FCPS Boundary Review - New Maps

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Anonymous wrote:Sangster Split Feeder Family here -

Most of Sangster is closer to LB. We are about 100 houses that are in the WSHS district (in terms of voting representations, neighborhood communities etc.)

The homes physically closest to Sangster are also closest to WSHS.

We have been petitioning to stay a split feeder and continue going to WSHS for several reasons, but one main issue is for our voting representation. We will be voting for WS seats/reps because of our location, but our students will be attending a school where we do not get to vote for issues.

LBSS is a great school and most of Sangster is physically closer, but for our small neighborhood we are closer to WS and do not mind being split.

Most of WSHS zone does not get to vote for their school board rep, due to board of supervisors gerrymandering Pat Herrity's Springfield district a couple year's ago in an attempt to drive him out.

Not voting for the Springfield Rep is not a legitimate argument for Sangster families as the only WSHS neighborhoods that fully vote for the Springfield rep are Hunt Valley and Orange Hunt.

Most of Cardinal Forest and all of Keene Mill vote for the Braddock district rep.

All of West Springfield Elementary and part of Rolling Valley vote for the Franconia district rep.

Most of Rolling Valley votes for the Springfield rep, but not all of it.

Irving now sits in the Braddock district.

Half of Saratoga (zoned for Lewis) votes for the Springfield rep instead of the Franconia rep.

All of this was gerrymandered by Supervisor Chair McKay at the 11th hour at the last redistricting, in spite of many objections from West Springfield families and Springfield Supervisor Pat Herrity. Nearly all of the redistricting in Fairfax County targeted dividing West Springfield into peacemeal voting districts, even the neighborhoods walkable to Pat Herrity's office on Rolling Rd and in spite of 22152 having the least population shift (least growth and least loss) in the entire county.

Voting for the Springfield rep instead of the Braddock rep just is not a valid argument against eliminating the Sangster split feeder and sending the entire school to Lake Braddock.

Redistricting happens. Sounds like you republicans need to move on and stop whining. That part of Herrity’s district shifts every time the county redistricts because of fluctuations between Springfield, Braddock, Mount Vernon, and Providence.

It’s not some vast left wing conspiracy.

Ladies and gentlemen, the Fairfax County School Board!

You already probably know this, but at this point the base of the Democratic Party is the professional class. When the Democrats propose using their kids to equitize schools, they end up significantly cannibalizing their base. And, before you continue your drivel about only republicans being against redistricting, I voted for Walkinshaw by mail because I can’t stomach what is happening to our country, but it sure as hell was a lot more difficult decision than it should’ve been - all because ignorant folks like you pretend that it’s just the republicans who want their kids to have good schools.

I won’t be voting for any Dem at the state level, unless the school board comes to its senses PDQ and shelves this entire disaster of a review. I wish that weren’t the case, but the ballot box is the only thing the school board seems to care about.

I’m not sure why you think the school board would respond to you voting R statewide. Youngkin won and the school board remained all democratic and I think by larger margins. Please don’t take your ire at the school board out on the statewide offices! If you can’t stomach what is happening in our country, you know we cannot afford to have a R governor doing everything Trump wants them to. Youngkin has already sat idly by while Trump destroys Virginia’s economy and do you want a DeSantis type who will remove public health measures? Let’s try to get some moderates running for school board next time and maybe we can have a better school board than this one. The statewide offices have nothing to do with the school board’s boundary review.

Many local residents fear being zoned to schools because of the large population of non English speakers. That is a direct result of a Federal government that was failing to enforce immigration law. And Spanberger wants to stop cooperating with ICE. So the various levels of government do matter.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sangster Split Feeder Family here -

Most of Sangster is closer to LB. We are about 100 houses that are in the WSHS district (in terms of voting representations, neighborhood communities etc.)

The homes physically closest to Sangster are also closest to WSHS.

We have been petitioning to stay a split feeder and continue going to WSHS for several reasons, but one main issue is for our voting representation. We will be voting for WS seats/reps because of our location, but our students will be attending a school where we do not get to vote for issues.

LBSS is a great school and most of Sangster is physically closer, but for our small neighborhood we are closer to WS and do not mind being split.

Most of WSHS zone does not get to vote for their school board rep, due to board of supervisors gerrymandering Pat Herrity's Springfield district a couple year's ago in an attempt to drive him out.

