FCPS comprehensive boundary review

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I listened to the sessions that FairFACTS Matters and then the Great Falls Citizens Association had with Robyn Lady earlier this year. The references to Herndon from Langley-zoned parents were quite disparaging.

Well, this statement intrigued me, so I googled and found the GFCA webinar with Robyn Lady. I heard nothing disparaging. I did hear lots of concerns about the shift, but not like that.

At one point, Robyn Lady brought up the demographics as the reason the school is rated lower. Someone did ask about the safety stats. The moderator mentioned (I am paraphrasing) that they might consider addressing that issue before shifting kids.
I've stated on this thread before that I have never heard anyone address fixing the problem at the struggling schools rather than covering it up with higher SES scoring kids.

Lady also mentioned that the teachers prefer teaching upper level classes. I did not hear anyone ask a question about how the school plans to staff the schools that get more kids as a result of boundary lines. (Teachers generally do not like being reassigned against their will.)

What about the insulting question "Does Herndon even meet the minimal requirements to offer AP courses"? Like really?

DP.

Oh my vapors.

You have boundary change proponents on here spewing racial slurs like they’re back in the 50s, but you’re upset at that question? Such transparently faux outrage.

The “boundary change proponents“ aren’t spewing racial slurs. In some instances they are ascribing views to Langley posters based on their past conduct and statements.

You aren’t fooling anyone, including the School Board, by suggesting otherwise. They know very well by now what you’re all about.

DP. But that is false, and everyone knows this. Langley posters aren't making racist statements, you are simply fabricating this (lying) to further your narrative. All we've said is that we do not want to switch schools. There is nothing at all racist about wanting to remain at a school rather than change. There's also nothing racist about comparing the test scores at both schools. It's people like you who are determined to make this into a racial issue when it is not.

What’s the comparison with kids of similar race? How are the white kids scores at Herndon? Asian?

It isn’t as simple as looking at overall scores and data.

Once again: it is YOU who is focused on race. Thanks for proving the point.

And why shouldn’t a parent focus on race? It is another factor when thinking about an environment.

I think is misguided, but I guess no objection from me if you want to focus on race. I was raised to believe in the fundamental principles of MLK to worry about content of one’s character, not skin color, but it seems that you disagree.

it is particularly pernicious for posters to outright lie by repeatedly claiming without evidence that Langley families are racist or posting racist things, when in reality it’s the exact opposite.

Langley posters will go to the mat to avoid sending their kids to a school with any significant number of Hispanic kids. MLK would be among the first to call you out were he alive today.

You are the literal embodiment of a race baiter.

Anyone can go back through this thread and see that you are the only one bringing up race. It’s clearly not Langley posters. 🙄

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At this point, I think it’s time to start reporting the race baiters. They make up
the vast majority of this thread.

LOL.

For context, here's a snippet of Robyn Lady's meeting with Langley parents back in June where you can hear them jeer when Robyn says that every school in FCPS offers a good education.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C8V6Aest5Nx/

Thank you for posting this video. It clearly shows how utterly unprepared and out of her depth Robyn Lady is. She doesn't know the answers to any of the questions she's asked. Yet, you insist on making this about race. Every school in FCPS does NOT offer a good education, and to claim otherwise makes you look idiotic.

Woman: "Why do we have a school that has 500+ incidents of behavior, when Langley has ten? (Shows VDOE data on screen)
Robyn Lady: "Are there probably more incidents at Herndon? Yes. It's a different demographic."

What do you think she's means by this? We'll wait while you spin something up.

Note this is a heavily edited video to suit a particular agenda.

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I listened to the sessions that FairFACTS Matters and then the Great Falls Citizens Association had with Robyn Lady earlier this year. The references to Herndon from Langley-zoned parents were quite disparaging.

Well, this statement intrigued me, so I googled and found the GFCA webinar with Robyn Lady. I heard nothing disparaging. I did hear lots of concerns about the shift, but not like that.

At one point, Robyn Lady brought up the demographics as the reason the school is rated lower. Someone did ask about the safety stats. The moderator mentioned (I am paraphrasing) that they might consider addressing that issue before shifting kids.
I've stated on this thread before that I have never heard anyone address fixing the problem at the struggling schools rather than covering it up with higher SES scoring kids.

