How did Herndon/Westfield HS go from top to bottom?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look at the demographics at Herndon.

Correcta

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This entire conversation is facinating. The issues of race, class, and socioeconomic status bubble up all throughout this discussion.

All people - rich or middle class, black/white/asian/hispanic- will do what is best for their children. Some people believe having children who can't keep up with the classes offered or otherwise divert resources away from the majority of those who can work at a higher level would take away from their own children's education.

Its facinating because this county votes for democrats overall while actively protecting their own family and community from the impact of policies supported by democrats (i.e. ensuring that children flooding in from the border don't cross the threshold of their public schools, ensuring kids in apartments are sent to certain schools). Like it or not people can and will use their collective political power to do what is best for their children. Calling them names isn't going to stop that.

Only people with enough money can get around the various difficulties imposed by government. (Democrats in this case)

Parks closed during the pandemic? Richer families have land and go online to order playsets. They move to get a yard if they were previously in a townhouse or high rise.

Schools closed during a pandemic? Go private, move to a spot where schools are open because you can work from your laptop, or hire a teacher and form a pod (if you are a ffx county school board member.

Feel that your child is being ignored in public school because there are so many children there new to the country who need intensive help? Move to a different school zone, pay for private or homeschool.

It’s the middle class democrats who can’t make the above work out who vote blue consistently and then complain about the outcome. They are the ones who want to move kids here and there and everywhere.

I have no idea what you're babbling about. Plans have been in the works for a new western HS for a long time; the only difference is that it's finally inching forward now (with over $23 million now set aside for land acquisition). Schools like Chantilly have almost 3000 kids and no room to expand. Only some self-indulgent narcissist would claim it's about screwing middle-class Democrats.

Reading comprehension isn’t your strong suit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This entire conversation is facinating. The issues of race, class, and socioeconomic status bubble up all throughout this discussion.

All people - rich or middle class, black/white/asian/hispanic- will do what is best for their children. Some people believe having children who can't keep up with the classes offered or otherwise divert resources away from the majority of those who can work at a higher level would take away from their own children's education.

Its facinating because this county votes for democrats overall while actively protecting their own family and community from the impact of policies supported by democrats (i.e. ensuring that children flooding in from the border don't cross the threshold of their public schools, ensuring kids in apartments are sent to certain schools). Like it or not people can and will use their collective political power to do what is best for their children. Calling them names isn't going to stop that.

Only people with enough money can get around the various difficulties imposed by government. (Democrats in this case)

Parks closed during the pandemic? Richer families have land and go online to order playsets. They move to get a yard if they were previously in a townhouse or high rise.

Schools closed during a pandemic? Go private, move to a spot where schools are open because you can work from your laptop, or hire a teacher and form a pod (if you are a ffx county school board member.

Feel that your child is being ignored in public school because there are so many children there new to the country who need intensive help? Move to a different school zone, pay for private or homeschool.

It’s the middle class democrats who can’t make the above work out who vote blue consistently and then complain about the outcome. They are the ones who want to move kids here and there and everywhere.

I have no idea what you're babbling about. Plans have been in the works for a new western HS for a long time; the only difference is that it's finally inching forward now (with over $23 million now set aside for land acquisition). Schools like Chantilly have almost 3000 kids and no room to expand. Only some self-indulgent narcissist would claim it's about screwing middle-class Democrats.

Reading comprehension isn’t your strong suit.

If you could manage to compose a sentence that wasn't word salad, your argument might be easier to follow.

But, it doesn't much matter, because you've already made clear that you'll whine if you ever get moved to a school with more low-income Hispanic kids than your currently assigned school, and that nothing else really matters to you.

Just pick up your marbles and leave.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This entire conversation is facinating. The issues of race, class, and socioeconomic status bubble up all throughout this discussion.

All people - rich or middle class, black/white/asian/hispanic- will do what is best for their children. Some people believe having children who can't keep up with the classes offered or otherwise divert resources away from the majority of those who can work at a higher level would take away from their own children's education.

Its facinating because this county votes for democrats overall while actively protecting their own family and community from the impact of policies supported by democrats (i.e. ensuring that children flooding in from the border don't cross the threshold of their public schools, ensuring kids in apartments are sent to certain schools). Like it or not people can and will use their collective political power to do what is best for their children. Calling them names isn't going to stop that.

Only people with enough money can get around the various difficulties imposed by government. (Democrats in this case)

Parks closed during the pandemic? Richer families have land and go online to order playsets. They move to get a yard if they were previously in a townhouse or high rise.

