Powerful Letter to the Arlington County School Board about Diversity

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

It was published with minor edits as a petition on a public web site. Try to keep up.

Are you this tiresome in real life?

I think we know the answer to that, yes?

It looks as though the open letter went up around 5 pm on December 7. On December 8, ArlNow included it in its Morning Notes, where it generated a lot of discussion, and around 10 pm on the 8th, the petition went up. To me, that's not grandstanding. That's someone following up on the interest his opinion piece generated.

Or a publicity hound trying to ride a PC wave for a week.

And why isn't he volunteering to go to Wakefield if he's so worried about it not having enough white kids?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

It was published with minor edits as a petition on a public web site. Try to keep up.

Are you this tiresome in real life?

I think we know the answer to that, yes?

It looks as though the open letter went up around 5 pm on December 7. On December 8, ArlNow included it in its Morning Notes, where it generated a lot of discussion, and around 10 pm on the 8th, the petition went up. To me, that's not grandstanding. That's someone following up on the interest his opinion piece generated.

Or a publicity hound trying to ride a PC wave for a week.

And why isn't he volunteering to go to Wakefield if he's so worried about it not having enough white kids?

you don't like being called out for being a bigot, do you?

[Anonymous]

When someone thinks bashing a teenager will make the world a better place, I know I have found someone to avoid.

And it's not the teenager.

Shame on you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

It was published with minor edits as a petition on a public web site. Try to keep up.

Are you this tiresome in real life?

I think we know the answer to that, yes?

It looks as though the open letter went up around 5 pm on December 7. On December 8, ArlNow included it in its Morning Notes, where it generated a lot of discussion, and around 10 pm on the 8th, the petition went up. To me, that's not grandstanding. That's someone following up on the interest his opinion piece generated.

Or a publicity hound trying to ride a PC wave for a week.

And why isn't he volunteering to go to Wakefield if he's so worried about it not having enough white kids?


Seriously shut up with that nonsense. There is some idiot over at Arlnow that thinks that's some genius retort too. We need a meaningful shift of demographics. It seems obvious that there are a couple of poster that are terrified Yorktown might get another 5% disadvantaged kids sent over there. Well boo hoo! You all vote democratic, time to be part of this vibrant community you so cherish.
This isn't a PC wave, it's the new Arlington. There's a middle class migration to south Arlington. Get used to it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Or, you know, it was really outside of the scope of this boundary adjustment and the fuller discussion will happen when there's a fourth high school.

Right, because the populations can shift suddenly and dramatically so there's no point in worrying about FRL stats at all right now, but we can absolutely count on fixing the problem that is not a problem at some point in the future, based on projections and plans based on nothing, and we can be confident because everything has gone so well up 'til now.

Except, this demand for busing is a minority viewpoint in the county (no pun intended). There's not exactly a groundswell of support for it. And, again, this was a boundary ADJUSTMENT, not a comprehensive redo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Or, you know, it was really outside of the scope of this boundary adjustment and the fuller discussion will happen when there's a fourth high school.

Right, because the populations can shift suddenly and dramatically so there's no point in worrying about FRL stats at all right now, but we can absolutely count on fixing the problem that is not a problem at some point in the future, based on projections and plans based on nothing, and we can be confident because everything has gone so well up 'til now.

Except, this demand for busing is a minority viewpoint in the county (no pun intended). There's not exactly a groundswell of support for it. And, again, this was a boundary ADJUSTMENT, not a comprehensive redo.

Exactly.

And many of the people climbing on board this silly bandwagon would likely stop in their tracks once they realize that the demographic alignment they are pretending is needed likely would need to start in elementary school, and not just when it was time to head off to Wakefield.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Or, you know, it was really outside of the scope of this boundary adjustment and the fuller discussion will happen when there's a fourth high school.

Right, because the populations can shift suddenly and dramatically so there's no point in worrying about FRL stats at all right now, but we can absolutely count on fixing the problem that is not a problem at some point in the future, based on projections and plans based on nothing, and we can be confident because everything has gone so well up 'til now.