Lady also mentioned that the teachers prefer teaching upper level classes. I did not hear anyone ask a question about how the school plans to staff the schools that get more kids as a result of boundary lines. (Teachers generally do not like being reassigned against their will.)

What about the insulting question "Does Herndon even meet the minimal requirements to offer AP courses"? Like really?

DP.

Oh my vapors.

You have boundary change proponents on here spewing racial slurs like they’re back in the 50s, but you’re upset at that question? Such transparently faux outrage.

The “boundary change proponents“ aren’t spewing racial slurs. In some instances they are ascribing views to Langley posters based on their past conduct and statements.

You aren’t fooling anyone, including the School Board, by suggesting otherwise. They know very well by now what you’re all about.

DP. But that is false, and everyone knows this. Langley posters aren't making racist statements, you are simply fabricating this (lying) to further your narrative. All we've said is that we do not want to switch schools. There is nothing at all racist about wanting to remain at a school rather than change. There's also nothing racist about comparing the test scores at both schools. It's people like you who are determined to make this into a racial issue when it is not.

What’s the comparison with kids of similar race? How are the white kids scores at Herndon? Asian?

It isn’t as simple as looking at overall scores and data.

Once again: it is YOU who is focused on race. Thanks for proving the point.

And why shouldn’t a parent focus on race? It is another factor when thinking about an environment.

I think is misguided, but I guess no objection from me if you want to focus on race. I was raised to believe in the fundamental principles of MLK to worry about content of one’s character, not skin color, but it seems that you disagree.

it is particularly pernicious for posters to outright lie by repeatedly claiming without evidence that Langley families are racist or posting racist things, when in reality it’s the exact opposite.

Langley posters will go to the mat to avoid sending their kids to a school with any significant number of Hispanic kids. MLK would be among the first to call you out were he alive today.

You are the literal embodiment of a race baiter.

Anyone can go back through this thread and see that you are the only one bringing up race. It’s clearly not Langley posters. 🙄

+1
At this point, I think it’s time to start reporting the race baiters. They make up
the vast majority of this thread.

LOL.

For context, here's a snippet of Robyn Lady's meeting with Langley parents back in June where you can hear them jeer when Robyn says that every school in FCPS offers a good education.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C8V6Aest5Nx/

Thank you for posting this video. It clearly shows how utterly unprepared and out of her depth Robyn Lady is. She doesn't know the answers to any of the questions she's asked. Yet, you insist on making this about race. Every school in FCPS does NOT offer a good education, and to claim otherwise makes you look idiotic.

Woman: "Why do we have a school that has 500+ incidents of behavior, when Langley has ten? (Shows VDOE data on screen)
Robyn Lady: "Are there probably more incidents at Herndon? Yes. It's a different demographic."

What do you think she's means by this? We'll wait while you spin something up.

Note this is a heavily edited video to suit a particular agenda.

I don't know about the video, but she gave the same answer on the unedited webinar.

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I listened to the sessions that FairFACTS Matters and then the Great Falls Citizens Association had with Robyn Lady earlier this year. The references to Herndon from Langley-zoned parents were quite disparaging.

Well, this statement intrigued me, so I googled and found the GFCA webinar with Robyn Lady. I heard nothing disparaging. I did hear lots of concerns about the shift, but not like that.

At one point, Robyn Lady brought up the demographics as the reason the school is rated lower. Someone did ask about the safety stats. The moderator mentioned (I am paraphrasing) that they might consider addressing that issue before shifting kids.
I've stated on this thread before that I have never heard anyone address fixing the problem at the struggling schools rather than covering it up with higher SES scoring kids.

Lady also mentioned that the teachers prefer teaching upper level classes. I did not hear anyone ask a question about how the school plans to staff the schools that get more kids as a result of boundary lines. (Teachers generally do not like being reassigned against their will.)

What about the insulting question "Does Herndon even meet the minimal requirements to offer AP courses"? Like really?

DP.

Oh my vapors.

You have boundary change proponents on here spewing racial slurs like they’re back in the 50s, but you’re upset at that question? Such transparently faux outrage.

The “boundary change proponents“ aren’t spewing racial slurs. In some instances they are ascribing views to Langley posters based on their past conduct and statements.

You aren’t fooling anyone, including the School Board, by suggesting otherwise. They know very well by now what you’re all about.

