APS Construction - Never believe their schedules

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Anonymous wrote:I think this school system is in trouble. A victim of the County's unbelievable popularity and status as the most coveted place in northern va.

Also, to the PP complaining about the s Arlington parent who sent their kids to Discovery, I can only assume your child is enrolled at Barcroft, Randolph, or Carlin Springs? If not, I invite you to take a long walk off a short pier.

I can see why you'd think that but the mom said some overtly racist things to me and that soured me on the situation.

I hear you. In Arlington it's far more acceptable to be covertly racist.

No kidding.
I have to know - what was " overtly racist?"

Was it ...

A) I don't want my kid to be the only white kid speaking English in a class full of children who are sweet, but ultimately going to be moving at a slower pace due to language barriers and lack of support because parents have multiple jobs and lack formal education.

Or

B) my child's too good for ( fill in with any number of crass statements regarding "poors" or " brown" children.


I don't blame people for wanting to choice out for "A"... Especially for Randolph, Carlin Spring, Barcroft, or Drew.

[Anonymous]

To all the people calling out "racists" - did it EVER occur to ANYONE that many of the people who do NOT want to send their kids to Barcorft, Randolph or Carlin Springs are themselves minorities? Do you realize how many educated upper middle class Latino families there are in south arlington? Most do their best to send their kids to Claremont, but not all get in or want to go to that school. Their kids are BROWN, but they are not from poor families and do not want their kids to be weighed down by the impact poverty and language barriers has on schools any more than a white person. They are past that, moved on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have two questions for those of you who were involved with the 2012/13 Discovery boundaries and the Jan. 2015 boundary refinements. (Our kid was a preschooler during these years, so I wasn't aware the discussions were happening.) I went back through the More Seats website and pulled the Jan. 2015 boundary refinement presentation. It looks like the Tuckhoe planning unit in question is 1608 (93 kids) and it was originally slated to move to Nottingham with 1607 (56 kids), but from what I understand the Nottingham parents pushed back and that is why 1608 went to McKinley instead (pushing McK over capacity, even with the addition). First, 1607 and 1608 appear to touch Discovery's boundaries if you look at the map, yet it seems the discussion was between moving to Nottingham or moving to McKinley. Why was there no discussion at the time about moving these units to Discovery? Second, If you look at projected vs. real enrollment for the 2015/16 school year, it appears that Nottingham came in 44 kids UNDER projection this September, while McKinley came in 16 kids OVER projection this September. So since the boundaries haven't actually moved yet, why can't 1608 still move to Nottingham? Or at the very least, split the planning unit in half and send fewer kids to McK. The planning unit boundaries seem a bit arbitrary anyway, yet APS seems to treat them like they are locked in stone. (Also, why didn't APS do any outreach to the civic associations to let those of us with babies and toddlers at the time know these discussions were happening?)

You should send these comments to the school board. The assistant Superintendent likes to tell you that it is too late to make a change. However, the school board can make things happen even when the staff don't want to be bothered.

[Anonymous]

answer to the a/b question.

It was a lot closer to b but at this point if I posted the quote, I'd likely out myself...although another person heard it too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:answer to the a/b question.

It was a lot closer to b but at this point if I posted the quote, I'd likely out myself...although another person heard it too.

along the lines of the current overtly racist anti-Key posts on MONA?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:answer to the a/b question.

It was a lot closer to b but at this point if I posted the quote, I'd likely out myself...although another person heard it too.

along the lines of the current overtly racist anti-Key posts on MONA?

Please share here with us plebes in SArl since we can't gain access to your exclusive mommy club.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To all the people calling out "racists" - did it EVER occur to ANYONE that many of the people who do NOT want to send their kids to Barcorft, Randolph or Carlin Springs are themselves minorities? Do you realize how many educated upper middle class Latino families there are in south arlington? Most do their best to send their kids to Claremont, but not all get in or want to go to that school. Their kids are BROWN, but they are not from poor families and do not want their kids to be weighed down by the impact poverty and language barriers has on schools any more than a white person. They are past that, moved on.

