FCPS comprehensive boundary review

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't understand these people that say "it's Fairfax County. Your kid will be fine." That's just not true.

The Whitman MS kid choked on the bus leaving him with visible red marks on his neck wasn’t fine 🤷‍♀️

Generally not interested in schools with gang issues either.

What schools have gang issues? Or is your assumption that if a school has a certain race, there must be gangs?

A general google news search will show the depths you’ll go to minimize gang activity at certain schools. Claim racism all you want, but that certainly ain’t going to solve the gang problem.

[Anonymous]

If there are gangs in the school news flash those kids live in your neighborhood. Your kid will be exposed so the same kids whether it's in school or not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If there are gangs in the school news flash those kids live in your neighborhood. Your kid will be exposed so the same kids whether it's in school or not.

What are you talking about? If kids from a higher SES area get rezoned to a school in a lower SES area, they will end up in a school environment that includes an element not present in their neighborhoods.

Also I love the PP who acts like all schools must be the same because there is a standard curriculum. How are some people here so clueless??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If there are gangs in the school news flash those kids live in your neighborhood. Your kid will be exposed so the same kids whether it's in school or not.

What are you talking about? If kids from a higher SES area get rezoned to a school in a lower SES area, they will end up in a school environment that includes an element not present in their neighborhoods.

Also I love the PP who acts like all schools must be the same because there is a standard curriculum. How are some people here so clueless??

You should look in a mirror of your calling anyone else clueless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If there are gangs in the school news flash those kids live in your neighborhood. Your kid will be exposed so the same kids whether it's in school or not.

What are you talking about? If kids from a higher SES area get rezoned to a school in a lower SES area, they will end up in a school environment that includes an element not present in their neighborhoods.

Also I love the PP who acts like all schools must be the same because there is a standard curriculum. How are some people here so clueless??

You should look in a mirror of your calling anyone else clueless.

Please refute what I said, with facts. Go ahead. I’m not too confident in your ability to come up with a coherent response based on your writing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If there are gangs in the school news flash those kids live in your neighborhood. Your kid will be exposed so the same kids whether it's in school or not.

What are you talking about? If kids from a higher SES area get rezoned to a school in a lower SES area, they will end up in a school environment that includes an element not present in their neighborhoods.

Also I love the PP who acts like all schools must be the same because there is a standard curriculum. How are some people here so clueless??

You should look in a mirror of your calling anyone else clueless.

Please refute what I said, with facts. Go ahead. I’m not too confident in your ability to come up with a coherent response based on your writing.

If you are rezoned with the intention of making more efficient boundaries your school is going to represent your neighborhood and the closest surrounding areas. If that scares you, your neighborhood should scare you. If lower test scores scare you, calm down your kid will still get the grades they are capable of.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If there are gangs in the school news flash those kids live in your neighborhood. Your kid will be exposed so the same kids whether it's in school or not.

What are you talking about? If kids from a higher SES area get rezoned to a school in a lower SES area, they will end up in a school environment that includes an element not present in their neighborhoods.

Also I love the PP who acts like all schools must be the same because there is a standard curriculum. How are some people here so clueless??

You should look in a mirror of your calling anyone else clueless.

Please refute what I said, with facts. Go ahead. I’m not too confident in your ability to come up with a coherent response based on your writing.

If you are rezoned with the intention of making more efficient boundaries your school is going to represent your neighborhood and the closest surrounding areas. If that scares you, your neighborhood should scare you. If lower test scores scare you, calm down your kid will still get the grades they are capable of.

This. I don't think there is any conversation about combining further away neighborhoods.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If there are gangs in the school news flash those kids live in your neighborhood. Your kid will be exposed so the same kids whether it's in school or not.

What are you talking about? If kids from a higher SES area get rezoned to a school in a lower SES area, they will end up in a school environment that includes an element not present in their neighborhoods.

Also I love the PP who acts like all schools must be the same because there is a standard curriculum. How are some people here so clueless??

You should look in a mirror of your calling anyone else clueless.

Please refute what I said, with facts. Go ahead. I’m not too confident in your ability to come up with a coherent response based on your writing.

If you are rezoned with the intention of making more efficient boundaries your school is going to represent your neighborhood and the closest surrounding areas. If that scares you, your neighborhood should scare you. If lower test scores scare you, calm down your kid will still get the grades they are capable of.

LOL that you believe this is the primary consideration for the rezoning. Have you been paying any attention at all? Reid wants everything to be the same across all schools. Zero chance they will prioritize efficiency over balancing demographics when the two end up at direct odds with one another (which they do in some cases). And for the love of God stop speaking so condescendingly toward other adults. It’s like you have learned nothing in the past month. Keep pushing away middle of the road people who are rightly raising concerns about their kids being part of some social engineering experiment. See where that gets you in the next governor’s election.

[Anonymous]

Dr. Reid sent out an email assuring everyone that no proposals have been floated or decisions made. Everyone can relax now. Nothing to see here.

[Anonymous]

Also, can anyone interpret this for me?
"During Friday’s meeting, it was clear that advisory committee members are taking their responsibility of representing their communities very seriously. They are passionate, curious, and dedicated to a process that is transparent, includes significant community participation and feedback, and always keeps students at the center of every decision."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also, can anyone interpret this for me?
"During Friday’s meeting, it was clear that advisory committee members are taking their responsibility of representing their communities very seriously. They are passionate, curious, and dedicated to a process that is transparent, includes significant community participation and feedback, and always keeps students at the center of every decision."

I think the last phrase is intended to be a middle finger at anyone suggesting they shouldn’t adopt boundary changes that might hurt property values. They will say everything they are doing is intended to be in the best interests of students as a whole (even if it’s nothing you want for your own kid).

[Anonymous]

At the December 6 meeting, FCPS shared a study showing no statistically significant difference in sleep time or academics For commutes less than 60 minutes.

The study was done on 18 year olds in college.

What commutes are longer than 60 minutes in FCPS? Those are apparently the ones being targeted with the upcoming boundary changes.

[Anonymous]

Reid really loves to send dumb emails. She sends enough to staff and now she bombards parents with her nonsense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also, can anyone interpret this for me?
"During Friday’s meeting, it was clear that advisory committee members are taking their responsibility of representing their communities very seriously. They are passionate, curious, and dedicated to a process that is transparent, includes significant community participation and feedback, and always keeps students at the center of every decision."

Then why is their identity secret?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At the December 6 meeting, FCPS shared a study showing no statistically significant difference in sleep time or academics For commutes less than 60 minutes.

The study was done on 18 year olds in college.

What commutes are longer than 60 minutes in FCPS? Those are apparently the ones being targeted with the upcoming boundary changes.

Didn't anyone teach them that lack of a statistically significant difference is not evidence that there is no difference? I don't trust them with statistics.