Please SOUND OFF if you think FCPS is in decline!

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Anonymous wrote:Many parents don’t want maintstreaming
But mainstreaming is cheaper for the system.

Some parents are in denial and think their kids belong in the regular classroom. Especially, those whose kids are disruptive.

+1

Yes! This! And those parents will try to pin it on anyone. It is so obvious, I feel bad for their child, really. The school admin are not stupid, those parents may wish they were.

Let's be clear about this thread.

FCPS is a s**t show.

They need to redraw boundaries to "spread the wealth".

They are not transparent regarding indiscretions, and negligence.

They treat those that are not LD and AAP like animals.

WHO can we vote for to change this???

You’re out of luck. No one will run on such a platform, which is self-pitying to a fault. That’s not the mindset in the county, or at least among those who vote in School Board elections.

That PP. Crazy. Let's look at redrawing boundaries to spread the wealth. That destroys property values - homes in Dranesville currently slated for Langley are moved to Herndon, for instance, would see a substantial hit in property values, which in turn leads to lower tax assessments, which in turn leads to less money for the County. And think of the optics: Fairfax County decides they want to be a sanctuary county and then hurts their citizens - legal immigrants and Americans - by redistricting to meet their utopian goals.

Transparency should be expected. If a kid is sexually assaulted, for instance, I would expect there to be notification, starting with all the kids in that school. Hiding the sexual molestation tells the molester it's ok and the one molested that no one cares. I was molested outside the schools as a kid and the reason I was able to deal with it is because the person I told did something on my behalf.

I've never seen those that aren't LD and AAP treated like animals and would like some examples. I admit that they are the 'forgotten' though.

You need to vote in more people who believe in individual rights and that all people are created equal. One also has to understand that money is a finite commodity and if the Feds are threatening to withhold funds to push some sort of agenda, that needs to be stated outright to the public by the school board.

Herndon is in Dranesville just like Langley.

When the neighborhoods in western Great Falls are moved back to Herndon, any negative impact on homes in those neighborhoods should be accompanied by a positive impact on the values of other homes in the Herndon district.

If county residents felt that FCPS was engaged in a wholesale revision of boundaries to produce schools with comparable ESOL/FARMS rates, that would have an overall negative effect, because people would perceive that the general assumption that their kids get to attend a school near their homes no longer applies in Fairfax County. However, people would not perceive a shift in the Langley boundaries that way, because the neighborhoods that will move back to Herndon within the next decade are closer to Herndon (and South Lakes) than Langley.

You have NO idea what the problem with your statements are? You are using one set of people to not only fix the issues with another, but have no problem taking wealth from one person to give to another. The city of Herndon decided they were going to become a sanctuary city. The county of Fairfax, similar. Now the city of Herndon is seeing poverty, gang violence, and the decline of their community and want to take the hard-earned wealth of others to solve their problems.

You underestimate that people will not 'perceive a shift' that way, because you are literally stealing from them.

First - the Langley boundaries are ridiculous. No way people at the Loudoun border should be attending that school.

Second - nobody every promised boundaries would not change.

Third - boundary changes go both ways. Lee HS has only had wealthier students removed via boundary changes - making it poorer. How does that work out for the property values of those left behind? By your logic wealth was taken from those people while those moved to West Springfield were given wealth.

Last - perhaps this will wake up this blue county into seeing that you can't continuously import poverty and not eventually see consequences (and not just isolated in Herndon, Springfield, and the Route 1 corridor). Stop electing democrats at all levels of government if you want any of this to change. Imported poverty is the cause of the rise in FCPS F/R lunch rates - that is just a simple fact. Hilary Clinton won Fairfax County with over 64% of the vote. It is a blue county and it is getting what it voted for. Not saying you vote that way, but a good percentage of your neighbors do.

This.

[Anonymous]

What is the % fraction of FARMs/ high poverty students who illegal immigrants versus poor whites (who presumably are not illegal immigrants) versus "legal" / citizen non-whites?

It seems that the whole "import illegals" ==> worse FCPS argument centers around this % breakdown of how important illegal immigration is to the incidence of poverty in FCPS school populations.

[Anonymous]

I don't think people realize that most ESOL students were born in the U.S. which makes them U.S. citizens. Whether their parents are here illegally is a moot point. There is an increase in these students because Hispanics tend to have more children. They are here to stay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think people realize that most ESOL students were born in the U.S. which makes them U.S. citizens. Whether their parents are here illegally is a moot point. There is an increase in these students because Hispanics tend to have more children. They are here to stay.