Not voting for the Springfield Rep is not a legitimate argument for Sangster families as the only WSHS neighborhoods that fully vote for the Springfield rep are Hunt Valley and Orange Hunt.

Most of Cardinal Forest and all of Keene Mill vote for the Braddock district rep.

All of West Springfield Elementary and part of Rolling Valley vote for the Franconia district rep.

Most of Rolling Valley votes for the Springfield rep, but not all of it.

Irving now sits in the Braddock district.

Half of Saratoga (zoned for Lewis) votes for the Springfield rep instead of the Franconia rep.

All of this was gerrymandered by Supervisor Chair McKay at the 11th hour at the last redistricting, in spite of many objections from West Springfield families and Springfield Supervisor Pat Herrity. Nearly all of the redistricting in Fairfax County targeted dividing West Springfield into peacemeal voting districts, even the neighborhoods walkable to Pat Herrity's office on Rolling Rd and in spite of 22152 having the least population shift (least growth and least loss) in the entire county.

Voting for the Springfield rep instead of the Braddock rep just is not a valid argument against eliminating the Sangster split feeder and sending the entire school to Lake Braddock.

Redistricting happens. Sounds like you republicans need to move on and stop whining. That part of Herrity’s district shifts every time the county redistricts because of fluctuations between Springfield, Braddock, Mount Vernon, and Providence.

It’s not some vast left wing conspiracy.

Ladies and gentlemen, the Fairfax County School Board!

You already probably know this, but at this point the base of the Democratic Party is the professional class. When the Democrats propose using their kids to equitize schools, they end up significantly cannibalizing their base. And, before you continue your drivel about only republicans being against redistricting, I voted for Walkinshaw by mail because I can’t stomach what is happening to our country, but it sure as hell was a lot more difficult decision than it should’ve been - all because ignorant folks like you pretend that it’s just the republicans who want their kids to have good schools.

I won’t be voting for any Dem at the state level, unless the school board comes to its senses PDQ and shelves this entire disaster of a review. I wish that weren’t the case, but the ballot box is the only thing the school board seems to care about.

I’m not sure why you think the school board would respond to you voting R statewide. Youngkin won and the school board remained all democratic and I think by larger margins. Please don’t take your ire at the school board out on the statewide offices! If you can’t stomach what is happening in our country, you know we cannot afford to have a R governor doing everything Trump wants them to. Youngkin has already sat idly by while Trump destroys Virginia’s economy and do you want a DeSantis type who will remove public health measures? Let’s try to get some moderates running for school board next time and maybe we can have a better school board than this one. The statewide offices have nothing to do with the school board’s boundary review.

Many local residents fear being zoned to schools because of the large population of non English speakers. That is a direct result of a Federal government that was failing to enforce immigration law. And Spanberger wants to stop cooperating with ICE. So the various levels of government do matter.

Do you hear yourself? "Fear being zoned to schools because of non English speakers" what are you scared of exactly? That your precious snow flake isn't as special as you thought and they need extra help and you think others are taking that away from them? That your child will be exposed to another culture?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sangster Split Feeder Family here -

Most of Sangster is closer to LB. We are about 100 houses that are in the WSHS district (in terms of voting representations, neighborhood communities etc.)

The homes physically closest to Sangster are also closest to WSHS.

We have been petitioning to stay a split feeder and continue going to WSHS for several reasons, but one main issue is for our voting representation. We will be voting for WS seats/reps because of our location, but our students will be attending a school where we do not get to vote for issues.

LBSS is a great school and most of Sangster is physically closer, but for our small neighborhood we are closer to WS and do not mind being split.

Most of WSHS zone does not get to vote for their school board rep, due to board of supervisors gerrymandering Pat Herrity's Springfield district a couple year's ago in an attempt to drive him out.

Not voting for the Springfield Rep is not a legitimate argument for Sangster families as the only WSHS neighborhoods that fully vote for the Springfield rep are Hunt Valley and Orange Hunt.

Most of Cardinal Forest and all of Keene Mill vote for the Braddock district rep.

All of West Springfield Elementary and part of Rolling Valley vote for the Franconia district rep.

Most of Rolling Valley votes for the Springfield rep, but not all of it.

Irving now sits in the Braddock district.