DP. But that is false, and everyone knows this. Langley posters aren't making racist statements, you are simply fabricating this (lying) to further your narrative. All we've said is that we do not want to switch schools. There is nothing at all racist about wanting to remain at a school rather than change. There's also nothing racist about comparing the test scores at both schools. It's people like you who are determined to make this into a racial issue when it is not.

What’s the comparison with kids of similar race? How are the white kids scores at Herndon? Asian?

It isn’t as simple as looking at overall scores and data.

Once again: it is YOU who is focused on race. Thanks for proving the point.

And why shouldn’t a parent focus on race? It is another factor when thinking about an environment.

I think is misguided, but I guess no objection from me if you want to focus on race. I was raised to believe in the fundamental principles of MLK to worry about content of one’s character, not skin color, but it seems that you disagree.

it is particularly pernicious for posters to outright lie by repeatedly claiming without evidence that Langley families are racist or posting racist things, when in reality it’s the exact opposite.

Langley posters will go to the mat to avoid sending their kids to a school with any significant number of Hispanic kids. MLK would be among the first to call you out were he alive today.

You are the literal embodiment of a race baiter.

Anyone can go back through this thread and see that you are the only one bringing up race. It’s clearly not Langley posters. 🙄

+1
At this point, I think it’s time to start reporting the race baiters. They make up
the vast majority of this thread.

LOL.

For context, here's a snippet of Robyn Lady's meeting with Langley parents back in June where you can hear them jeer when Robyn says that every school in FCPS offers a good education.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C8V6Aest5Nx/

OMG, you found the smoking gun. Surely anyone who thinks there is variability among the Fcps schools is a die hard racist. 🙄

The jeering isn't cool, and you know it.

And the guy badgering Lady with leading questions and interrupting her as she tried to respond probably made quite an impression, although perhaps not the one you'd want to leave.

DP. What you see as "jeering," I see as correctly calling out. The people in that audience are not stupid. Don't try and pretend "every school in FCPS offers a good education." That's BS and deserves to be called out.

I think Herndon High can certainly offer a fine education to students. That is clearly the context both in which Robyn made the remark back in June and in which she was jeered.

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I listened to the sessions that FairFACTS Matters and then the Great Falls Citizens Association had with Robyn Lady earlier this year. The references to Herndon from Langley-zoned parents were quite disparaging.

Well, this statement intrigued me, so I googled and found the GFCA webinar with Robyn Lady. I heard nothing disparaging. I did hear lots of concerns about the shift, but not like that.

At one point, Robyn Lady brought up the demographics as the reason the school is rated lower. Someone did ask about the safety stats. The moderator mentioned (I am paraphrasing) that they might consider addressing that issue before shifting kids.
I've stated on this thread before that I have never heard anyone address fixing the problem at the struggling schools rather than covering it up with higher SES scoring kids.

Lady also mentioned that the teachers prefer teaching upper level classes. I did not hear anyone ask a question about how the school plans to staff the schools that get more kids as a result of boundary lines. (Teachers generally do not like being reassigned against their will.)

What about the insulting question "Does Herndon even meet the minimal requirements to offer AP courses"? Like really?

DP.

Oh my vapors.

You have boundary change proponents on here spewing racial slurs like they’re back in the 50s, but you’re upset at that question? Such transparently faux outrage.

The “boundary change proponents“ aren’t spewing racial slurs. In some instances they are ascribing views to Langley posters based on their past conduct and statements.

You aren’t fooling anyone, including the School Board, by suggesting otherwise. They know very well by now what you’re all about.

DP. But that is false, and everyone knows this. Langley posters aren't making racist statements, you are simply fabricating this (lying) to further your narrative. All we've said is that we do not want to switch schools. There is nothing at all racist about wanting to remain at a school rather than change. There's also nothing racist about comparing the test scores at both schools. It's people like you who are determined to make this into a racial issue when it is not.

What’s the comparison with kids of similar race? How are the white kids scores at Herndon? Asian?

It isn’t as simple as looking at overall scores and data.

Once again: it is YOU who is focused on race. Thanks for proving the point.

And why shouldn’t a parent focus on race? It is another factor when thinking about an environment.

WHAT?!?! Your poor kids.

Parents do think about it. You've never seen the "We're a black family, which pyramid has a decent number of black children"/"looking for a good environment for my Eurasian kids"/"What are the most welcoming schools for a biracial family"/etc. type threads?

