yall vote for this. elections have consequenses.

which begs the question on where the BOE members live (eg neighborhood; would they be impacted by these zoning changes) and when they are up for re-election?

No one is up for re-election until 2026, after the decisions have been made.

perfect timing to face the consequences of their actions.

This past election, three incumbents lost, but were replaced by three new members who seem to have the same positions as their predecessors.

i'm fine voting them out as well. might as well try some moms-for-liberty types this time.

Nope.

we all get to vote

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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.

LOL good luck with that.

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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.

no, it isn't. JWMS scores are better than Lakelands MS. Also, some of the kids from IB are from the cluster.

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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!

First of all, my neighborhood going back to Wootton is not an option and not going to happen. Some people are delusional.

Secondly, RM won't be crowded after the boundary change.

Third, while it's "walkable" to Wootton, I would not be thrilled to have them walk through HH park in the winter at 7:15am. The snow on that path is not cleared. I think I know this neighborhood better than you do.

FG/KF is not the only higher SES in the cluster. All of the HS will look different after the boundary change. In any case, BOE doesn't care about home values. I don't know how many times I have to say it.

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QO may become 13% FARMS and majority white again. That’s wild. It will could end up being higher performing than WJ

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Anonymous wrote:QO may become 13% FARMS and majority white again. That’s wild. It will could end up being higher performing than WJ

It's poor decision to create another Whitman. MCPS should figure out areas to include in QO for economic diversity.

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Anonymous wrote:QO may become 13% FARMS and majority white again. That’s wild. It will could end up being higher performing than WJ

WJ cluster is done depending on where you are located. If you are in Tilden area then proposed boundary will take FARMS to 35-45% in all options. Woodward will be another Einstein in all likleyhood.

Even North Bethesda area is having 30% FARMS in option 3. Entire WJ cluster may go down by a huge margin with option 3.

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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!

First of all, my neighborhood going back to Wootton is not an option and not going to happen. Some people are delusional.

Secondly, RM won't be crowded after the boundary change.

Third, while it's "walkable" to Wootton, I would not be thrilled to have them walk through HH park in the winter at 7:15am. The snow on that path is not cleared. I think I know this neighborhood better than you do.

FG/KF is not the only higher SES in the cluster. All of the HS will look different after the boundary change. In any case, BOE doesn't care about home values. I don't know how many times I have to say it.

Even worse, they can't even walk out to Falls Rd and then walk up to Wootton because the Maryland, Montgomery County, and Rockville cannot figure out whose responsibility clearing the sidewalks along Falls Rd is. Rockville City says it is the state, since the adjacent route is MD-189. Maryland Highway Administration says they don't clear sidewalks. Montgomery County says they have nothing to do with it. Each snow storm, the snow there stays there until it melts, usually all the way up from Kersey across 270 to Great Falls Rd/Maryland Ave.