Half of Saratoga (zoned for Lewis) votes for the Springfield rep instead of the Franconia rep.

All of this was gerrymandered by Supervisor Chair McKay at the 11th hour at the last redistricting, in spite of many objections from West Springfield families and Springfield Supervisor Pat Herrity. Nearly all of the redistricting in Fairfax County targeted dividing West Springfield into peacemeal voting districts, even the neighborhoods walkable to Pat Herrity's office on Rolling Rd and in spite of 22152 having the least population shift (least growth and least loss) in the entire county.

Voting for the Springfield rep instead of the Braddock rep just is not a valid argument against eliminating the Sangster split feeder and sending the entire school to Lake Braddock.

Redistricting happens. Sounds like you republicans need to move on and stop whining. That part of Herrity’s district shifts every time the county redistricts because of fluctuations between Springfield, Braddock, Mount Vernon, and Providence.

It’s not some vast left wing conspiracy.

Ladies and gentlemen, the Fairfax County School Board!

You already probably know this, but at this point the base of the Democratic Party is the professional class. When the Democrats propose using their kids to equitize schools, they end up significantly cannibalizing their base. And, before you continue your drivel about only republicans being against redistricting, I voted for Walkinshaw by mail because I can’t stomach what is happening to our country, but it sure as hell was a lot more difficult decision than it should’ve been - all because ignorant folks like you pretend that it’s just the republicans who want their kids to have good schools.

I won’t be voting for any Dem at the state level, unless the school board comes to its senses PDQ and shelves this entire disaster of a review. I wish that weren’t the case, but the ballot box is the only thing the school board seems to care about.

I’m not sure why you think the school board would respond to you voting R statewide. Youngkin won and the school board remained all democratic and I think by larger margins. Please don’t take your ire at the school board out on the statewide offices! If you can’t stomach what is happening in our country, you know we cannot afford to have a R governor doing everything Trump wants them to. Youngkin has already sat idly by while Trump destroys Virginia’s economy and do you want a DeSantis type who will remove public health measures? Let’s try to get some moderates running for school board next time and maybe we can have a better school board than this one. The statewide offices have nothing to do with the school board’s boundary review.

Many local residents fear being zoned to schools because of the large population of non English speakers. That is a direct result of a Federal government that was failing to enforce immigration law. And Spanberger wants to stop cooperating with ICE. So the various levels of government do matter.

Do you have a link to polling data backing up this absurdly dumb claim? If not then kindly zip it and stop spreading false information.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sangster Split Feeder Family here -

Most of Sangster is closer to LB. We are about 100 houses that are in the WSHS district (in terms of voting representations, neighborhood communities etc.)

The homes physically closest to Sangster are also closest to WSHS.

We have been petitioning to stay a split feeder and continue going to WSHS for several reasons, but one main issue is for our voting representation. We will be voting for WS seats/reps because of our location, but our students will be attending a school where we do not get to vote for issues.

LBSS is a great school and most of Sangster is physically closer, but for our small neighborhood we are closer to WS and do not mind being split.

Most of WSHS zone does not get to vote for their school board rep, due to board of supervisors gerrymandering Pat Herrity's Springfield district a couple year's ago in an attempt to drive him out.

Not voting for the Springfield Rep is not a legitimate argument for Sangster families as the only WSHS neighborhoods that fully vote for the Springfield rep are Hunt Valley and Orange Hunt.

Most of Cardinal Forest and all of Keene Mill vote for the Braddock district rep.

All of West Springfield Elementary and part of Rolling Valley vote for the Franconia district rep.

Most of Rolling Valley votes for the Springfield rep, but not all of it.

Irving now sits in the Braddock district.

Half of Saratoga (zoned for Lewis) votes for the Springfield rep instead of the Franconia rep.

All of this was gerrymandered by Supervisor Chair McKay at the 11th hour at the last redistricting, in spite of many objections from West Springfield families and Springfield Supervisor Pat Herrity. Nearly all of the redistricting in Fairfax County targeted dividing West Springfield into peacemeal voting districts, even the neighborhoods walkable to Pat Herrity's office on Rolling Rd and in spite of 22152 having the least population shift (least growth and least loss) in the entire county.

Voting for the Springfield rep instead of the Braddock rep just is not a valid argument against eliminating the Sangster split feeder and sending the entire school to Lake Braddock.