Have you spoken with any high school ESOL teachers? Don't think so. And, check out the increase in kids since September.

I think you need to recheck your stats. The times are changing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think people realize that most ESOL students were born in the U.S. which makes them U.S. citizens. Whether their parents are here illegally is a moot point. There is an increase in these students because Hispanics tend to have more children. They are here to stay.

Have you spoken with any high school ESOL teachers? Don't think so. And, check out the increase in kids since September.

I think you need to recheck your stats. The times are changing.

Right. I read there are at least 70 different languages spoken by FCPS students (or more). That has to be very challenging for the teachers.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think people realize that most ESOL students were born in the U.S. which makes them U.S. citizens. Whether their parents are here illegally is a moot point. There is an increase in these students because Hispanics tend to have more children. They are here to stay.

Have you spoken with any high school ESOL teachers? Don't think so. And, check out the increase in kids since September.

I think you need to recheck your stats. The times are changing.

Right. I read there are at least 70 different languages spoken by FCPS students (or more). That has to be very challenging for the teachers.

I'm sure it is, but it's something like 80 percent Spanish at home, at least in Arlington. Besides Amharic everything else is just a percentage point or two, a handful of speakers. Regardless of ones politics, immigration from Latin America is the main cause for the increase in ESL and FRL rates in Northern Virginia.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a product of FCPS AND I taught there for over 30 years.
Things have definitely changed - some for the better, some for worse.

There are some really damn good teachers in FCPS. They know how to reach their students, they are expert at their fields, and they have great ways of engaging students. They are being asked to do a boat load of work compared to 20-30 years ago. And, they generally don't complain.

The student body is way more diverse. Many teachers struggle with this, since the span of ability in a single class is huge. You have students who cannot speak English sitting next to students who read 3 levels above grade level. That presents huge challenges. Colleges try to prepare future teachers for these challenges, but in reality, it is almost an impossible task.

The focus on SOLs at many schools has removed some of the creativity from teaching. Teachers who used to find ways to connect learning between subjects don't do that much anymore, mostly because of time.

I could go on and on and on. I was a very good teacher. I was recognized for being one. I could never be a new teacher in Fairfax today.

This is a problem. They should complain.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Our School Board is a great example of the problem. Look where their focus is. It's not on education.

People have to cross party lines. Most of the Democrats on the School Board are left-wing nut jobs and horrible stewards of public resources. The Republicans on the Board may be more conservative than the typical county resident, but at least they are focused on education and fiscal responsibility.

Why in the world do you even have Democrats and Republicans on school boards. School boards should not have anything to do with party affiliation

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most if not all of the problems cited on this thread (by educators) apply to most public school systems. To imply its only a problem in FCPS is foolish.

This is true. I'm in a different Virginia school system and can relate to every one of these complaints.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many parents don’t want maintstreaming
But mainstreaming is cheaper for the system.

Some parents are in denial and think their kids belong in the regular classroom. Especially, those whose kids are disruptive.

+1

Yes! This! And those parents will try to pin it on anyone. It is so obvious, I feel bad for their child, really. The school admin are not stupid, those parents may wish they were.

Let's be clear about this thread.

FCPS is a s**t show.

They need to redraw boundaries to "spread the wealth".

They are not transparent regarding indiscretions, and negligence.

They treat those that are not LD and AAP like animals.

WHO can we vote for to change this???

You’re out of luck. No one will run on such a platform, which is self-pitying to a fault. That’s not the mindset in the county, or at least among those who vote in School Board elections.

That PP. Crazy. Let's look at redrawing boundaries to spread the wealth. That destroys property values - homes in Dranesville currently slated for Langley are moved to Herndon, for instance, would see a substantial hit in property values, which in turn leads to lower tax assessments, which in turn leads to less money for the County. And think of the optics: Fairfax County decides they want to be a sanctuary county and then hurts their citizens - legal immigrants and Americans - by redistricting to meet their utopian goals.

Transparency should be expected. If a kid is sexually assaulted, for instance, I would expect there to be notification, starting with all the kids in that school. Hiding the sexual molestation tells the molester it's ok and the one molested that no one cares. I was molested outside the schools as a kid and the reason I was able to deal with it is because the person I told did something on my behalf.

