BTSN: I fricking LOVE Langley

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Anonymous wrote:I remember when schools like Langley HS were lauded and celebrated as an example of the best public school education FCPS had to offer.

My own parents did extensive research on percentage students graduating/college bound, SAT scores, made phone calls and narrowed a house search to make certain they could land us in the best HS district they could afford in long ago Fairfax County.

Now Langley gets criticized because it’s not economically diverse. Should Langley strive to more diverse like Lewis? Herndon? Justice?

It's funny - you don't hear any of these complaints about rich, white schools in the Northeast where each town runs their own school. Real estate = schools. Everyone knows you get what you pay for. The residents in and around Langley deserve what they paid for, and everyone else is just jealous.

You inadvertently gave up the gig.

They pay the same tax rate as everyone else in the county and their taxes would be much higher if they were in a separate town.

Yet they alone in FCPS send their kids to a public high school with no economic diversity because they throw their money around and intimidate School Board members.

Doesn’t matter about paying the same tax rate. A house in the Langley district costs more than the exact same house in Woodbridge. They get what they paid for.

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Anonymous wrote:I remember when schools like Langley HS were lauded and celebrated as an example of the best public school education FCPS had to offer.

My own parents did extensive research on percentage students graduating/college bound, SAT scores, made phone calls and narrowed a house search to make certain they could land us in the best HS district they could afford in long ago Fairfax County.

Now Langley gets criticized because it’s not economically diverse. Should Langley strive to more diverse like Lewis? Herndon? Justice?

It's funny - you don't hear any of these complaints about rich, white schools in the Northeast where each town runs their own school. Real estate = schools. Everyone knows you get what you pay for. The residents in and around Langley deserve what they paid for, and everyone else is just jealous.

You inadvertently gave up the gig.

They pay the same tax rate as everyone else in the county and their taxes would be much higher if they were in a separate town.

Yet they alone in FCPS send their kids to a public high school with no economic diversity because they throw their money around and intimidate School Board members.

No one knew thirty years ago that this would happen. So, now you want to gerrymander a school boundary in order to put economic diversity into a school. Herndon was a solid middle class school when those boundaries were drawn. There is no way you are going to get to 20%FARMS at Langley without busing low SES communities very long distances to get there. That will not help anyone.

As for taxes, do you not understand the difference between "rate" and "tax paid?" But, that really has nothing to do with this.

The boundaries are already gerrymandered; it was just a couple of years ago, not 30, that the school board member doubled down to make sure Langley didn’t include any MC or poor families; and you clearly think people who pay more in taxes deserve preferential treatment. Triple-yuck.

NP. Genuinely curious. How do people know that parents in a particular school zone used their money to influence the school board? Ever considered that a situation doesn’t work out for everyone, but that’s doesn’t automatically mean parents bribed someone (or whatever else they get accused of) to make that happen?

Every family I know zoned to Langley or McLean bought their house a long time ago precisely because the house was zoned to Langley or McLean. So the money is tracking the good schools zones, not the other way around.

A quick VPAP check shows that the biggest donors to the campaigns of both of the two Dranesville candidates for School Board are zoned to Langley, even though one (Lady) lives in the Herndon district and the other (Bartkowski) lives in the McLean district.

Who do you think is going to have the ear of Lady or Bartkowski in the future?

But it’s good to know BTSN was a hit.

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Anonymous wrote:Here is what impressed me most about BTSN

How long all of my son’s teachers have been there. Most had been there 10+ years.

A more experienced teacher is (generally) a better teacher.

Well yeah, if one have a decent (or at least reliable) pension and benefits at a job, normally one would stick it out and stay.

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Anonymous wrote:I remember when schools like Langley HS were lauded and celebrated as an example of the best public school education FCPS had to offer.

My own parents did extensive research on percentage students graduating/college bound, SAT scores, made phone calls and narrowed a house search to make certain they could land us in the best HS district they could afford in long ago Fairfax County.

Now Langley gets criticized because it’s not economically diverse. Should Langley strive to more diverse like Lewis? Herndon? Justice?

It's funny - you don't hear any of these complaints about rich, white schools in the Northeast where each town runs their own school. Real estate = schools. Everyone knows you get what you pay for. The residents in and around Langley deserve what they paid for, and everyone else is just jealous.

You inadvertently gave up the gig.

They pay the same tax rate as everyone else in the county and their taxes would be much higher if they were in a separate town.