Redistricting happens. Sounds like you republicans need to move on and stop whining. That part of Herrity’s district shifts every time the county redistricts because of fluctuations between Springfield, Braddock, Mount Vernon, and Providence.

It’s not some vast left wing conspiracy.

Ladies and gentlemen, the Fairfax County School Board!

You already probably know this, but at this point the base of the Democratic Party is the professional class. When the Democrats propose using their kids to equitize schools, they end up significantly cannibalizing their base. And, before you continue your drivel about only republicans being against redistricting, I voted for Walkinshaw by mail because I can’t stomach what is happening to our country, but it sure as hell was a lot more difficult decision than it should’ve been - all because ignorant folks like you pretend that it’s just the republicans who want their kids to have good schools.

I won’t be voting for any Dem at the state level, unless the school board comes to its senses PDQ and shelves this entire disaster of a review. I wish that weren’t the case, but the ballot box is the only thing the school board seems to care about.

I’m not sure why you think the school board would respond to you voting R statewide. Youngkin won and the school board remained all democratic and I think by larger margins. Please don’t take your ire at the school board out on the statewide offices! If you can’t stomach what is happening in our country, you know we cannot afford to have a R governor doing everything Trump wants them to. Youngkin has already sat idly by while Trump destroys Virginia’s economy and do you want a DeSantis type who will remove public health measures? Let’s try to get some moderates running for school board next time and maybe we can have a better school board than this one. The statewide offices have nothing to do with the school board’s boundary review.

Many local residents fear being zoned to schools because of the large population of non English speakers. That is a direct result of a Federal government that was failing to enforce immigration law. And Spanberger wants to stop cooperating with ICE. So the various levels of government do matter.

This poster should’ve said DP. I think the ICE operation, tearing parents away from their crying kids, masked agents shoving innocent bystanders in the streets with impunity, etc., is un-American, hence my vote for walkinshaw.

The separate issue is that the school board is directly screwing over 8,000+ kids, by their own count, with a totally unnecessary, unwanted, uninformed, incomprehensible, boundary change led by Sniveling Sandy Anderson.

I just really loathe each side right now, but for obviously different reasons. One for destroying our country, the other for going after my kids. Dems should really admit defeat with the boundary study, because the hill only gets steeper from here once they get to the point where they can’t claim that “no decisions have been made.” That’s when the pressure will really dial-up.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sangster Split Feeder Family here -

Most of Sangster is closer to LB. We are about 100 houses that are in the WSHS district (in terms of voting representations, neighborhood communities etc.)

The homes physically closest to Sangster are also closest to WSHS.

We have been petitioning to stay a split feeder and continue going to WSHS for several reasons, but one main issue is for our voting representation. We will be voting for WS seats/reps because of our location, but our students will be attending a school where we do not get to vote for issues.

LBSS is a great school and most of Sangster is physically closer, but for our small neighborhood we are closer to WS and do not mind being split.

Most of WSHS zone does not get to vote for their school board rep, due to board of supervisors gerrymandering Pat Herrity's Springfield district a couple year's ago in an attempt to drive him out.

Not voting for the Springfield Rep is not a legitimate argument for Sangster families as the only WSHS neighborhoods that fully vote for the Springfield rep are Hunt Valley and Orange Hunt.

Most of Cardinal Forest and all of Keene Mill vote for the Braddock district rep.

All of West Springfield Elementary and part of Rolling Valley vote for the Franconia district rep.

Most of Rolling Valley votes for the Springfield rep, but not all of it.

Irving now sits in the Braddock district.

Half of Saratoga (zoned for Lewis) votes for the Springfield rep instead of the Franconia rep.

All of this was gerrymandered by Supervisor Chair McKay at the 11th hour at the last redistricting, in spite of many objections from West Springfield families and Springfield Supervisor Pat Herrity. Nearly all of the redistricting in Fairfax County targeted dividing West Springfield into peacemeal voting districts, even the neighborhoods walkable to Pat Herrity's office on Rolling Rd and in spite of 22152 having the least population shift (least growth and least loss) in the entire county.

Voting for the Springfield rep instead of the Braddock rep just is not a valid argument against eliminating the Sangster split feeder and sending the entire school to Lake Braddock.