I've never seen those that aren't LD and AAP treated like animals and would like some examples. I admit that they are the 'forgotten' though.

You need to vote in more people who believe in individual rights and that all people are created equal. One also has to understand that money is a finite commodity and if the Feds are threatening to withhold funds to push some sort of agenda, that needs to be stated outright to the public by the school board.

Herndon is in Dranesville just like Langley.

When the neighborhoods in western Great Falls are moved back to Herndon, any negative impact on homes in those neighborhoods should be accompanied by a positive impact on the values of other homes in the Herndon district.

If county residents felt that FCPS was engaged in a wholesale revision of boundaries to produce schools with comparable ESOL/FARMS rates, that would have an overall negative effect, because people would perceive that the general assumption that their kids get to attend a school near their homes no longer applies in Fairfax County. However, people would not perceive a shift in the Langley boundaries that way, because the neighborhoods that will move back to Herndon within the next decade are closer to Herndon (and South Lakes) than Langley.

You have NO idea what the problem with your statements are? You are using one set of people to not only fix the issues with another, but have no problem taking wealth from one person to give to another. The city of Herndon decided they were going to become a sanctuary city. The county of Fairfax, similar. Now the city of Herndon is seeing poverty, gang violence, and the decline of their community and want to take the hard-earned wealth of others to solve their problems.

You underestimate that people will not 'perceive a shift' that way, because you are literally stealing from them.

First - the Langley boundaries are ridiculous. No way people at the Loudoun border should be attending that school.

Second - nobody every promised boundaries would not change.

Third - boundary changes go both ways. Lee HS has only had wealthier students removed via boundary changes - making it poorer. How does that work out for the property values of those left behind? By your logic wealth was taken from those people while those moved to West Springfield were given wealth.

Last - perhaps this will wake up this blue county into seeing that you can't continuously import poverty and not eventually see consequences (and not just isolated in Herndon, Springfield, and the Route 1 corridor). Stop electing democrats at all levels of government if you want any of this to change. Imported poverty is the cause of the rise in FCPS F/R lunch rates - that is just a simple fact. Hilary Clinton won Fairfax County with over 64% of the vote. It is a blue county and it is getting what it voted for. Not saying you vote that way, but a good percentage of your neighbors do.

Truth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many parents don’t want maintstreaming
But mainstreaming is cheaper for the system.

Some parents are in denial and think their kids belong in the regular classroom. Especially, those whose kids are disruptive.

+1

Yes! This! And those parents will try to pin it on anyone. It is so obvious, I feel bad for their child, really. The school admin are not stupid, those parents may wish they were.

Let's be clear about this thread.

FCPS is a s**t show.

They need to redraw boundaries to "spread the wealth".

They are not transparent regarding indiscretions, and negligence.

They treat those that are not LD and AAP like animals.

WHO can we vote for to change this???

You’re out of luck. No one will run on such a platform, which is self-pitying to a fault. That’s not the mindset in the county, or at least among those who vote in School Board elections.

That PP. Crazy. Let's look at redrawing boundaries to spread the wealth. That destroys property values - homes in Dranesville currently slated for Langley are moved to Herndon, for instance, would see a substantial hit in property values, which in turn leads to lower tax assessments, which in turn leads to less money for the County. And think of the optics: Fairfax County decides they want to be a sanctuary county and then hurts their citizens - legal immigrants and Americans - by redistricting to meet their utopian goals.

Transparency should be expected. If a kid is sexually assaulted, for instance, I would expect there to be notification, starting with all the kids in that school. Hiding the sexual molestation tells the molester it's ok and the one molested that no one cares. I was molested outside the schools as a kid and the reason I was able to deal with it is because the person I told did something on my behalf.

I've never seen those that aren't LD and AAP treated like animals and would like some examples. I admit that they are the 'forgotten' though.

You need to vote in more people who believe in individual rights and that all people are created equal. One also has to understand that money is a finite commodity and if the Feds are threatening to withhold funds to push some sort of agenda, that needs to be stated outright to the public by the school board.

Herndon is in Dranesville just like Langley.

When the neighborhoods in western Great Falls are moved back to Herndon, any negative impact on homes in those neighborhoods should be accompanied by a positive impact on the values of other homes in the Herndon district.