Except, this demand for busing is a minority viewpoint in the county (no pun intended). There's not exactly a groundswell of support for it. And, again, this was a boundary ADJUSTMENT, not a comprehensive redo.

Exactly.

And many of the people climbing on board this silly bandwagon would likely stop in their tracks once they realize that the demographic alignment they are pretending is needed likely would need to start in elementary school, and not just when it was time to head off to Wakefield.

Speak for yourself. My south Arlington neighbors are ready for a complete overhaul. This isn't working for us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Or, you know, it was really outside of the scope of this boundary adjustment and the fuller discussion will happen when there's a fourth high school.

Right, because the populations can shift suddenly and dramatically so there's no point in worrying about FRL stats at all right now, but we can absolutely count on fixing the problem that is not a problem at some point in the future, based on projections and plans based on nothing, and we can be confident because everything has gone so well up 'til now.

Except, this demand for busing is a minority viewpoint in the county (no pun intended). There's not exactly a groundswell of support for it. And, again, this was a boundary ADJUSTMENT, not a comprehensive redo.

Exactly.

And many of the people climbing on board this silly bandwagon would likely stop in their tracks once they realize that the demographic alignment they are pretending is needed likely would need to start in elementary school, and not just when it was time to head off to Wakefield.

Speak for yourself. My south Arlington neighbors are ready for a complete overhaul. This isn't working for us.

Shorter you: You convinced yourself to buy into South Arlington, probably even thought the diversity would be cool! I bet you felt pretty smug, paying $200,000 less than those racists in North Arlington. And, then, you came face to face with reality when your kid entered schools. And so now, since things didn't really gentrify as you hoped, and diversity isn't really all it's cracked up to be, you want North Arlington to pay for your mistake.

Right?

Look, when you bought in South Arlington, things were exactly the same as they are now. You don't get to buy into that and then demand a change because you got smacked over the head with reality.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Or, you know, it was really outside of the scope of this boundary adjustment and the fuller discussion will happen when there's a fourth high school.

Right, because the populations can shift suddenly and dramatically so there's no point in worrying about FRL stats at all right now, but we can absolutely count on fixing the problem that is not a problem at some point in the future, based on projections and plans based on nothing, and we can be confident because everything has gone so well up 'til now.

Except, this demand for busing is a minority viewpoint in the county (no pun intended). There's not exactly a groundswell of support for it. And, again, this was a boundary ADJUSTMENT, not a comprehensive redo.

Exactly.

And many of the people climbing on board this silly bandwagon would likely stop in their tracks once they realize that the demographic alignment they are pretending is needed likely would need to start in elementary school, and not just when it was time to head off to Wakefield.

Speak for yourself. My south Arlington neighbors are ready for a complete overhaul. This isn't working for us.

Shorter you: You convinced yourself to buy into South Arlington, probably even thought the diversity would be cool! I bet you felt pretty smug, paying $200,000 less than those racists in North Arlington. And, then, you came face to face with reality when your kid entered schools. And so now, since things didn't really gentrify as you hoped, and diversity isn't really all it's cracked up to be, you want North Arlington to pay for your mistake.

Right?

Look, when you bought in South Arlington, things were exactly the same as they are now. You don't get to buy into that and then demand a change because you got smacked over the head with reality.

Pretty much nope to all of that. Also, a majority poor school isn't diverse. You are so woefully uninformed and off base, I can't be bothered. Go back to telling Matthew Herrity he can't write and should transfer to Wakefield. That's a hoot!

[Anonymous]

There are also multiple posters calling for a complete overhaul. Posters like me, a North Arlington resident who is capable of seeing that we need a systematic solution to a systemic problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are also multiple posters calling for a complete overhaul. Posters like me, a North Arlington resident who is capable of seeing that we need a systematic solution to a systemic problem.

Your arms must hurt from patting yourself on the back so hard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Or, you know, it was really outside of the scope of this boundary adjustment and the fuller discussion will happen when there's a fourth high school.