Redistricting happens. Sounds like you republicans need to move on and stop whining. That part of Herrity’s district shifts every time the county redistricts because of fluctuations between Springfield, Braddock, Mount Vernon, and Providence.

It’s not some vast left wing conspiracy.

Ladies and gentlemen, the Fairfax County School Board!

You already probably know this, but at this point the base of the Democratic Party is the professional class. When the Democrats propose using their kids to equitize schools, they end up significantly cannibalizing their base. And, before you continue your drivel about only republicans being against redistricting, I voted for Walkinshaw by mail because I can’t stomach what is happening to our country, but it sure as hell was a lot more difficult decision than it should’ve been - all because ignorant folks like you pretend that it’s just the republicans who want their kids to have good schools.

I won’t be voting for any Dem at the state level, unless the school board comes to its senses PDQ and shelves this entire disaster of a review. I wish that weren’t the case, but the ballot box is the only thing the school board seems to care about.

Take a deep breath. Breathe. Calm down.

Redistricting for political districts. Not redistricting for school boundaries.

The person was whining about poor old Herrity allegedly being “gerrymandered” out of his seat. Even though he easily won re election. No one is commenting on school boundaries here.

When the Chaiman Jeff McKay and the Fairfax Board of Supervisors gerrymandered 22152 in an attempt to gerrymander Herrity out of office, they also disenfranchised 50% of the families that send children to West Springfield high school and 70% of the families that send children to Irving middle school, by also gerrymandering aware our right to vote for the school board representative that represents our high school and middle school.

Do you know anything about local politics in Farfax County?

Our school board representation and voting districts are aligned to our Board of Supervisors voting district. They are one and the same.

Jeff McKay took away our right to vote for the school board rep that represented our high school and middle school. This is an accurate and non partisan fact.

If you knew anything about local voting districts, you would have been unable to write what you did.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sangster Split Feeder Family here -

Most of Sangster is closer to LB. We are about 100 houses that are in the WSHS district (in terms of voting representations, neighborhood communities etc.)

The homes physically closest to Sangster are also closest to WSHS.

We have been petitioning to stay a split feeder and continue going to WSHS for several reasons, but one main issue is for our voting representation. We will be voting for WS seats/reps because of our location, but our students will be attending a school where we do not get to vote for issues.

LBSS is a great school and most of Sangster is physically closer, but for our small neighborhood we are closer to WS and do not mind being split.

Most of WSHS zone does not get to vote for their school board rep, due to board of supervisors gerrymandering Pat Herrity's Springfield district a couple year's ago in an attempt to drive him out.

Not voting for the Springfield Rep is not a legitimate argument for Sangster families as the only WSHS neighborhoods that fully vote for the Springfield rep are Hunt Valley and Orange Hunt.

Most of Cardinal Forest and all of Keene Mill vote for the Braddock district rep.

All of West Springfield Elementary and part of Rolling Valley vote for the Franconia district rep.

Most of Rolling Valley votes for the Springfield rep, but not all of it.

Irving now sits in the Braddock district.

Half of Saratoga (zoned for Lewis) votes for the Springfield rep instead of the Franconia rep.

All of this was gerrymandered by Supervisor Chair McKay at the 11th hour at the last redistricting, in spite of many objections from West Springfield families and Springfield Supervisor Pat Herrity. Nearly all of the redistricting in Fairfax County targeted dividing West Springfield into peacemeal voting districts, even the neighborhoods walkable to Pat Herrity's office on Rolling Rd and in spite of 22152 having the least population shift (least growth and least loss) in the entire county.

Voting for the Springfield rep instead of the Braddock rep just is not a valid argument against eliminating the Sangster split feeder and sending the entire school to Lake Braddock.

Redistricting happens. Sounds like you republicans need to move on and stop whining. That part of Herrity’s district shifts every time the county redistricts because of fluctuations between Springfield, Braddock, Mount Vernon, and Providence.

It’s not some vast left wing conspiracy.

Ladies and gentlemen, the Fairfax County School Board!

You already probably know this, but at this point the base of the Democratic Party is the professional class. When the Democrats propose using their kids to equitize schools, they end up significantly cannibalizing their base. And, before you continue your drivel about only republicans being against redistricting, I voted for Walkinshaw by mail because I can’t stomach what is happening to our country, but it sure as hell was a lot more difficult decision than it should’ve been - all because ignorant folks like you pretend that it’s just the republicans who want their kids to have good schools.