If county residents felt that FCPS was engaged in a wholesale revision of boundaries to produce schools with comparable ESOL/FARMS rates, that would have an overall negative effect, because people would perceive that the general assumption that their kids get to attend a school near their homes no longer applies in Fairfax County. However, people would not perceive a shift in the Langley boundaries that way, because the neighborhoods that will move back to Herndon within the next decade are closer to Herndon (and South Lakes) than Langley.

You have NO idea what the problem with your statements are? You are using one set of people to not only fix the issues with another, but have no problem taking wealth from one person to give to another. The city of Herndon decided they were going to become a sanctuary city. The county of Fairfax, similar. Now the city of Herndon is seeing poverty, gang violence, and the decline of their community and want to take the hard-earned wealth of others to solve their problems.

You underestimate that people will not 'perceive a shift' that way, because you are literally stealing from them.

First - the Langley boundaries are ridiculous. No way people at the Loudoun border should be attending that school.

Second - nobody every promised boundaries would not change.

Third - boundary changes go both ways. Lee HS has only had wealthier students removed via boundary changes - making it poorer. How does that work out for the property values of those left behind? By your logic wealth was taken from those people while those moved to West Springfield were given wealth.

Last - perhaps this will wake up this blue county into seeing that you can't continuously import poverty and not eventually see consequences (and not just isolated in Herndon, Springfield, and the Route 1 corridor). Stop electing democrats at all levels of government if you want any of this to change. Imported poverty is the cause of the rise in FCPS F/R lunch rates - that is just a simple fact. Hilary Clinton won Fairfax County with over 64% of the vote. It is a blue county and it is getting what it voted for. Not saying you vote that way, but a good percentage of your neighbors do.

Truth.

Those who have a GF zip code should indeed be zoned for Langley. It's under-enrolled and McLean is over-enrolled. The solution is to redistrict students closer to Langley than McLean, into Langley. That will essentially be a net positive. The school board specifically has said that they are re-zoning for socioeconomic reasons, meaning that Langley is 'too rich' and Herndon is 'too poor'. So pulling people with GF zip codes into Herndon is a social experiment, end of. The town of Herndon and the County of Fairfax already experimented by making themselves defacto sanctuary cities, and now they want to fix that by punishing individuals who are better off financially.

Furthermore, their push to diversify TJ because it's 70% Asian is also ridiculous. It seems the school board in Fairfax County is more interested in social justice than hard work.

[Anonymous]

Never mind the fact that there are poor African American individuals in Fairfax County that would benefit from all the funding being thrown at illegal immigrants.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think people realize that most ESOL students were born in the U.S. which makes them U.S. citizens. Whether their parents are here illegally is a moot point. There is an increase in these students because Hispanics tend to have more children. They are here to stay.

Have you spoken with any high school ESOL teachers? Don't think so. And, check out the increase in kids since September.

I think you need to recheck your stats. The times are changing.

Right. I read there are at least 70 different languages spoken by FCPS students (or more). That has to be very challenging for the teachers.

The older new students are from outside the U.S. but the little ones were born in this country. ESOL teacher here in the area and I know. I teach appr. 75 students and nearly all of the ones under age 8 were born here. The older ones are 50/50 and we have no way of knowing if they are illegal unless they share how they got here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many parents don’t want maintstreaming
But mainstreaming is cheaper for the system.

Some parents are in denial and think their kids belong in the regular classroom. Especially, those whose kids are disruptive.

+1

Yes! This! And those parents will try to pin it on anyone. It is so obvious, I feel bad for their child, really. The school admin are not stupid, those parents may wish they were.

Let's be clear about this thread.

FCPS is a s**t show.

They need to redraw boundaries to "spread the wealth".

They are not transparent regarding indiscretions, and negligence.

They treat those that are not LD and AAP like animals.

WHO can we vote for to change this???

You’re out of luck. No one will run on such a platform, which is self-pitying to a fault. That’s not the mindset in the county, or at least among those who vote in School Board elections.

That PP. Crazy. Let's look at redrawing boundaries to spread the wealth. That destroys property values - homes in Dranesville currently slated for Langley are moved to Herndon, for instance, would see a substantial hit in property values, which in turn leads to lower tax assessments, which in turn leads to less money for the County. And think of the optics: Fairfax County decides they want to be a sanctuary county and then hurts their citizens - legal immigrants and Americans - by redistricting to meet their utopian goals.