Yet they alone in FCPS send their kids to a public high school with no economic diversity because they throw their money around and intimidate School Board members.

No one knew thirty years ago that this would happen. So, now you want to gerrymander a school boundary in order to put economic diversity into a school. Herndon was a solid middle class school when those boundaries were drawn. There is no way you are going to get to 20%FARMS at Langley without busing low SES communities very long distances to get there. That will not help anyone.

As for taxes, do you not understand the difference between "rate" and "tax paid?" But, that really has nothing to do with this.

The boundaries are already gerrymandered; it was just a couple of years ago, not 30, that the school board member doubled down to make sure Langley didn’t include any MC or poor families; and you clearly think people who pay more in taxes deserve preferential treatment. Triple-yuck.

NP. Genuinely curious. How do people know that parents in a particular school zone used their money to influence the school board? Ever considered that a situation doesn’t work out for everyone, but that’s doesn’t automatically mean parents bribed someone (or whatever else they get accused of) to make that happen?

Every family I know zoned to Langley or McLean bought their house a long time ago precisely because the house was zoned to Langley or McLean. So the money is tracking the good schools zones, not the other way around.

A quick VPAP check shows that the biggest donors to the campaigns of both of the two Dranesville candidates for School Board are zoned to Langley, even though one (Lady) lives in the Herndon district and the other (Bartkowski) lives in the McLean district.

Who do you think is going to have the ear of Lady or Bartkowski in the future?

But it’s good to know BTSN was a hit.

+1

I suspect that the donations to any Dem candidate--federal, state, or local will have MUCH higher donations from McLean. This is not a good measurement of support.

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Anonymous wrote:I remember when schools like Langley HS were lauded and celebrated as an example of the best public school education FCPS had to offer.

My own parents did extensive research on percentage students graduating/college bound, SAT scores, made phone calls and narrowed a house search to make certain they could land us in the best HS district they could afford in long ago Fairfax County.

Now Langley gets criticized because it’s not economically diverse. Should Langley strive to more diverse like Lewis? Herndon? Justice?

It's funny - you don't hear any of these complaints about rich, white schools in the Northeast where each town runs their own school. Real estate = schools. Everyone knows you get what you pay for. The residents in and around Langley deserve what they paid for, and everyone else is just jealous.

You inadvertently gave up the gig.

They pay the same tax rate as everyone else in the county and their taxes would be much higher if they were in a separate town.

Yet they alone in FCPS send their kids to a public high school with no economic diversity because they throw their money around and intimidate School Board members.

No one knew thirty years ago that this would happen. So, now you want to gerrymander a school boundary in order to put economic diversity into a school. Herndon was a solid middle class school when those boundaries were drawn. There is no way you are going to get to 20%FARMS at Langley without busing low SES communities very long distances to get there. That will not help anyone.

As for taxes, do you not understand the difference between "rate" and "tax paid?" But, that really has nothing to do with this.

The boundaries are already gerrymandered; it was just a couple of years ago, not 30, that the school board member doubled down to make sure Langley didn’t include any MC or poor families; and you clearly think people who pay more in taxes deserve preferential treatment. Triple-yuck.

NP. Genuinely curious. How do people know that parents in a particular school zone used their money to influence the school board? Ever considered that a situation doesn’t work out for everyone, but that’s doesn’t automatically mean parents bribed someone (or whatever else they get accused of) to make that happen?

Every family I know zoned to Langley or McLean bought their house a long time ago precisely because the house was zoned to Langley or McLean. So the money is tracking the good schools zones, not the other way around.

A quick VPAP check shows that the biggest donors to the campaigns of both of the two Dranesville candidates for School Board are zoned to Langley, even though one (Lady) lives in the Herndon district and the other (Bartkowski) lives in the McLean district.

Who do you think is going to have the ear of Lady or Bartkowski in the future?

But it’s good to know BTSN was a hit.

Perfect example of a rich Herndon resident bussed to Langley due to ridiculous gerrymandering.

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^^^if they can bus for rich people, they can bus for poor people too!^^^

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Anonymous wrote:NP. The diversity I really care about is economic diversity. Of which I'm quite certain Langley has about zero, thanks in part to creatively drawn school boundaries. I think it's disgusting that our public schools are so completely separated into "rich schools" and "poor schools". It starts with housing policies and zoning laws, but then the school boundaries reinforce and exaggerate the divide.

what would be a better method to ensure all schools have equal rich kids and. poor kids?