I won’t be voting for any Dem at the state level, unless the school board comes to its senses PDQ and shelves this entire disaster of a review. I wish that weren’t the case, but the ballot box is the only thing the school board seems to care about.

I’m not sure why you think the school board would respond to you voting R statewide. Youngkin won and the school board remained all democratic and I think by larger margins. Please don’t take your ire at the school board out on the statewide offices! If you can’t stomach what is happening in our country, you know we cannot afford to have a R governor doing everything Trump wants them to. Youngkin has already sat idly by while Trump destroys Virginia’s economy and do you want a DeSantis type who will remove public health measures? Let’s try to get some moderates running for school board next time and maybe we can have a better school board than this one. The statewide offices have nothing to do with the school board’s boundary review.

Many local residents fear being zoned to schools because of the large population of non English speakers. That is a direct result of a Federal government that was failing to enforce immigration law. And Spanberger wants to stop cooperating with ICE. So the various levels of government do matter.

Do you have a link to polling data backing up this absurdly dumb claim? If not then kindly zip it and stop spreading false information.

This forum is the evidence of fear of being zoned to schools with large non English speaking populations. How many negative comments have been made about Annandale, Justice, Herndon, Lewis, and Mt. Vernon. What has West Springfield parents freaking out? Burying your head in the sand doesn't make it untrue. I know it is uncomfortable for you all to admit.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sangster Split Feeder Family here -

Most of Sangster is closer to LB. We are about 100 houses that are in the WSHS district (in terms of voting representations, neighborhood communities etc.)

The homes physically closest to Sangster are also closest to WSHS.

We have been petitioning to stay a split feeder and continue going to WSHS for several reasons, but one main issue is for our voting representation. We will be voting for WS seats/reps because of our location, but our students will be attending a school where we do not get to vote for issues.

LBSS is a great school and most of Sangster is physically closer, but for our small neighborhood we are closer to WS and do not mind being split.

Most of WSHS zone does not get to vote for their school board rep, due to board of supervisors gerrymandering Pat Herrity's Springfield district a couple year's ago in an attempt to drive him out.

Not voting for the Springfield Rep is not a legitimate argument for Sangster families as the only WSHS neighborhoods that fully vote for the Springfield rep are Hunt Valley and Orange Hunt.

Most of Cardinal Forest and all of Keene Mill vote for the Braddock district rep.

All of West Springfield Elementary and part of Rolling Valley vote for the Franconia district rep.

Most of Rolling Valley votes for the Springfield rep, but not all of it.

Irving now sits in the Braddock district.

Half of Saratoga (zoned for Lewis) votes for the Springfield rep instead of the Franconia rep.

All of this was gerrymandered by Supervisor Chair McKay at the 11th hour at the last redistricting, in spite of many objections from West Springfield families and Springfield Supervisor Pat Herrity. Nearly all of the redistricting in Fairfax County targeted dividing West Springfield into peacemeal voting districts, even the neighborhoods walkable to Pat Herrity's office on Rolling Rd and in spite of 22152 having the least population shift (least growth and least loss) in the entire county.

Voting for the Springfield rep instead of the Braddock rep just is not a valid argument against eliminating the Sangster split feeder and sending the entire school to Lake Braddock.

Redistricting happens. Sounds like you republicans need to move on and stop whining. That part of Herrity’s district shifts every time the county redistricts because of fluctuations between Springfield, Braddock, Mount Vernon, and Providence.

It’s not some vast left wing conspiracy.

Ladies and gentlemen, the Fairfax County School Board!

You already probably know this, but at this point the base of the Democratic Party is the professional class. When the Democrats propose using their kids to equitize schools, they end up significantly cannibalizing their base. And, before you continue your drivel about only republicans being against redistricting, I voted for Walkinshaw by mail because I can’t stomach what is happening to our country, but it sure as hell was a lot more difficult decision than it should’ve been - all because ignorant folks like you pretend that it’s just the republicans who want their kids to have good schools.

I won’t be voting for any Dem at the state level, unless the school board comes to its senses PDQ and shelves this entire disaster of a review. I wish that weren’t the case, but the ballot box is the only thing the school board seems to care about.