Schools closed during a pandemic? Go private, move to a spot where schools are open because you can work from your laptop, or hire a teacher and form a pod (if you are a ffx county school board member.

Feel that your child is being ignored in public school because there are so many children there new to the country who need intensive help? Move to a different school zone, pay for private or homeschool.

It’s the middle class democrats who can’t make the above work out who vote blue consistently and then complain about the outcome. They are the ones who want to move kids here and there and everywhere.

I have no idea what you're babbling about. Plans have been in the works for a new western HS for a long time; the only difference is that it's finally inching forward now (with over $23 million now set aside for land acquisition). Schools like Chantilly have almost 3000 kids and no room to expand. Only some self-indulgent narcissist would claim it's about screwing middle-class Democrats.

Reading comprehension isn’t your strong suit.

If you could manage to compose a sentence that wasn't word salad, your argument might be easier to follow.

But, it doesn't much matter, because you've already made clear that you'll whine if you ever get moved to a school with more low-income Hispanic kids than your currently assigned school, and that nothing else really matters to you.

Just pick up your marbles and leave.

DP. But stop with the character attacks. I’m curious to your rationale for why you are such a fierce advocate for forcing economic and racial diversity in high schools even at the expense of logistics and proximity? Could you tell us a little about your race and income? The vast majority of people in Fairfax have no biases against Hispanics as I see it, but just want to have their community of interest not divided.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where are they going to put the elementary school needed to replace Hutchison when it’s demolished to put up the high school?

Sunrise Valley/Frying Pan

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This entire conversation is facinating. The issues of race, class, and socioeconomic status bubble up all throughout this discussion.

All people - rich or middle class, black/white/asian/hispanic- will do what is best for their children. Some people believe having children who can't keep up with the classes offered or otherwise divert resources away from the majority of those who can work at a higher level would take away from their own children's education.

Its facinating because this county votes for democrats overall while actively protecting their own family and community from the impact of policies supported by democrats (i.e. ensuring that children flooding in from the border don't cross the threshold of their public schools, ensuring kids in apartments are sent to certain schools). Like it or not people can and will use their collective political power to do what is best for their children. Calling them names isn't going to stop that.

Only people with enough money can get around the various difficulties imposed by government. (Democrats in this case)

Parks closed during the pandemic? Richer families have land and go online to order playsets. They move to get a yard if they were previously in a townhouse or high rise.

Schools closed during a pandemic? Go private, move to a spot where schools are open because you can work from your laptop, or hire a teacher and form a pod (if you are a ffx county school board member.

Feel that your child is being ignored in public school because there are so many children there new to the country who need intensive help? Move to a different school zone, pay for private or homeschool.

It’s the middle class democrats who can’t make the above work out who vote blue consistently and then complain about the outcome. They are the ones who want to move kids here and there and everywhere.

I have no idea what you're babbling about. Plans have been in the works for a new western HS for a long time; the only difference is that it's finally inching forward now (with over $23 million now set aside for land acquisition). Schools like Chantilly have almost 3000 kids and no room to expand. Only some self-indulgent narcissist would claim it's about screwing middle-class Democrats.

Reading comprehension isn’t your strong suit.

If you could manage to compose a sentence that wasn't word salad, your argument might be easier to follow.

But, it doesn't much matter, because you've already made clear that you'll whine if you ever get moved to a school with more low-income Hispanic kids than your currently assigned school, and that nothing else really matters to you.

Just pick up your marbles and leave.

DP. But stop with the character attacks. I’m curious to your rationale for why you are such a fierce advocate for forcing economic and racial diversity in high schools even at the expense of logistics and proximity? Could you tell us a little about your race and income? The vast majority of people in Fairfax have no biases against Hispanics as I see it, but just want to have their community of interest not divided.

So it's "forcing economic and racial diversity" to draw a new school's boundaries to the south and east, but not to the north and east?

I guess it's like "busing" - transporting kids by bus to a high-income school is fine, but transporting kids a similar difference to a more diverse school is "busing."

And "communities of interest" typically are defined by those seeking to reinforce rather than mitigate patterns of segregation. The Floris/Oak Hill/Fox Mill ES area is currently divided among Westfield, Chantilly, and South Lakes HS. Assigning them to a new school would unite them, but people will claim there's a "community of interest" with other areas assigned to, say, Oakton, because they don't want their kids at a school with more poor kids.