Can't wait to hear the busing proposal.

PP here. No, bussing sucks and doesn't really work. Like I said, it starts with housing policies and zoning laws. Introduce more affordable housing into the "good" neighborhoods. Economically integrated neighborhoods will eventually lead to economically integrated schools. It will take a while, and the richy-riches will scream and yell about traffic and crime and property values and whatnot. But if we actually care about equity, that's the path forward.

The county will introduce more affordable housing into “good” neighborhoods and Langley will pay off the politicians to make sure none of those neighborhoods are zoned to Langley. You don’t stay 3% FARMS without knowing how to play the game.

“Good” neighborhoods don’t have affordable housing?

When they get such housing, does it make them “bad” the second construction is completed and the new residents pull up in their moving trucks?

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Anonymous wrote:I remember when schools like Langley HS were lauded and celebrated as an example of the best public school education FCPS had to offer.

My own parents did extensive research on percentage students graduating/college bound, SAT scores, made phone calls and narrowed a house search to make certain they could land us in the best HS district they could afford in long ago Fairfax County.

Now Langley gets criticized because it’s not economically diverse. Should Langley strive to more diverse like Lewis? Herndon? Justice?

It's funny - you don't hear any of these complaints about rich, white schools in the Northeast where each town runs their own school. Real estate = schools. Everyone knows you get what you pay for. The residents in and around Langley deserve what they paid for, and everyone else is just jealous.

You inadvertently gave up the gig.

They pay the same tax rate as everyone else in the county and their taxes would be much higher if they were in a separate town.

Yet they alone in FCPS send their kids to a public high school with no economic diversity because they throw their money around and intimidate School Board members.

No one knew thirty years ago that this would happen. So, now you want to gerrymander a school boundary in order to put economic diversity into a school. Herndon was a solid middle class school when those boundaries were drawn. There is no way you are going to get to 20%FARMS at Langley without busing low SES communities very long distances to get there. That will not help anyone.

As for taxes, do you not understand the difference between "rate" and "tax paid?" But, that really has nothing to do with this.

The boundaries are already gerrymandered; it was just a couple of years ago, not 30, that the school board member doubled down to make sure Langley didn’t include any MC or poor families; and you clearly think people who pay more in taxes deserve preferential treatment. Triple-yuck.

NP. Genuinely curious. How do people know that parents in a particular school zone used their money to influence the school board? Ever considered that a situation doesn’t work out for everyone, but that’s doesn’t automatically mean parents bribed someone (or whatever else they get accused of) to make that happen?

Every family I know zoned to Langley or McLean bought their house a long time ago precisely because the house was zoned to Langley or McLean. So the money is tracking the good schools zones, not the other way around.

A quick VPAP check shows that the biggest donors to the campaigns of both of the two Dranesville candidates for School Board are zoned to Langley, even though one (Lady) lives in the Herndon district and the other (Bartkowski) lives in the McLean district.

Who do you think is going to have the ear of Lady or Bartkowski in the future?

But it’s good to know BTSN was a hit.

Perfect example of a rich Herndon resident bussed to Langley due to ridiculous gerrymandering.

I'm curious about this. I only see a couple of neighborhoods (they look small) slated for Langley that might be Herndon. I'm guessing this was a "builder's deal" that BOS approved.

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Anonymous wrote:I remember when schools like Langley HS were lauded and celebrated as an example of the best public school education FCPS had to offer.

My own parents did extensive research on percentage students graduating/college bound, SAT scores, made phone calls and narrowed a house search to make certain they could land us in the best HS district they could afford in long ago Fairfax County.

Now Langley gets criticized because it’s not economically diverse. Should Langley strive to more diverse like Lewis? Herndon? Justice?

It's funny - you don't hear any of these complaints about rich, white schools in the Northeast where each town runs their own school. Real estate = schools. Everyone knows you get what you pay for. The residents in and around Langley deserve what they paid for, and everyone else is just jealous.

You inadvertently gave up the gig.

They pay the same tax rate as everyone else in the county and their taxes would be much higher if they were in a separate town.

Yet they alone in FCPS send their kids to a public high school with no economic diversity because they throw their money around and intimidate School Board members.

No one knew thirty years ago that this would happen. So, now you want to gerrymander a school boundary in order to put economic diversity into a school. Herndon was a solid middle class school when those boundaries were drawn. There is no way you are going to get to 20%FARMS at Langley without busing low SES communities very long distances to get there. That will not help anyone.