Transparency should be expected. If a kid is sexually assaulted, for instance, I would expect there to be notification, starting with all the kids in that school. Hiding the sexual molestation tells the molester it's ok and the one molested that no one cares. I was molested outside the schools as a kid and the reason I was able to deal with it is because the person I told did something on my behalf.

I've never seen those that aren't LD and AAP treated like animals and would like some examples. I admit that they are the 'forgotten' though.

You need to vote in more people who believe in individual rights and that all people are created equal. One also has to understand that money is a finite commodity and if the Feds are threatening to withhold funds to push some sort of agenda, that needs to be stated outright to the public by the school board.

Herndon is in Dranesville just like Langley.

When the neighborhoods in western Great Falls are moved back to Herndon, any negative impact on homes in those neighborhoods should be accompanied by a positive impact on the values of other homes in the Herndon district.

If county residents felt that FCPS was engaged in a wholesale revision of boundaries to produce schools with comparable ESOL/FARMS rates, that would have an overall negative effect, because people would perceive that the general assumption that their kids get to attend a school near their homes no longer applies in Fairfax County. However, people would not perceive a shift in the Langley boundaries that way, because the neighborhoods that will move back to Herndon within the next decade are closer to Herndon (and South Lakes) than Langley.

You have NO idea what the problem with your statements are? You are using one set of people to not only fix the issues with another, but have no problem taking wealth from one person to give to another. The city of Herndon decided they were going to become a sanctuary city. The county of Fairfax, similar. Now the city of Herndon is seeing poverty, gang violence, and the decline of their community and want to take the hard-earned wealth of others to solve their problems.

You underestimate that people will not 'perceive a shift' that way, because you are literally stealing from them.

First - the Langley boundaries are ridiculous. No way people at the Loudoun border should be attending that school.

Second - nobody every promised boundaries would not change.

Third - boundary changes go both ways. Lee HS has only had wealthier students removed via boundary changes - making it poorer. How does that work out for the property values of those left behind? By your logic wealth was taken from those people while those moved to West Springfield were given wealth.

Last - perhaps this will wake up this blue county into seeing that you can't continuously import poverty and not eventually see consequences (and not just isolated in Herndon, Springfield, and the Route 1 corridor). Stop electing democrats at all levels of government if you want any of this to change. Imported poverty is the cause of the rise in FCPS F/R lunch rates - that is just a simple fact. Hilary Clinton won Fairfax County with over 64% of the vote. It is a blue county and it is getting what it voted for. Not saying you vote that way, but a good percentage of your neighbors do.

Truth.

Those who have a GF zip code should indeed be zoned for Langley. It's under-enrolled and McLean is over-enrolled. The solution is to redistrict students closer to Langley than McLean, into Langley. That will essentially be a net positive. The school board specifically has said that they are re-zoning for socioeconomic reasons, meaning that Langley is 'too rich' and Herndon is 'too poor'. So pulling people with GF zip codes into Herndon is a social experiment, end of. The town of Herndon and the County of Fairfax already experimented by making themselves defacto sanctuary cities, and now they want to fix that by punishing individuals who are better off financially.

Furthermore, their push to diversify TJ because it's 70% Asian is also ridiculous. It seems the school board in Fairfax County is more interested in social justice than hard work.

This will not happen. Apartments zoned for McLean and Marshall will be moved to Langley neighborhoods n the early 2020s. Then, in the late 2020s or early 2030s, when the new western high school is opened, part of Herndon will move to the new school and western Great Falls will move from Langley to Herndon. And most of the people moved to Herndon will complain about it, just like you, and then get over it.

But thanks for demonstrating that there are, indeed, some Langley parents who moan about “sanctuary cities” and will do everything they can to keep Langley as economically segregated as possible for as long as possible. We always knew this didn’t happen by accident.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many parents don’t want maintstreaming
But mainstreaming is cheaper for the system.

Some parents are in denial and think their kids belong in the regular classroom. Especially, those whose kids are disruptive.

+1

Yes! This! And those parents will try to pin it on anyone. It is so obvious, I feel bad for their child, really. The school admin are not stupid, those parents may wish they were.

Let's be clear about this thread.

FCPS is a s**t show.

They need to redraw boundaries to "spread the wealth".

They are not transparent regarding indiscretions, and negligence.

They treat those that are not LD and AAP like animals.

WHO can we vote for to change this???

You’re out of luck. No one will run on such a platform, which is self-pitying to a fault. That’s not the mindset in the county, or at least among those who vote in School Board elections.