[Anonymous]

^ "a similar distance"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This entire conversation is facinating. The issues of race, class, and socioeconomic status bubble up all throughout this discussion.

All people - rich or middle class, black/white/asian/hispanic- will do what is best for their children. Some people believe having children who can't keep up with the classes offered or otherwise divert resources away from the majority of those who can work at a higher level would take away from their own children's education.

Its facinating because this county votes for democrats overall while actively protecting their own family and community from the impact of policies supported by democrats (i.e. ensuring that children flooding in from the border don't cross the threshold of their public schools, ensuring kids in apartments are sent to certain schools). Like it or not people can and will use their collective political power to do what is best for their children. Calling them names isn't going to stop that.

Only people with enough money can get around the various difficulties imposed by government. (Democrats in this case)

Parks closed during the pandemic? Richer families have land and go online to order playsets. They move to get a yard if they were previously in a townhouse or high rise.

Schools closed during a pandemic? Go private, move to a spot where schools are open because you can work from your laptop, or hire a teacher and form a pod (if you are a ffx county school board member.

Feel that your child is being ignored in public school because there are so many children there new to the country who need intensive help? Move to a different school zone, pay for private or homeschool.

It’s the middle class democrats who can’t make the above work out who vote blue consistently and then complain about the outcome. They are the ones who want to move kids here and there and everywhere.

I have no idea what you're babbling about. Plans have been in the works for a new western HS for a long time; the only difference is that it's finally inching forward now (with over $23 million now set aside for land acquisition). Schools like Chantilly have almost 3000 kids and no room to expand. Only some self-indulgent narcissist would claim it's about screwing middle-class Democrats.

Reading comprehension isn’t your strong suit.

If you could manage to compose a sentence that wasn't word salad, your argument might be easier to follow.

But, it doesn't much matter, because you've already made clear that you'll whine if you ever get moved to a school with more low-income Hispanic kids than your currently assigned school, and that nothing else really matters to you.

Just pick up your marbles and leave.

If they reassign my kids and I don’t like it I can pay for other options. You should hire a tutor to help you understand English above a fourth grade level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This entire conversation is facinating. The issues of race, class, and socioeconomic status bubble up all throughout this discussion.

All people - rich or middle class, black/white/asian/hispanic- will do what is best for their children. Some people believe having children who can't keep up with the classes offered or otherwise divert resources away from the majority of those who can work at a higher level would take away from their own children's education.

Its facinating because this county votes for democrats overall while actively protecting their own family and community from the impact of policies supported by democrats (i.e. ensuring that children flooding in from the border don't cross the threshold of their public schools, ensuring kids in apartments are sent to certain schools). Like it or not people can and will use their collective political power to do what is best for their children. Calling them names isn't going to stop that.

Only people with enough money can get around the various difficulties imposed by government. (Democrats in this case)

Parks closed during the pandemic? Richer families have land and go online to order playsets. They move to get a yard if they were previously in a townhouse or high rise.

Schools closed during a pandemic? Go private, move to a spot where schools are open because you can work from your laptop, or hire a teacher and form a pod (if you are a ffx county school board member.

Feel that your child is being ignored in public school because there are so many children there new to the country who need intensive help? Move to a different school zone, pay for private or homeschool.

It’s the middle class democrats who can’t make the above work out who vote blue consistently and then complain about the outcome. They are the ones who want to move kids here and there and everywhere.

I have no idea what you're babbling about. Plans have been in the works for a new western HS for a long time; the only difference is that it's finally inching forward now (with over $23 million now set aside for land acquisition). Schools like Chantilly have almost 3000 kids and no room to expand. Only some self-indulgent narcissist would claim it's about screwing middle-class Democrats.

Reading comprehension isn’t your strong suit.

If you could manage to compose a sentence that wasn't word salad, your argument might be easier to follow.

But, it doesn't much matter, because you've already made clear that you'll whine if you ever get moved to a school with more low-income Hispanic kids than your currently assigned school, and that nothing else really matters to you.

Just pick up your marbles and leave.

DP. But stop with the character attacks. I’m curious to your rationale for why you are such a fierce advocate for forcing economic and racial diversity in high schools even at the expense of logistics and proximity? Could you tell us a little about your race and income? The vast majority of people in Fairfax have no biases against Hispanics as I see it, but just want to have their community of interest not divided.