As for taxes, do you not understand the difference between "rate" and "tax paid?" But, that really has nothing to do with this.

The boundaries are already gerrymandered; it was just a couple of years ago, not 30, that the school board member doubled down to make sure Langley didn’t include any MC or poor families; and you clearly think people who pay more in taxes deserve preferential treatment. Triple-yuck.

NP. Genuinely curious. How do people know that parents in a particular school zone used their money to influence the school board? Ever considered that a situation doesn’t work out for everyone, but that’s doesn’t automatically mean parents bribed someone (or whatever else they get accused of) to make that happen?

Every family I know zoned to Langley or McLean bought their house a long time ago precisely because the house was zoned to Langley or McLean. So the money is tracking the good schools zones, not the other way around.

A quick VPAP check shows that the biggest donors to the campaigns of both of the two Dranesville candidates for School Board are zoned to Langley, even though one (Lady) lives in the Herndon district and the other (Bartkowski) lives in the McLean district.

Who do you think is going to have the ear of Lady or Bartkowski in the future?

But it’s good to know BTSN was a hit.

Perfect example of a rich Herndon resident bussed to Langley due to ridiculous gerrymandering.

I'm curious about this. I only see a couple of neighborhoods (they look small) slated for Langley that might be Herndon. I'm guessing this was a "builder's deal" that BOS approved.

Sweetheart deal.

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Anonymous wrote:I remember when schools like Langley HS were lauded and celebrated as an example of the best public school education FCPS had to offer.

My own parents did extensive research on percentage students graduating/college bound, SAT scores, made phone calls and narrowed a house search to make certain they could land us in the best HS district they could afford in long ago Fairfax County.

Now Langley gets criticized because it’s not economically diverse. Should Langley strive to more diverse like Lewis? Herndon? Justice?

It's funny - you don't hear any of these complaints about rich, white schools in the Northeast where each town runs their own school. Real estate = schools. Everyone knows you get what you pay for. The residents in and around Langley deserve what they paid for, and everyone else is just jealous.

You inadvertently gave up the gig.

They pay the same tax rate as everyone else in the county and their taxes would be much higher if they were in a separate town.

Yet they alone in FCPS send their kids to a public high school with no economic diversity because they throw their money around and intimidate School Board members.

No one knew thirty years ago that this would happen. So, now you want to gerrymander a school boundary in order to put economic diversity into a school. Herndon was a solid middle class school when those boundaries were drawn. There is no way you are going to get to 20%FARMS at Langley without busing low SES communities very long distances to get there. That will not help anyone.

As for taxes, do you not understand the difference between "rate" and "tax paid?" But, that really has nothing to do with this.

The boundaries are already gerrymandered; it was just a couple of years ago, not 30, that the school board member doubled down to make sure Langley didn’t include any MC or poor families; and you clearly think people who pay more in taxes deserve preferential treatment. Triple-yuck.

NP. Genuinely curious. How do people know that parents in a particular school zone used their money to influence the school board? Ever considered that a situation doesn’t work out for everyone, but that’s doesn’t automatically mean parents bribed someone (or whatever else they get accused of) to make that happen?

Every family I know zoned to Langley or McLean bought their house a long time ago precisely because the house was zoned to Langley or McLean. So the money is tracking the good schools zones, not the other way around.

A quick VPAP check shows that the biggest donors to the campaigns of both of the two Dranesville candidates for School Board are zoned to Langley, even though one (Lady) lives in the Herndon district and the other (Bartkowski) lives in the McLean district.

Who do you think is going to have the ear of Lady or Bartkowski in the future?

But it’s good to know BTSN was a hit.

Perfect example of a rich Herndon resident bussed to Langley due to ridiculous gerrymandering.

I'm curious about this. I only see a couple of neighborhoods (they look small) slated for Langley that might be Herndon. I'm guessing this was a "builder's deal" that BOS approved.

Sweetheart deal.

A sweetheart deal that enabled Fairfax county to get more tax revenue which benefits us all. You really do not understand that?

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Anonymous wrote:I remember when schools like Langley HS were lauded and celebrated as an example of the best public school education FCPS had to offer.

My own parents did extensive research on percentage students graduating/college bound, SAT scores, made phone calls and narrowed a house search to make certain they could land us in the best HS district they could afford in long ago Fairfax County.

