Powerful Letter to the Arlington County School Board about Diversity

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Oh jeez. Malicious? Really? You find it malicious to have affordable housing above Lee highway? I think people would be very happy to live there.

Yeah, because most of the people who are insisting on it are doing so because they see it as a burden around them. Basically, when the cry NIMBY, three fingers point back at themselves. Only they knew perfectly well what they were buying into in the first place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live in 22207, and the benefit of putting affordable housing along Lee Highway would be that it would diversity pretty much every school boundary around it, since Lee Highway runs through areas feeding into Taylor, Glebe, McKinley, Discovery, Nottingham and probably Jamestown. The other schools located in North Arlington (Longbranch, Barrett, Ashlawn, ATS) are already reasonably diverse. Plus Lee Highway is served by a few buslines, which means that families with one car or no cars can get around almost as easily as if they were near Metrorail.

Not Jamestown. It doesn't touch Lee Highway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Oh jeez. Malicious? Really? You find it malicious to have affordable housing above Lee highway? I think people would be very happy to live there.

Yeah, because most of the people who are insisting on it are doing so because they see it as a burden around them. Basically, when the cry NIMBY, three fingers point back at themselves. Only they knew perfectly well what they were buying into in the first place.

Nope. Plenty of homeowners didn't sign up for all of the recent housing that has been piled onto the west Pike. Time to spread the vibrancy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Oh jeez. Malicious? Really? You find it malicious to have affordable housing above Lee highway? I think people would be very happy to live there.

Yeah, because most of the people who are insisting on it are doing so because they see it as a burden around them. Basically, when the cry NIMBY, three fingers point back at themselves. Only they knew perfectly well what they were buying into in the first place.

So tell me what is is you think a house in North Arlington bought you, other than a house in North Arlington?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Oh jeez. Malicious? Really? You find it malicious to have affordable housing above Lee highway? I think people would be very happy to live there.

Yeah, because most of the people who are insisting on it are doing so because they see it as a burden around them. Basically, when the cry NIMBY, three fingers point back at themselves. Only they knew perfectly well what they were buying into in the first place.

So tell me what is is you think a house in North Arlington bought you, other than a house in North Arlington?

It bought me:

-- Larger lot than in much of Arlington. Bigger houses, too.
-- Relative quiet. There's less congestion up here past the WGCC
-- Schools with a history of high performance.
-- Privacy. There's not even a bus line on my street. It's bliss.
-- Great commute across the Chain Bridge.

I knew buying in that there wasn't a lot of high-density housing nor was there likely to be. This was plain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Oh jeez. Malicious? Really? You find it malicious to have affordable housing above Lee highway? I think people would be very happy to live there.

Yeah, because most of the people who are insisting on it are doing so because they see it as a burden around them. Basically, when the cry NIMBY, three fingers point back at themselves. Only they knew perfectly well what they were buying into in the first place.

So tell me what is is you think a house in North Arlington bought you, other than a house in North Arlington?

It bought me:

-- Larger lot than in much of Arlington. Bigger houses, too.
-- Relative quiet. There's less congestion up here past the WGCC
-- Schools with a history of high performance.
-- Privacy. There's not even a bus line on my street. It's bliss.
-- Great commute across the Chain Bridge.

I knew buying in that there wasn't a lot of high-density housing nor was there likely to be. This was plain.

And if more growth is forecasted for Arlington, why do you have the right to push it all to the southern portion of Arlington? Shouldn't everyone receive their fair share of growth?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Oh jeez. Malicious? Really? You find it malicious to have affordable housing above Lee highway? I think people would be very happy to live there.

Yeah, because most of the people who are insisting on it are doing so because they see it as a burden around them. Basically, when the cry NIMBY, three fingers point back at themselves. Only they knew perfectly well what they were buying into in the first place.

So tell me what is is you think a house in North Arlington bought you, other than a house in North Arlington?

It bought me:

-- Larger lot than in much of Arlington. Bigger houses, too.
-- Relative quiet. There's less congestion up here past the WGCC
-- Schools with a history of high performance.
-- Privacy. There's not even a bus line on my street. It's bliss.
-- Great commute across the Chain Bridge.

I knew buying in that there wasn't a lot of high-density housing nor was there likely to be. This was plain.

Yes- a life without buslines and brown people. Bliss indeed.

[Anonymous]

Matthew was on the news this afternoon!
Great job.
If you haven't taken the time to sign the petition, please do so. We've got some great momentum going.
Let's keep it up!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Matthew was on the news this afternoon!
Great job.
If you haven't taken the time to sign the petition, please do so. We've got some great momentum going.
Let's keep it up!

Or, if you object to diversity, do come to meetings and say that publicly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Matthew was on the news this afternoon!
Great job.
If you haven't taken the time to sign the petition, please do so. We've got some great momentum going.
Let's keep it up!

Or, if you object to diversity, do come to meetings and say that publicly.

What have you done to promote diversity besides post to anonymous chat boards?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Matthew was on the news this afternoon!
Great job.
If you haven't taken the time to sign the petition, please do so. We've got some great momentum going.
Let's keep it up!

Or, if you object to diversity, do come to meetings and say that publicly.

What have you done to promote diversity besides post to anonymous chat boards?

Dp- I've written both the school board and county board. My children attend south Arlington schools. I have a truly diverse group of friends. My children have a truly diverse group of friends. This board is anonymous, but I am happily living in the light. I feel proud to be public with my views. We live our ideals.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Matthew was on the news this afternoon!
Great job.
If you haven't taken the time to sign the petition, please do so. We've got some great momentum going.
Let's keep it up!

Or, if you object to diversity, do come to meetings and say that publicly.

False dichotomy. You are not against diversity if you don't want to lose the right to send your kids to neighborhood schools or see them bused to another part of the county when they should be able to attend a school closer to home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Matthew was on the news this afternoon!
Great job.
If you haven't taken the time to sign the petition, please do so. We've got some great momentum going.
Let's keep it up!

Or, if you object to diversity, do come to meetings and say that publicly.

False dichotomy. You are not against diversity if you don't want to lose the right to send your kids to neighborhood schools or see them bused to another part of the county when they should be able to attend a school closer to home.

Sorry. We are a tiny county. You didn't get a school promised to you when you signed the deed to your house. The only thing that should be happening is equal quality and opportunities for all APS students.
They need to draw lines vertically. It's the only way to get a mix.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Matthew was on the news this afternoon!
Great job.
If you haven't taken the time to sign the petition, please do so. We've got some great momentum going.
Let's keep it up!

Or, if you object to diversity, do come to meetings and say that publicly.

False dichotomy. You are not against diversity if you don't want to lose the right to send your kids to neighborhood schools or see them bused to another part of the county when they should be able to attend a school closer to home.

Sorry. We are a tiny county. You didn't get a school promised to you when you signed the deed to your house. The only thing that should be happening is equal quality and opportunities for all APS students.
They need to draw lines vertically. It's the only way to get a mix.

They can do that once they build a high school that's actually in the eastern part of the county. Until then, put a lid on it.

[Anonymous]

They need to draw lines vertically. It's the only way to get a mix.

Trying to understand, as I am a Fairfax resident. Are you saying that the lines need to be drawn for the express purpose of diversity over convenience? In other words, that kids should not go to the closest schools?