Specifically on-topic contributors to the Drew boundary issue only please -

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm waiting to hear the outrage about how Fairlington now has a petition to all stay together because THEY don't want to go to Drew. Where is the disdain? Did I come to the wrong board today?

Is this serious or are you being facetious?

It’s on change.org
Has about 270 signatures already

I just saw it. Makes the Henry parents look downright reasonable.

Gotta love the “don’t tear us apart” when everyone who lives there know the line between north and south fairlington is about as bad as north and south Arlington.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm waiting to hear the outrage about how Fairlington now has a petition to all stay together because THEY don't want to go to Drew. Where is the disdain? Did I come to the wrong board today?

Is this serious or are you being facetious?

It’s on change.org
Has about 270 signatures already

I just saw it. Makes the Henry parents look downright reasonable.

Gotta love the “don’t tear us apart” when everyone who lives there know the line between north and south fairlington is about as bad as north and south Arlington.

Please post a link!

[Anonymous]

https://www.change.org/p/keep-all-fairlington-students-at-abingdon-elementary-no-annexing-fairlington-united

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm waiting to hear the outrage about how Fairlington now has a petition to all stay together because THEY don't want to go to Drew. Where is the disdain? Did I come to the wrong board today?

Is this serious or are you being facetious?

It’s on change.org
Has about 270 signatures already

I just saw it. Makes the Henry parents look downright reasonable.

Gotta love the “don’t tear us apart” when everyone who lives there know the line between north and south fairlington is about as bad as north and south Arlington.

Actually when they were remodeling Abington the different condo units hated each other so much that they made APS construction meet with each one separately. I hope APS sees thru this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.change.org/p/keep-all-fairlington-students-at-abingdon-elementary-no-annexing-fairlington-united

Did they leave Reid Goldstein off on purpose?

This petition is ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.change.org/p/keep-all-fairlington-students-at-abingdon-elementary-no-annexing-fairlington-united

Did they leave Reid Goldstein off on purpose?

This petition is ridiculous.

Just incompetent

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm waiting to hear the outrage about how Fairlington now has a petition to all stay together because THEY don't want to go to Drew. Where is the disdain? Did I come to the wrong board today?

Is this serious or are you being facetious?

It’s on change.org
Has about 270 signatures already

I just saw it. Makes the Henry parents look downright reasonable.

Gotta love the “don’t tear us apart” when everyone who lives there know the line between north and south fairlington is about as bad as north and south Arlington.

Actually when they were remodeling Abington the different condo units hated each other so much that they made APS construction meet with each one separately. I hope APS sees thru this.

Lol. I'm sure they remember.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.change.org/p/keep-all-fairlington-students-at-abingdon-elementary-no-annexing-fairlington-united

Did they leave Reid Goldstein off on purpose?

This petition is ridiculous.

Just incompetent

My planning unit was told in a recent boundary process, a bus is a bus is a bus. If you already take a bus to a school we don’t care if you have to take one a bit further. They were clear they weren’t talking across the county but they said they could not manage to people on buses insisting they go to their closest school. This was up and down staff and the entire SB. It is not a winning argument.

Becoming an island is a better one.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.change.org/p/keep-all-fairlington-students-at-abingdon-elementary-no-annexing-fairlington-united

Did they leave Reid Goldstein off on purpose?

This petition is ridiculous.

Just incompetent

The summary argument about how large Fairlington is - over 1500 voters on each side - diminishes any strength their position might have had in regard to splitting a community. It's precisely the large civic associations and the large neighborhoods that are best for splitting because the smaller sections still have a large, cohesive community. It is nothing like splitting Douglas Park or Alcova Heights. Fairlington is in the league with Barcroft Apartments in this regard.

And nobody seems to look at the scenario for someone else's school. This argues that it goes against all those boundary considerations (alignment, contiguity) But look at the current proposal for Drew, for cryin' out loud. It ain't going to be perfect for everyone, if anyone. Doing the best we can overall for all KIDS - not their parents - is THE ONLY priority.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.change.org/p/keep-all-fairlington-students-at-abingdon-elementary-no-annexing-fairlington-united

Did they leave Reid Goldstein off on purpose?

This petition is ridiculous.

Just incompetent

The summary argument about how large Fairlington is - over 1500 voters on each side - diminishes any strength their position might have had in regard to splitting a community. It's precisely the large civic associations and the large neighborhoods that are best for splitting because the smaller sections still have a large, cohesive community. It is nothing like splitting Douglas Park or Alcova Heights. Fairlington is in the league with Barcroft Apartments in this regard.

And nobody seems to look at the scenario for someone else's school. This argues that it goes against all those boundary considerations (alignment, contiguity) But look at the current proposal for Drew, for cryin' out loud. It ain't going to be perfect for everyone, if anyone. Doing the best we can overall for all KIDS - not their parents - is THE ONLY priority.

I hate the splitting of one elementary school into three middle schools. It is just too much. Either fix that or give people the option to transfer. When you split into three there is inevitable one tiny cohort getting peeled off from the rest. We can figure out how to not do that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.change.org/p/keep-all-fairlington-students-at-abingdon-elementary-no-annexing-fairlington-united

Did they leave Reid Goldstein off on purpose?