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I listened to the sessions that FairFACTS Matters and then the Great Falls Citizens Association had with Robyn Lady earlier this year. The references to Herndon from Langley-zoned parents were quite disparaging.

Well, this statement intrigued me, so I googled and found the GFCA webinar with Robyn Lady. I heard nothing disparaging. I did hear lots of concerns about the shift, but not like that.

At one point, Robyn Lady brought up the demographics as the reason the school is rated lower. Someone did ask about the safety stats. The moderator mentioned (I am paraphrasing) that they might consider addressing that issue before shifting kids.
I've stated on this thread before that I have never heard anyone address fixing the problem at the struggling schools rather than covering it up with higher SES scoring kids.

Lady also mentioned that the teachers prefer teaching upper level classes. I did not hear anyone ask a question about how the school plans to staff the schools that get more kids as a result of boundary lines. (Teachers generally do not like being reassigned against their will.)

What about the insulting question "Does Herndon even meet the minimal requirements to offer AP courses"? Like really?

DP.

Oh my vapors.

You have boundary change proponents on here spewing racial slurs like they’re back in the 50s, but you’re upset at that question? Such transparently faux outrage.

The “boundary change proponents“ aren’t spewing racial slurs. In some instances they are ascribing views to Langley posters based on their past conduct and statements.

You aren’t fooling anyone, including the School Board, by suggesting otherwise. They know very well by now what you’re all about.

DP. But that is false, and everyone knows this. Langley posters aren't making racist statements, you are simply fabricating this (lying) to further your narrative. All we've said is that we do not want to switch schools. There is nothing at all racist about wanting to remain at a school rather than change. There's also nothing racist about comparing the test scores at both schools. It's people like you who are determined to make this into a racial issue when it is not.

What’s the comparison with kids of similar race? How are the white kids scores at Herndon? Asian?

It isn’t as simple as looking at overall scores and data.

Once again: it is YOU who is focused on race. Thanks for proving the point.

And why shouldn’t a parent focus on race? It is another factor when thinking about an environment.

I think is misguided, but I guess no objection from me if you want to focus on race. I was raised to believe in the fundamental principles of MLK to worry about content of one’s character, not skin color, but it seems that you disagree.

it is particularly pernicious for posters to outright lie by repeatedly claiming without evidence that Langley families are racist or posting racist things, when in reality it’s the exact opposite.

Langley posters will go to the mat to avoid sending their kids to a school with any significant number of Hispanic kids. MLK would be among the first to call you out were he alive today.

You are the literal embodiment of a race baiter.

Anyone can go back through this thread and see that you are the only one bringing up race. It’s clearly not Langley posters. 🙄

OK, so Langley posters don’t mind brown people as long as they aren’t lower income brown people. Fine.

So why should rich residents (of all colors) who live in Great Falls or Herndon get priority for Langley HS over lower income brown people who live in apartments much closer to Langley HS?

What makes Langley so great that you are asking why "lower income brown people" aren't getting priority for it?

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I listened to the sessions that FairFACTS Matters and then the Great Falls Citizens Association had with Robyn Lady earlier this year. The references to Herndon from Langley-zoned parents were quite disparaging.

Well, this statement intrigued me, so I googled and found the GFCA webinar with Robyn Lady. I heard nothing disparaging. I did hear lots of concerns about the shift, but not like that.

At one point, Robyn Lady brought up the demographics as the reason the school is rated lower. Someone did ask about the safety stats. The moderator mentioned (I am paraphrasing) that they might consider addressing that issue before shifting kids.
I've stated on this thread before that I have never heard anyone address fixing the problem at the struggling schools rather than covering it up with higher SES scoring kids.

Lady also mentioned that the teachers prefer teaching upper level classes. I did not hear anyone ask a question about how the school plans to staff the schools that get more kids as a result of boundary lines. (Teachers generally do not like being reassigned against their will.)

What about the insulting question "Does Herndon even meet the minimal requirements to offer AP courses"? Like really?

DP.

Oh my vapors.

You have boundary change proponents on here spewing racial slurs like they’re back in the 50s, but you’re upset at that question? Such transparently faux outrage.

The “boundary change proponents“ aren’t spewing racial slurs. In some instances they are ascribing views to Langley posters based on their past conduct and statements.