DP. You keep asserting that a new western HS is about forcing diversity ar the expense of proximity, and as has been pointed out ad nauseum they are not the driving factors. First, the school needs to go where the projected growth is, and then the boundaries it’s boundaries need to be carved out and others adjusted. Next, the demographics must be looked at to ensure that schools have some parity (not the same as equity!). You can’t have all the poor kids or all rich kids going to that school. Otherwise, you create another Langley (opposite) effect. This is a public school system, and as such the district cannot create schools that purposely discriminates by class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This entire conversation is facinating. The issues of race, class, and socioeconomic status bubble up all throughout this discussion.

All people - rich or middle class, black/white/asian/hispanic- will do what is best for their children. Some people believe having children who can't keep up with the classes offered or otherwise divert resources away from the majority of those who can work at a higher level would take away from their own children's education.

Its facinating because this county votes for democrats overall while actively protecting their own family and community from the impact of policies supported by democrats (i.e. ensuring that children flooding in from the border don't cross the threshold of their public schools, ensuring kids in apartments are sent to certain schools). Like it or not people can and will use their collective political power to do what is best for their children. Calling them names isn't going to stop that.

Only people with enough money can get around the various difficulties imposed by government. (Democrats in this case)

Parks closed during the pandemic? Richer families have land and go online to order playsets. They move to get a yard if they were previously in a townhouse or high rise.

Schools closed during a pandemic? Go private, move to a spot where schools are open because you can work from your laptop, or hire a teacher and form a pod (if you are a ffx county school board member.

Feel that your child is being ignored in public school because there are so many children there new to the country who need intensive help? Move to a different school zone, pay for private or homeschool.

It’s the middle class democrats who can’t make the above work out who vote blue consistently and then complain about the outcome. They are the ones who want to move kids here and there and everywhere.

I have no idea what you're babbling about. Plans have been in the works for a new western HS for a long time; the only difference is that it's finally inching forward now (with over $23 million now set aside for land acquisition). Schools like Chantilly have almost 3000 kids and no room to expand. Only some self-indulgent narcissist would claim it's about screwing middle-class Democrats.

Reading comprehension isn’t your strong suit.

If you could manage to compose a sentence that wasn't word salad, your argument might be easier to follow.

But, it doesn't much matter, because you've already made clear that you'll whine if you ever get moved to a school with more low-income Hispanic kids than your currently assigned school, and that nothing else really matters to you.

Just pick up your marbles and leave.

DP. But stop with the character attacks. I’m curious to your rationale for why you are such a fierce advocate for forcing economic and racial diversity in high schools even at the expense of logistics and proximity? Could you tell us a little about your race and income? The vast majority of people in Fairfax have no biases against Hispanics as I see it, but just want to have their community of interest not divided.

So it's "forcing economic and racial diversity" to draw a new school's boundaries to the south and east, but not to the north and east?

I guess it's like "busing" - transporting kids by bus to a high-income school is fine, but transporting kids a similar difference to a more diverse school is "busing."

And "communities of interest" typically are defined by those seeking to reinforce rather than mitigate patterns of segregation. The Floris/Oak Hill/Fox Mill ES area is currently divided among Westfield, Chantilly, and South Lakes HS. Assigning them to a new school would unite them, but people will claim there's a "community of interest" with other areas assigned to, say, Oakton, because they don't want their kids at a school with more poor kids.

We get it. You don’t like poor Hispanics. Give it a rest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This entire conversation is facinating. The issues of race, class, and socioeconomic status bubble up all throughout this discussion.

All people - rich or middle class, black/white/asian/hispanic- will do what is best for their children. Some people believe having children who can't keep up with the classes offered or otherwise divert resources away from the majority of those who can work at a higher level would take away from their own children's education.

Its facinating because this county votes for democrats overall while actively protecting their own family and community from the impact of policies supported by democrats (i.e. ensuring that children flooding in from the border don't cross the threshold of their public schools, ensuring kids in apartments are sent to certain schools). Like it or not people can and will use their collective political power to do what is best for their children. Calling them names isn't going to stop that.

Only people with enough money can get around the various difficulties imposed by government. (Democrats in this case)

Parks closed during the pandemic? Richer families have land and go online to order playsets. They move to get a yard if they were previously in a townhouse or high rise.

Schools closed during a pandemic? Go private, move to a spot where schools are open because you can work from your laptop, or hire a teacher and form a pod (if you are a ffx county school board member.