Right, because the populations can shift suddenly and dramatically so there's no point in worrying about FRL stats at all right now, but we can absolutely count on fixing the problem that is not a problem at some point in the future, based on projections and plans based on nothing, and we can be confident because everything has gone so well up 'til now.

Except, this demand for busing is a minority viewpoint in the county (no pun intended). There's not exactly a groundswell of support for it. And, again, this was a boundary ADJUSTMENT, not a comprehensive redo.

Exactly.

And many of the people climbing on board this silly bandwagon would likely stop in their tracks once they realize that the demographic alignment they are pretending is needed likely would need to start in elementary school, and not just when it was time to head off to Wakefield.

Speak for yourself. My south Arlington neighbors are ready for a complete overhaul. This isn't working for us.

Shorter you: You convinced yourself to buy into South Arlington, probably even thought the diversity would be cool! I bet you felt pretty smug, paying $200,000 less than those racists in North Arlington. And, then, you came face to face with reality when your kid entered schools. And so now, since things didn't really gentrify as you hoped, and diversity isn't really all it's cracked up to be, you want North Arlington to pay for your mistake.

Right?

Look, when you bought in South Arlington, things were exactly the same as they are now. You don't get to buy into that and then demand a change because you got smacked over the head with reality.

NP here. Of course you can advocate for change (I'm not sure any of us can demand anything.) South Arlington parents are absolutely entitled to work hard to improve the quality of their schools, and this includes lobbying the School Board. This is how communities improve their schools, and it is happening now in South Arlington. Parents in South Arlington are no less entitled to lobby the School Board than their neighbors in North Arlington (who have the process down to a fine art). They do not give up that right just because they buy a house south of Route 50.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Or, you know, it was really outside of the scope of this boundary adjustment and the fuller discussion will happen when there's a fourth high school.

Right, because the populations can shift suddenly and dramatically so there's no point in worrying about FRL stats at all right now, but we can absolutely count on fixing the problem that is not a problem at some point in the future, based on projections and plans based on nothing, and we can be confident because everything has gone so well up 'til now.

Except, this demand for busing is a minority viewpoint in the county (no pun intended). There's not exactly a groundswell of support for it. And, again, this was a boundary ADJUSTMENT, not a comprehensive redo.

Exactly.

And many of the people climbing on board this silly bandwagon would likely stop in their tracks once they realize that the demographic alignment they are pretending is needed likely would need to start in elementary school, and not just when it was time to head off to Wakefield.

Speak for yourself. My south Arlington neighbors are ready for a complete overhaul. This isn't working for us.

Shorter you: You convinced yourself to buy into South Arlington, probably even thought the diversity would be cool! I bet you felt pretty smug, paying $200,000 less than those racists in North Arlington. And, then, you came face to face with reality when your kid entered schools. And so now, since things didn't really gentrify as you hoped, and diversity isn't really all it's cracked up to be, you want North Arlington to pay for your mistake.

Right?

Look, when you bought in South Arlington, things were exactly the same as they are now. You don't get to buy into that and then demand a change because you got smacked over the head with reality.

NP here. Of course you can advocate for change (I'm not sure any of us can demand anything.) South Arlington parents are absolutely entitled to work hard to improve the quality of their schools, and this includes lobbying the School Board. This is how communities improve their schools, and it is happening now in South Arlington. Parents in South Arlington are no less entitled to lobby the School Board than their neighbors in North Arlington (who have the process down to a fine art). They do not give up that right just because they buy a house south of Route 50.

You do know that the student-initiated petition includes a series of "demands," none of which are any skin off the back of current W-L students and several of which are essentially calls for a redistribution of wealth from North to South Arlington families through future middle and high school boundary changes.

[Anonymous]

Many WL grads are realizing they will not be able to afford a home in their parent's neighborhoods. They are wise to seek improvements to the part of the county they will likely reside.

[Anonymous]

Shouldn't HUD be contacted about N Arlington? That is, before the new administration.