You aren’t fooling anyone, including the School Board, by suggesting otherwise. They know very well by now what you’re all about.

DP. But that is false, and everyone knows this. Langley posters aren't making racist statements, you are simply fabricating this (lying) to further your narrative. All we've said is that we do not want to switch schools. There is nothing at all racist about wanting to remain at a school rather than change. There's also nothing racist about comparing the test scores at both schools. It's people like you who are determined to make this into a racial issue when it is not.

What’s the comparison with kids of similar race? How are the white kids scores at Herndon? Asian?

It isn’t as simple as looking at overall scores and data.

Once again: it is YOU who is focused on race. Thanks for proving the point.

And why shouldn’t a parent focus on race? It is another factor when thinking about an environment.

I think is misguided, but I guess no objection from me if you want to focus on race. I was raised to believe in the fundamental principles of MLK to worry about content of one’s character, not skin color, but it seems that you disagree.

it is particularly pernicious for posters to outright lie by repeatedly claiming without evidence that Langley families are racist or posting racist things, when in reality it’s the exact opposite.

Langley posters will go to the mat to avoid sending their kids to a school with any significant number of Hispanic kids. MLK would be among the first to call you out were he alive today.

You are the literal embodiment of a race baiter.

Anyone can go back through this thread and see that you are the only one bringing up race. It’s clearly not Langley posters. 🙄

OK, so Langley posters don’t mind brown people as long as they aren’t lower income brown people. Fine.

So why should rich residents (of all colors) who live in Great Falls or Herndon get priority for Langley HS over lower income brown people who live in apartments much closer to Langley HS?

What makes Langley so great that you are asking why "lower income brown people" aren't getting priority for it?

This hits the nail on the head. It’s a great response to an admission from a redistricting proponent that there are differences among the Fcps schools.

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I listened to the sessions that FairFACTS Matters and then the Great Falls Citizens Association had with Robyn Lady earlier this year. The references to Herndon from Langley-zoned parents were quite disparaging.

Well, this statement intrigued me, so I googled and found the GFCA webinar with Robyn Lady. I heard nothing disparaging. I did hear lots of concerns about the shift, but not like that.

At one point, Robyn Lady brought up the demographics as the reason the school is rated lower. Someone did ask about the safety stats. The moderator mentioned (I am paraphrasing) that they might consider addressing that issue before shifting kids.
I've stated on this thread before that I have never heard anyone address fixing the problem at the struggling schools rather than covering it up with higher SES scoring kids.

Lady also mentioned that the teachers prefer teaching upper level classes. I did not hear anyone ask a question about how the school plans to staff the schools that get more kids as a result of boundary lines. (Teachers generally do not like being reassigned against their will.)

What about the insulting question "Does Herndon even meet the minimal requirements to offer AP courses"? Like really?

DP.

Oh my vapors.

You have boundary change proponents on here spewing racial slurs like they’re back in the 50s, but you’re upset at that question? Such transparently faux outrage.

The “boundary change proponents“ aren’t spewing racial slurs. In some instances they are ascribing views to Langley posters based on their past conduct and statements.

You aren’t fooling anyone, including the School Board, by suggesting otherwise. They know very well by now what you’re all about.

DP. But that is false, and everyone knows this. Langley posters aren't making racist statements, you are simply fabricating this (lying) to further your narrative. All we've said is that we do not want to switch schools. There is nothing at all racist about wanting to remain at a school rather than change. There's also nothing racist about comparing the test scores at both schools. It's people like you who are determined to make this into a racial issue when it is not.

What’s the comparison with kids of similar race? How are the white kids scores at Herndon? Asian?

It isn’t as simple as looking at overall scores and data.

Once again: it is YOU who is focused on race. Thanks for proving the point.

And why shouldn’t a parent focus on race? It is another factor when thinking about an environment.

I think is misguided, but I guess no objection from me if you want to focus on race. I was raised to believe in the fundamental principles of MLK to worry about content of one’s character, not skin color, but it seems that you disagree.

it is particularly pernicious for posters to outright lie by repeatedly claiming without evidence that Langley families are racist or posting racist things, when in reality it’s the exact opposite.

Langley posters will go to the mat to avoid sending their kids to a school with any significant number of Hispanic kids. MLK would be among the first to call you out were he alive today.