Sure. I've also absolutely met people in AH who aren't happy about how concentrated the schools have become. Keep in mind, they were not part of the immigrant communities. They had moved into small apartments in Arlington in order to prioritize their child's education. They were miffed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:answer to the a/b question.

It was a lot closer to b but at this point if I posted the quote, I'd likely out myself...although another person heard it too.

along the lines of the current overtly racist anti-Key posts on MONA?

Please share here with us plebes in SArl since we can't gain access to your exclusive mommy club.

Don't you be worrying about MONA.

We got us SALA (south Arlington liberation army)
Instead of luluemon and uggs we wear target/kohl's and whatev's was in the clearance aisle at dsw.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:answer to the a/b question.

It was a lot closer to b but at this point if I posted the quote, I'd likely out myself...although another person heard it too.

along the lines of the current overtly racist anti-Key posts on MONA?

Please share here with us plebes in SArl since we can't gain access to your exclusive mommy club.

It was just one mom and she did not appreciate the backlash for her comments.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:answer to the a/b question.

It was a lot closer to b but at this point if I posted the quote, I'd likely out myself...although another person heard it too.

along the lines of the current overtly racist anti-Key posts on MONA?

Please share here with us plebes in SArl since we can't gain access to your exclusive mommy club.

Don't you be worrying about MONA.

We got us SALA (south Arlington liberation army)
Instead of luluemon and uggs we wear target/kohl's and whatev's was in the clearance aisle at dsw.

Omg please start this group. First meeting either at Bob & Edith's or the sewage treatment plant on S. Glebe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:answer to the a/b question.

It was a lot closer to b but at this point if I posted the quote, I'd likely out myself...although another person heard it too.

along the lines of the current overtly racist anti-Key posts on MONA?

Please share here with us plebes in SArl since we can't gain access to your exclusive mommy club.

It was just one mom and she did not appreciate the backlash for her comments.

Good to know there was backlash at least. I know plenty of moms down here that would dance an f'ing jig if their kids could go to Key.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:answer to the a/b question.

It was a lot closer to b but at this point if I posted the quote, I'd likely out myself...although another person heard it too.

along the lines of the current overtly racist anti-Key posts on MONA?

Please share here with us plebes in SArl since we can't gain access to your exclusive mommy club.

It was just one mom and she did not appreciate the backlash for her comments.

Good to know there was backlash at least. I know plenty of moms down here that would dance an f'ing jig if their kids could go to Key.

I agree- it was rather refreshing, actually.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:answer to the a/b question.

It was a lot closer to b but at this point if I posted the quote, I'd likely out myself...although another person heard it too.

along the lines of the current overtly racist anti-Key posts on MONA?

Please share here with us plebes in SArl since we can't gain access to your exclusive mommy club.

Don't you be worrying about MONA.

We got us SALA (south Arlington liberation army)
Instead of luluemon and uggs we wear target/kohl's and whatev's was in the clearance aisle at dsw.

I haven't seen a pair of Uggs on a North Arlingtonian sfh-dweller since, like, five years ago. Enjoy Columbia Pike!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:answer to the a/b question.

It was a lot closer to b but at this point if I posted the quote, I'd likely out myself...although another person heard it too.

along the lines of the current overtly racist anti-Key posts on MONA?

Please share here with us plebes in SArl since we can't gain access to your exclusive mommy club.

It was just one mom and she did not appreciate the backlash for her comments.

Good to know there was backlash at least. I know plenty of moms down here that would dance an f'ing jig if their kids could go to Key.

I agree- it was rather refreshing, actually.

Key seems like a nice, chill school.

[Anonymous]

SOUTH ARLINGTON LIBERATION ARMY!

Because the kids of south Arlington can literally go pound rocks.

https://www.arlnow.com/2016/04/12/parents-calling-for-improvements-to-rocky-yard-at-elementary-school/

Viva SALA!