That PP. Crazy. Let's look at redrawing boundaries to spread the wealth. That destroys property values - homes in Dranesville currently slated for Langley are moved to Herndon, for instance, would see a substantial hit in property values, which in turn leads to lower tax assessments, which in turn leads to less money for the County. And think of the optics: Fairfax County decides they want to be a sanctuary county and then hurts their citizens - legal immigrants and Americans - by redistricting to meet their utopian goals.

Transparency should be expected. If a kid is sexually assaulted, for instance, I would expect there to be notification, starting with all the kids in that school. Hiding the sexual molestation tells the molester it's ok and the one molested that no one cares. I was molested outside the schools as a kid and the reason I was able to deal with it is because the person I told did something on my behalf.

I've never seen those that aren't LD and AAP treated like animals and would like some examples. I admit that they are the 'forgotten' though.

You need to vote in more people who believe in individual rights and that all people are created equal. One also has to understand that money is a finite commodity and if the Feds are threatening to withhold funds to push some sort of agenda, that needs to be stated outright to the public by the school board.

Herndon is in Dranesville just like Langley.

When the neighborhoods in western Great Falls are moved back to Herndon, any negative impact on homes in those neighborhoods should be accompanied by a positive impact on the values of other homes in the Herndon district.

If county residents felt that FCPS was engaged in a wholesale revision of boundaries to produce schools with comparable ESOL/FARMS rates, that would have an overall negative effect, because people would perceive that the general assumption that their kids get to attend a school near their homes no longer applies in Fairfax County. However, people would not perceive a shift in the Langley boundaries that way, because the neighborhoods that will move back to Herndon within the next decade are closer to Herndon (and South Lakes) than Langley.

You have NO idea what the problem with your statements are? You are using one set of people to not only fix the issues with another, but have no problem taking wealth from one person to give to another. The city of Herndon decided they were going to become a sanctuary city. The county of Fairfax, similar. Now the city of Herndon is seeing poverty, gang violence, and the decline of their community and want to take the hard-earned wealth of others to solve their problems.

You underestimate that people will not 'perceive a shift' that way, because you are literally stealing from them.

First - the Langley boundaries are ridiculous. No way people at the Loudoun border should be attending that school.

Second - nobody every promised boundaries would not change.

Third - boundary changes go both ways. Lee HS has only had wealthier students removed via boundary changes - making it poorer. How does that work out for the property values of those left behind? By your logic wealth was taken from those people while those moved to West Springfield were given wealth.

Last - perhaps this will wake up this blue county into seeing that you can't continuously import poverty and not eventually see consequences (and not just isolated in Herndon, Springfield, and the Route 1 corridor). Stop electing democrats at all levels of government if you want any of this to change. Imported poverty is the cause of the rise in FCPS F/R lunch rates - that is just a simple fact. Hilary Clinton won Fairfax County with over 64% of the vote. It is a blue county and it is getting what it voted for. Not saying you vote that way, but a good percentage of your neighbors do.

Truth.

Those who have a GF zip code should indeed be zoned for Langley. It's under-enrolled and McLean is over-enrolled. The solution is to redistrict students closer to Langley than McLean, into Langley. That will essentially be a net positive. The school board specifically has said that they are re-zoning for socioeconomic reasons, meaning that Langley is 'too rich' and Herndon is 'too poor'. So pulling people with GF zip codes into Herndon is a social experiment, end of. The town of Herndon and the County of Fairfax already experimented by making themselves defacto sanctuary cities, and now they want to fix that by punishing individuals who are better off financially.

Furthermore, their push to diversify TJ because it's 70% Asian is also ridiculous. It seems the school board in Fairfax County is more interested in social justice than hard work.

This will not happen. Apartments zoned for McLean and Marshall will be moved to Langley neighborhoods n the early 2020s. Then, in the late 2020s or early 2030s, when the new western high school is opened, part of Herndon will move to the new school and western Great Falls will move from Langley to Herndon. And most of the people moved to Herndon will complain about it, just like you, and then get over it.

But thanks for demonstrating that there are, indeed, some Langley parents who moan about “sanctuary cities” and will do everything they can to keep Langley as economically segregated as possible for as long as possible. We always knew this didn’t happen by accident.

I wish they would hurry up and build the new western hs. My kids are 11 and 6 and it sounds like it won't happen for them.