Feel that your child is being ignored in public school because there are so many children there new to the country who need intensive help? Move to a different school zone, pay for private or homeschool.

It’s the middle class democrats who can’t make the above work out who vote blue consistently and then complain about the outcome. They are the ones who want to move kids here and there and everywhere.

I have no idea what you're babbling about. Plans have been in the works for a new western HS for a long time; the only difference is that it's finally inching forward now (with over $23 million now set aside for land acquisition). Schools like Chantilly have almost 3000 kids and no room to expand. Only some self-indulgent narcissist would claim it's about screwing middle-class Democrats.

Reading comprehension isn’t your strong suit.

If you could manage to compose a sentence that wasn't word salad, your argument might be easier to follow.

But, it doesn't much matter, because you've already made clear that you'll whine if you ever get moved to a school with more low-income Hispanic kids than your currently assigned school, and that nothing else really matters to you.

Just pick up your marbles and leave.

DP. But stop with the character attacks. I’m curious to your rationale for why you are such a fierce advocate for forcing economic and racial diversity in high schools even at the expense of logistics and proximity? Could you tell us a little about your race and income? The vast majority of people in Fairfax have no biases against Hispanics as I see it, but just want to have their community of interest not divided.

So it's "forcing economic and racial diversity" to draw a new school's boundaries to the south and east, but not to the north and east?

I guess it's like "busing" - transporting kids by bus to a high-income school is fine, but transporting kids a similar difference to a more diverse school is "busing."

And "communities of interest" typically are defined by those seeking to reinforce rather than mitigate patterns of segregation. The Floris/Oak Hill/Fox Mill ES area is currently divided among Westfield, Chantilly, and South Lakes HS. Assigning them to a new school would unite them, but people will claim there's a "community of interest" with other areas assigned to, say, Oakton, because they don't want their kids at a school with more poor kids.

We get it. You don’t like poor Hispanics. Give it a rest.

You don't get it at all, and unfortunately your attempts at snappy responses are becoming progressively less coherent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This entire conversation is facinating. The issues of race, class, and socioeconomic status bubble up all throughout this discussion.

All people - rich or middle class, black/white/asian/hispanic- will do what is best for their children. Some people believe having children who can't keep up with the classes offered or otherwise divert resources away from the majority of those who can work at a higher level would take away from their own children's education.

Its facinating because this county votes for democrats overall while actively protecting their own family and community from the impact of policies supported by democrats (i.e. ensuring that children flooding in from the border don't cross the threshold of their public schools, ensuring kids in apartments are sent to certain schools). Like it or not people can and will use their collective political power to do what is best for their children. Calling them names isn't going to stop that.

Only people with enough money can get around the various difficulties imposed by government. (Democrats in this case)

Parks closed during the pandemic? Richer families have land and go online to order playsets. They move to get a yard if they were previously in a townhouse or high rise.

Schools closed during a pandemic? Go private, move to a spot where schools are open because you can work from your laptop, or hire a teacher and form a pod (if you are a ffx county school board member.

Feel that your child is being ignored in public school because there are so many children there new to the country who need intensive help? Move to a different school zone, pay for private or homeschool.

It’s the middle class democrats who can’t make the above work out who vote blue consistently and then complain about the outcome. They are the ones who want to move kids here and there and everywhere.

I have no idea what you're babbling about. Plans have been in the works for a new western HS for a long time; the only difference is that it's finally inching forward now (with over $23 million now set aside for land acquisition). Schools like Chantilly have almost 3000 kids and no room to expand. Only some self-indulgent narcissist would claim it's about screwing middle-class Democrats.

Reading comprehension isn’t your strong suit.

If you could manage to compose a sentence that wasn't word salad, your argument might be easier to follow.

But, it doesn't much matter, because you've already made clear that you'll whine if you ever get moved to a school with more low-income Hispanic kids than your currently assigned school, and that nothing else really matters to you.

Just pick up your marbles and leave.

DP. But stop with the character attacks. I’m curious to your rationale for why you are such a fierce advocate for forcing economic and racial diversity in high schools even at the expense of logistics and proximity? Could you tell us a little about your race and income? The vast majority of people in Fairfax have no biases against Hispanics as I see it, but just want to have their community of interest not divided.