You are the literal embodiment of a race baiter.

Anyone can go back through this thread and see that you are the only one bringing up race. It’s clearly not Langley posters. 🙄

OK, so Langley posters don’t mind brown people as long as they aren’t lower income brown people. Fine.

So why should rich residents (of all colors) who live in Great Falls or Herndon get priority for Langley HS over lower income brown people who live in apartments much closer to Langley HS?

What makes Langley so great that you are asking why "lower income brown people" aren't getting priority for it?

Be for real. Look at the building. The clubs. The test scores. College admissions

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I listened to the sessions that FairFACTS Matters and then the Great Falls Citizens Association had with Robyn Lady earlier this year. The references to Herndon from Langley-zoned parents were quite disparaging.

Well, this statement intrigued me, so I googled and found the GFCA webinar with Robyn Lady. I heard nothing disparaging. I did hear lots of concerns about the shift, but not like that.

At one point, Robyn Lady brought up the demographics as the reason the school is rated lower. Someone did ask about the safety stats. The moderator mentioned (I am paraphrasing) that they might consider addressing that issue before shifting kids.
I've stated on this thread before that I have never heard anyone address fixing the problem at the struggling schools rather than covering it up with higher SES scoring kids.

Lady also mentioned that the teachers prefer teaching upper level classes. I did not hear anyone ask a question about how the school plans to staff the schools that get more kids as a result of boundary lines. (Teachers generally do not like being reassigned against their will.)

What about the insulting question "Does Herndon even meet the minimal requirements to offer AP courses"? Like really?

DP.

Oh my vapors.

You have boundary change proponents on here spewing racial slurs like they’re back in the 50s, but you’re upset at that question? Such transparently faux outrage.

The “boundary change proponents“ aren’t spewing racial slurs. In some instances they are ascribing views to Langley posters based on their past conduct and statements.

You aren’t fooling anyone, including the School Board, by suggesting otherwise. They know very well by now what you’re all about.

DP. But that is false, and everyone knows this. Langley posters aren't making racist statements, you are simply fabricating this (lying) to further your narrative. All we've said is that we do not want to switch schools. There is nothing at all racist about wanting to remain at a school rather than change. There's also nothing racist about comparing the test scores at both schools. It's people like you who are determined to make this into a racial issue when it is not.

What’s the comparison with kids of similar race? How are the white kids scores at Herndon? Asian?

It isn’t as simple as looking at overall scores and data.

Once again: it is YOU who is focused on race. Thanks for proving the point.

And why shouldn’t a parent focus on race? It is another factor when thinking about an environment.

I think is misguided, but I guess no objection from me if you want to focus on race. I was raised to believe in the fundamental principles of MLK to worry about content of one’s character, not skin color, but it seems that you disagree.

it is particularly pernicious for posters to outright lie by repeatedly claiming without evidence that Langley families are racist or posting racist things, when in reality it’s the exact opposite.

Langley posters will go to the mat to avoid sending their kids to a school with any significant number of Hispanic kids. MLK would be among the first to call you out were he alive today.

You are the literal embodiment of a race baiter.

Anyone can go back through this thread and see that you are the only one bringing up race. It’s clearly not Langley posters. 🙄

+1
At this point, I think it’s time to start reporting the race baiters. They make up
the vast majority of this thread.

LOL.

For context, here's a snippet of Robyn Lady's meeting with Langley parents back in June where you can hear them jeer when Robyn says that every school in FCPS offers a good education.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C8V6Aest5Nx/

OMG, you found the smoking gun. Surely anyone who thinks there is variability among the Fcps schools is a die hard racist. 🙄

The jeering isn't cool, and you know it.

And the guy badgering Lady with leading questions and interrupting her as she tried to respond probably made quite an impression, although perhaps not the one you'd want to leave.

DP. What you see as "jeering," I see as correctly calling out. The people in that audience are not stupid. Don't try and pretend "every school in FCPS offers a good education." That's BS and deserves to be called out.

I think Herndon High can certainly offer a fine education to students. That is clearly the context both in which Robyn made the remark back in June and in which she was jeered.

This video was brought up in the first place as supposed evidence that Langley families are racist. Even if we take your account of the jeers as true, there is an incredibly large gap between believing schools are different and being racist. You assume a motive that frankly just isn’t there. The racism only exists in your mind’s eye. And I feel confident in saying that it’s likely just one poster who is going to the mats on trying to prove that all of Langley consists of racist people solely because we want our kids to go to the schools in our current pyramid.