This petition is ridiculous.

Just incompetent

The summary argument about how large Fairlington is - over 1500 voters on each side - diminishes any strength their position might have had in regard to splitting a community. It's precisely the large civic associations and the large neighborhoods that are best for splitting because the smaller sections still have a large, cohesive community. It is nothing like splitting Douglas Park or Alcova Heights. Fairlington is in the league with Barcroft Apartments in this regard.

And nobody seems to look at the scenario for someone else's school. This argues that it goes against all those boundary considerations (alignment, contiguity) But look at the current proposal for Drew, for cryin' out loud. It ain't going to be perfect for everyone, if anyone. Doing the best we can overall for all KIDS - not their parents - is THE ONLY priority.

I hate the splitting of one elementary school into three middle schools. It is just too much. Either fix that or give people the option to transfer. When you split into three there is inevitable one tiny cohort getting peeled off from the rest. We can figure out how to not do that.

They royally screwed up the MS decision and are going to have to open it up and realign and rebalance, possibly before any of these kids are in MS because the population was left so unbalanced. That said, when there are over 1,000 kids in your attendance zone and 700 of them just from one school, they will be fine and no matter where they go, even if spilt into thirds because they will be with a significant cohort of classmates. My kids go to a school with fewer than 450 kids, and our ES is split to two MS. They survive, somehow. Unless you're taking about 5 kids, alignment is last on the list of priorities and that's the way it should be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm waiting to hear the outrage about how Fairlington now has a petition to all stay together because THEY don't want to go to Drew. Where is the disdain? Did I come to the wrong board today?

Is this serious or are you being facetious?

It’s on change.org
Has about 270 signatures already

I just saw it. Makes the Henry parents look downright reasonable.

Gotta love the “don’t tear us apart” when everyone who lives there know the line between north and south fairlington is about as bad as north and south Arlington.

Fairlington is one neighborhood and Abingdon is located inside of that neighborhood. They are fighting for their children to go to the school that is literally in their neighborhood vs. being bussed past that school for another one a mile further away. Henry wanted their school community to stay together when their school building is being moved to a different neighborhood. I see why they would like to stay there but it’s absolutely not less reasonable for parents to want their children to stay at the school IN their own neighborhood!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm waiting to hear the outrage about how Fairlington now has a petition to all stay together because THEY don't want to go to Drew. Where is the disdain? Did I come to the wrong board today?

Is this serious or are you being facetious?

It’s on change.org
Has about 270 signatures already

I just saw it. Makes the Henry parents look downright reasonable.

Gotta love the “don’t tear us apart” when everyone who lives there know the line between north and south fairlington is about as bad as north and south Arlington.

Fairlington is one neighborhood and Abingdon is located inside of that neighborhood. They are fighting for their children to go to the school that is literally in their neighborhood vs. being bussed past that school for another one a mile further away. Henry wanted their school community to stay together when their school building is being moved to a different neighborhood. I see why they would like to stay there but it’s absolutely not less reasonable for parents to want their children to stay at the school IN their own neighborhood!

Fleet and Henry are in the same neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm waiting to hear the outrage about how Fairlington now has a petition to all stay together because THEY don't want to go to Drew. Where is the disdain? Did I come to the wrong board today?

Is this serious or are you being facetious?

It’s on change.org
Has about 270 signatures already

I just saw it. Makes the Henry parents look downright reasonable.

Gotta love the “don’t tear us apart” when everyone who lives there know the line between north and south fairlington is about as bad as north and south Arlington.

Fairlington is one neighborhood and Abingdon is located inside of that neighborhood. They are fighting for their children to go to the school that is literally in their neighborhood vs. being bussed past that school for another one a mile further away. Henry wanted their school community to stay together when their school building is being moved to a different neighborhood. I see why they would like to stay there but it’s absolutely not less reasonable for parents to want their children to stay at the school IN their own neighborhood!

Fleet and Henry are in the same neighborhood.

Also fairlington and shirlington are two different civic associations so it is not the same neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm waiting to hear the outrage about how Fairlington now has a petition to all stay together because THEY don't want to go to Drew. Where is the disdain? Did I come to the wrong board today?

Is this serious or are you being facetious?

It’s on change.org
Has about 270 signatures already

I just saw it. Makes the Henry parents look downright reasonable.

Gotta love the “don’t tear us apart” when everyone who lives there know the line between north and south fairlington is about as bad as north and south Arlington.

Fairlington is one neighborhood and Abingdon is located inside of that neighborhood. They are fighting for their children to go to the school that is literally in their neighborhood vs. being bussed past that school for another one a mile further away. Henry wanted their school community to stay together when their school building is being moved to a different neighborhood. I see why they would like to stay there but it’s absolutely not less reasonable for parents to want their children to stay at the school IN their own neighborhood!

Fleet and Henry are in the same neighborhood.

Also fairlington and shirlington are two different civic associations so it is not the same neighborhood.

Henry’s old boundary is not all the same neighborhood though. Splitting their old boundary by moving neighborhoods that are further from Fleet then another school isn’t literally dividing a neighborhood that has a school located inside of it!

Also, what does Shirlington have to do with any of this? Abingdon is in Fairlington and Fairlington families want to continue to go to there.