DP. You keep asserting that a new western HS is about forcing diversity ar the expense of proximity, and as has been pointed out ad nauseum they are not the driving factors. First, the school needs to go where the projected growth is, and then the boundaries it’s boundaries need to be carved out and others adjusted. Next, the demographics must be looked at to ensure that schools have some parity (not the same as equity!). You can’t have all the poor kids or all rich kids going to that school. Otherwise, you create another Langley (opposite) effect. This is a public school system, and as such the district cannot create schools that purposely discriminates by class.

Bingo.

[Anonymous]

They will build the high school eventually because it will be needed eventually.

They will work up scenarios and have focus groups and individuals as well as community associations will give their opinion.

Then the board will consider all implications (including for their political aspirations) and draw new boundaries.

People will send their children to the assigned school, or they won’t.

That is several years away if done asap.

According to the CIP they are on a downward trend for students entering fcps during the elementary years. If that trend continues Fcps may decide not to build a new high school. Growth/decline is uneven pyramid to pyramid so I think we can expect boundaries to change significantly regardless.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This entire conversation is facinating. The issues of race, class, and socioeconomic status bubble up all throughout this discussion.

All people - rich or middle class, black/white/asian/hispanic- will do what is best for their children. Some people believe having children who can't keep up with the classes offered or otherwise divert resources away from the majority of those who can work at a higher level would take away from their own children's education.

Its facinating because this county votes for democrats overall while actively protecting their own family and community from the impact of policies supported by democrats (i.e. ensuring that children flooding in from the border don't cross the threshold of their public schools, ensuring kids in apartments are sent to certain schools). Like it or not people can and will use their collective political power to do what is best for their children. Calling them names isn't going to stop that.

Only people with enough money can get around the various difficulties imposed by government. (Democrats in this case)

Parks closed during the pandemic? Richer families have land and go online to order playsets. They move to get a yard if they were previously in a townhouse or high rise.

Schools closed during a pandemic? Go private, move to a spot where schools are open because you can work from your laptop, or hire a teacher and form a pod (if you are a ffx county school board member.

Feel that your child is being ignored in public school because there are so many children there new to the country who need intensive help? Move to a different school zone, pay for private or homeschool.

It’s the middle class democrats who can’t make the above work out who vote blue consistently and then complain about the outcome. They are the ones who want to move kids here and there and everywhere.

I have no idea what you're babbling about. Plans have been in the works for a new western HS for a long time; the only difference is that it's finally inching forward now (with over $23 million now set aside for land acquisition). Schools like Chantilly have almost 3000 kids and no room to expand. Only some self-indulgent narcissist would claim it's about screwing middle-class Democrats.

Reading comprehension isn’t your strong suit.

If you could manage to compose a sentence that wasn't word salad, your argument might be easier to follow.

But, it doesn't much matter, because you've already made clear that you'll whine if you ever get moved to a school with more low-income Hispanic kids than your currently assigned school, and that nothing else really matters to you.

Just pick up your marbles and leave.

DP. But stop with the character attacks. I’m curious to your rationale for why you are such a fierce advocate for forcing economic and racial diversity in high schools even at the expense of logistics and proximity? Could you tell us a little about your race and income? The vast majority of people in Fairfax have no biases against Hispanics as I see it, but just want to have their community of interest not divided.

So it's "forcing economic and racial diversity" to draw a new school's boundaries to the south and east, but not to the north and east?

I guess it's like "busing" - transporting kids by bus to a high-income school is fine, but transporting kids a similar difference to a more diverse school is "busing."

And "communities of interest" typically are defined by those seeking to reinforce rather than mitigate patterns of segregation. The Floris/Oak Hill/Fox Mill ES area is currently divided among Westfield, Chantilly, and South Lakes HS. Assigning them to a new school would unite them, but people will claim there's a "community of interest" with other areas assigned to, say, Oakton, because they don't want their kids at a school with more poor kids.

We get it. You don’t like poor Hispanics. Give it a rest.

You don't get it at all, and unfortunately your attempts at snappy responses are becoming progressively less coherent.

You are in my neighboring community and I see you all the time.

[Anonymous]

So based on this logic the whole time the Langley/Herndon situation was nothing but a farce with no regards to proximity but rather for schools to reach parity. Got it. No one is being discriminated against. Nothing but hypocrites suggesting that An area where hispanics voluntarily choose to self congregate in numbers greater than 70% should be divided up to balance FARMS and that the only way to help these kids is to bring in white and Asians. The Hispanics seem happy with such arrangement so why change it? Are the Hispanics racist as well? Don’t you progressives have any faith in the Hispanics ability to set achieve and match the academic performance of their peers.