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Has anyone stopped to factor in the reality that the school age population is shrinking? By 2030 enrollment is expected to be 6% below 2020 levels (https://nces.ed.gov/programs/PES/section-1.asp ).

Seems like a lot of effort to create a situation where there will be plenty of space in most schools in 5 years. Just work to put the right resources where they are needed.

But I get it boundary changes get everyone distracted from the real issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone stopped to factor in the reality that the school age population is shrinking? By 2030 enrollment is expected to be 6% below 2020 levels (https://nces.ed.gov/programs/PES/section-1.asp ).

Seems like a lot of effort to create a situation where there will be plenty of space in most schools in 5 years. Just work to put the right resources where they are needed.

But I get it boundary changes get everyone distracted from the real issues.

We’re going to see this reflected in the upcoming CIP projections for Langley, Cooper, and McLean. It’s going to make it really hard to do the big moves that some people on this forum are looking for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone stopped to factor in the reality that the school age population is shrinking? By 2030 enrollment is expected to be 6% below 2020 levels (https://nces.ed.gov/programs/PES/section-1.asp ).

Seems like a lot of effort to create a situation where there will be plenty of space in most schools in 5 years. Just work to put the right resources where they are needed.

But I get it boundary changes get everyone distracted from the real issues.

We’re going to see this reflected in the upcoming CIP projections for Langley, Cooper, and McLean. It’s going to make it really hard to do the big moves that some people on this forum are looking for.

They’ll still be projecting a big disparity between Lewis and West Springfield in terms of enrollment, so if they do decide to address that they’ll be left with a political dilemma if they were to move WSHS who live close to that school to Lewis but leave kids much closer to Herndon at Langley.

As noted earlier in the thread, they could always pull back, clean up some ES islands and split feeders with minimal changes to MS/HS assignments, and declare victory.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone stopped to factor in the reality that the school age population is shrinking? By 2030 enrollment is expected to be 6% below 2020 levels (https://nces.ed.gov/programs/PES/section-1.asp ).

Seems like a lot of effort to create a situation where there will be plenty of space in most schools in 5 years. Just work to put the right resources where they are needed.

But I get it boundary changes get everyone distracted from the real issues.

We’re going to see this reflected in the upcoming CIP projections for Langley, Cooper, and McLean. It’s going to make it really hard to do the big moves that some people on this forum are looking for.

They’ll still be projecting a big disparity between Lewis and West Springfield in terms of enrollment, so if they do decide to address that they’ll be left with a political dilemma if they were to move WSHS who live close to that school to Lewis but leave kids much closer to Herndon at Langley.

As noted earlier in the thread, they could always pull back, clean up some ES islands and split feeders with minimal changes to MS/HS assignments, and declare victory.

That’s clearly what residents want. It’s not just the politically easier path, it’s also the path that families want. An overwhelming majority of families want to stay in their pyramids.

[Anonymous]

They clearly need to do something with Lewis and WSHS. WSHS is going to be asking taxpayers for trailers soon.

I'd say leave the Langley/Herndon situation alone. If anything, move some Westfield kids to Herndon to help Chantilly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They clearly need to do something with Lewis and WSHS. WSHS is going to be asking taxpayers for trailers soon.

I'd say leave the Langley/Herndon situation alone. If anything, move some Westfield kids to Herndon to help Chantilly.

Does Chantilly want “help” in the form of a boundary change? If enrollments are expected to come down wouldn’t that be the case at Chantilly as well?

The Westfield feeder closest to Herndon is Coates. Moving Coates to Herndon increases the concentration of poverty at Herndon. That doesn’t seem like a great idea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They clearly need to do something with Lewis and WSHS. WSHS is going to be asking taxpayers for trailers soon.

I'd say leave the Langley/Herndon situation alone. If anything, move some Westfield kids to Herndon to help Chantilly.

I’m not in WSHS pyramid, but I don’t think the situation is that dire to say something clearly must be done in that area.

Families want stability. How many kids are at Lewis? It’s like over 1600, right? That’s double the size of most high schools in the country. I’m not sure how anyone can claim that a school of that size is critically under capacity.