I’m not sure why you think the school board would respond to you voting R statewide. Youngkin won and the school board remained all democratic and I think by larger margins. Please don’t take your ire at the school board out on the statewide offices! If you can’t stomach what is happening in our country, you know we cannot afford to have a R governor doing everything Trump wants them to. Youngkin has already sat idly by while Trump destroys Virginia’s economy and do you want a DeSantis type who will remove public health measures? Let’s try to get some moderates running for school board next time and maybe we can have a better school board than this one. The statewide offices have nothing to do with the school board’s boundary review.

Many local residents fear being zoned to schools because of the large population of non English speakers. That is a direct result of a Federal government that was failing to enforce immigration law. And Spanberger wants to stop cooperating with ICE. So the various levels of government do matter.

Do you have a link to polling data backing up this absurdly dumb claim? If not then kindly zip it and stop spreading false information.

This forum is the evidence of fear of being zoned to schools with large non English speaking populations. How many negative comments have been made about Annandale, Justice, Herndon, Lewis, and Mt. Vernon. What has West Springfield parents freaking out? Burying your head in the sand doesn't make it untrue. I know it is uncomfortable for you all to admit.

Parents want to be able to send their kids to school where they have a large enough peer group to offer a number of advanced classes and not have the course selection limited because of peer group size. They don’t want to be sending their kids to a school in a school situation. The high poverty, high ELL schools end up with two schools, the kids who are struggling academically and learning at or below grade level, and the kids in AP/IB. The AP/IB group is small, which makes course selection more challenging and prevents some options from being available.

It is easy to try and call people out for being “scared” or “racist” when what they want is a similar education to the kids at schools that are less impoverished.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sangster Split Feeder Family here -

Most of Sangster is closer to LB. We are about 100 houses that are in the WSHS district (in terms of voting representations, neighborhood communities etc.)

The homes physically closest to Sangster are also closest to WSHS.

We have been petitioning to stay a split feeder and continue going to WSHS for several reasons, but one main issue is for our voting representation. We will be voting for WS seats/reps because of our location, but our students will be attending a school where we do not get to vote for issues.

LBSS is a great school and most of Sangster is physically closer, but for our small neighborhood we are closer to WS and do not mind being split.

Most of WSHS zone does not get to vote for their school board rep, due to board of supervisors gerrymandering Pat Herrity's Springfield district a couple year's ago in an attempt to drive him out.

Not voting for the Springfield Rep is not a legitimate argument for Sangster families as the only WSHS neighborhoods that fully vote for the Springfield rep are Hunt Valley and Orange Hunt.

Most of Cardinal Forest and all of Keene Mill vote for the Braddock district rep.

All of West Springfield Elementary and part of Rolling Valley vote for the Franconia district rep.

Most of Rolling Valley votes for the Springfield rep, but not all of it.

Irving now sits in the Braddock district.

Half of Saratoga (zoned for Lewis) votes for the Springfield rep instead of the Franconia rep.

All of this was gerrymandered by Supervisor Chair McKay at the 11th hour at the last redistricting, in spite of many objections from West Springfield families and Springfield Supervisor Pat Herrity. Nearly all of the redistricting in Fairfax County targeted dividing West Springfield into peacemeal voting districts, even the neighborhoods walkable to Pat Herrity's office on Rolling Rd and in spite of 22152 having the least population shift (least growth and least loss) in the entire county.

Voting for the Springfield rep instead of the Braddock rep just is not a valid argument against eliminating the Sangster split feeder and sending the entire school to Lake Braddock.

Redistricting happens. Sounds like you republicans need to move on and stop whining. That part of Herrity’s district shifts every time the county redistricts because of fluctuations between Springfield, Braddock, Mount Vernon, and Providence.

It’s not some vast left wing conspiracy.

Ladies and gentlemen, the Fairfax County School Board!

You already probably know this, but at this point the base of the Democratic Party is the professional class. When the Democrats propose using their kids to equitize schools, they end up significantly cannibalizing their base. And, before you continue your drivel about only republicans being against redistricting, I voted for Walkinshaw by mail because I can’t stomach what is happening to our country, but it sure as hell was a lot more difficult decision than it should’ve been - all because ignorant folks like you pretend that it’s just the republicans who want their kids to have good schools.

I won’t be voting for any Dem at the state level, unless the school board comes to its senses PDQ and shelves this entire disaster of a review. I wish that weren’t the case, but the ballot box is the only thing the school board seems to care about.

I’m not sure why you think the school board would respond to you voting R statewide. Youngkin won and the school board remained all democratic and I think by larger margins. Please don’t take your ire at the school board out on the statewide offices! If you can’t stomach what is happening in our country, you know we cannot afford to have a R governor doing everything Trump wants them to. Youngkin has already sat idly by while Trump destroys Virginia’s economy and do you want a DeSantis type who will remove public health measures? Let’s try to get some moderates running for school board next time and maybe we can have a better school board than this one. The statewide offices have nothing to do with the school board’s boundary review.

Many local residents fear being zoned to schools because of the large population of non English speakers. That is a direct result of a Federal government that was failing to enforce immigration law. And Spanberger wants to stop cooperating with ICE. So the various levels of government do matter.

Do you have a link to polling data backing up this absurdly dumb claim? If not then kindly zip it and stop spreading false information.

This forum is the evidence of fear of being zoned to schools with large non English speaking populations. How many negative comments have been made about Annandale, Justice, Herndon, Lewis, and Mt. Vernon. What has West Springfield parents freaking out? Burying your head in the sand doesn't make it untrue. I know it is uncomfortable for you all to admit.

DP.

Families don’t want their kids moved to a different school pyramid in the name of your social justice experiment. I know it is uncomfortable for you to admit, especially since you’ve been claiming for years on this forum that anyone opposed to moving their kids is a racist. You are ignorant.

[Anonymous]

It would be easier to just create new boundaries across the county. Start as if no boundaries exist and see what they get , adjust to make the numbers make sense and present that.

[Anonymous]

Posters now confirming the fear aspect. Admitting that large ESL populations are the root cause of not wanting to attend certain schools. Makes schools less desirable and the education is not up to par. Well, that traces through all levels of government. It just so happens that the touch points for residents are the schools and their children.

[Anonymous]

I don’t know this part of the county very well but I found this interesting:
https://annandaletoday.com/aap-center-proposed-for-poe-middle-school/

Says they want to do it for the 26-27 school year in coordination with boundary changes.

[Anonymous]

Right, if fcps actually cared about academic equity, the exact same courses offered in
person at Langley would also be taught in person at Justice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It would be easier to just create new boundaries across the county. Start as if no boundaries exist and see what they get , adjust to make the numbers make sense and present that.

🤣 This process has been a disaster from the start, so let’s do something that disrupts ten times the number of students?

You aren’t a serious person.

[Anonymous]

From another thread (on contacting the School Board):

"Look, you and I are largely aligned ideologically, but I will never vote for a D in an FCPS SB election again. They hid their boundary review intentions during their campaigns, ignored their constituents to cram it through, and are hurrying the process to try to avoid blowback in 2027 (it won’t work).

As much as I don’t want all the things that you mention might come with an R on the school board, I’d rather those than having the school board look at my kid as their resource to paper over a poor performing school. All the R stuff I can discuss and contextualize with my kid. I can’t discuss away them having to leave their friends and have a significantly altered education because the school board felt the need to pick winners and losers based on zip code. "

This is the evidence of people fearing being zoned to the high ESL population schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From another thread (on contacting the School Board):

"Look, you and I are largely aligned ideologically, but I will never vote for a D in an FCPS SB election again. They hid their boundary review intentions during their campaigns, ignored their constituents to cram it through, and are hurrying the process to try to avoid blowback in 2027 (it won’t work).

As much as I don’t want all the things that you mention might come with an R on the school board, I’d rather those than having the school board look at my kid as their resource to paper over a poor performing school. All the R stuff I can discuss and contextualize with my kid. I can’t discuss away them having to leave their friends and have a significantly altered education because the school board felt the need to pick winners and losers based on zip code.

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This is the evidence of people fearing being zoned to the high ESL population schools.

I wrote that, and you are absolutely wrong. You want the county to engage in a grand social experiment using our kids as your lab rats.

It’s quite clear from the community feedback to date that you are in the minority when it comes to believing that kids should be moved to satisfy your quota.

But don’t take my word for it, look at the status of the Democratic brand in our country. You’re turning off a ton of moderates with your ill-informed posts.