Now Langley gets criticized because it’s not economically diverse. Should Langley strive to more diverse like Lewis? Herndon? Justice?

It's funny - you don't hear any of these complaints about rich, white schools in the Northeast where each town runs their own school. Real estate = schools. Everyone knows you get what you pay for. The residents in and around Langley deserve what they paid for, and everyone else is just jealous.

You inadvertently gave up the gig.

They pay the same tax rate as everyone else in the county and their taxes would be much higher if they were in a separate town.

Yet they alone in FCPS send their kids to a public high school with no economic diversity because they throw their money around and intimidate School Board members.

No one knew thirty years ago that this would happen. So, now you want to gerrymander a school boundary in order to put economic diversity into a school. Herndon was a solid middle class school when those boundaries were drawn. There is no way you are going to get to 20%FARMS at Langley without busing low SES communities very long distances to get there. That will not help anyone.

As for taxes, do you not understand the difference between "rate" and "tax paid?" But, that really has nothing to do with this.

The boundaries are already gerrymandered; it was just a couple of years ago, not 30, that the school board member doubled down to make sure Langley didn’t include any MC or poor families; and you clearly think people who pay more in taxes deserve preferential treatment. Triple-yuck.

NP. Genuinely curious. How do people know that parents in a particular school zone used their money to influence the school board? Ever considered that a situation doesn’t work out for everyone, but that’s doesn’t automatically mean parents bribed someone (or whatever else they get accused of) to make that happen?

Every family I know zoned to Langley or McLean bought their house a long time ago precisely because the house was zoned to Langley or McLean. So the money is tracking the good schools zones, not the other way around.

A quick VPAP check shows that the biggest donors to the campaigns of both of the two Dranesville candidates for School Board are zoned to Langley, even though one (Lady) lives in the Herndon district and the other (Bartkowski) lives in the McLean district.

Who do you think is going to have the ear of Lady or Bartkowski in the future?

But it’s good to know BTSN was a hit.

Perfect example of a rich Herndon resident bussed to Langley due to ridiculous gerrymandering.

I'm curious about this. I only see a couple of neighborhoods (they look small) slated for Langley that might be Herndon. I'm guessing this was a "builder's deal" that BOS approved.

Sweetheart deal.

A sweetheart deal that enabled Fairfax county to get more tax revenue which benefits us all. You really do not understand that?

Seems like a wash.

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Anonymous wrote:I remember when schools like Langley HS were lauded and celebrated as an example of the best public school education FCPS had to offer.

My own parents did extensive research on percentage students graduating/college bound, SAT scores, made phone calls and narrowed a house search to make certain they could land us in the best HS district they could afford in long ago Fairfax County.

Now Langley gets criticized because it’s not economically diverse. Should Langley strive to more diverse like Lewis? Herndon? Justice?

It's funny - you don't hear any of these complaints about rich, white schools in the Northeast where each town runs their own school. Real estate = schools. Everyone knows you get what you pay for. The residents in and around Langley deserve what they paid for, and everyone else is just jealous.

You inadvertently gave up the gig.

They pay the same tax rate as everyone else in the county and their taxes would be much higher if they were in a separate town.

Yet they alone in FCPS send their kids to a public high school with no economic diversity because they throw their money around and intimidate School Board members.

DP. So you continue to "throw around" your stupid, utterly baseless claims because you have such hatred for a school that your kids don't even attend. You know posts like this only serve to make YOU look bad, not the Langley community - right?

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Anonymous wrote:I remember when schools like Langley HS were lauded and celebrated as an example of the best public school education FCPS had to offer.

My own parents did extensive research on percentage students graduating/college bound, SAT scores, made phone calls and narrowed a house search to make certain they could land us in the best HS district they could afford in long ago Fairfax County.

Now Langley gets criticized because it’s not economically diverse. Should Langley strive to more diverse like Lewis? Herndon? Justice?

It's funny - you don't hear any of these complaints about rich, white schools in the Northeast where each town runs their own school. Real estate = schools. Everyone knows you get what you pay for. The residents in and around Langley deserve what they paid for, and everyone else is just jealous.

You inadvertently gave up the gig.

They pay the same tax rate as everyone else in the county and their taxes would be much higher if they were in a separate town.

Yet they alone in FCPS send their kids to a public high school with no economic diversity because they throw their money around and intimidate School Board members.

No one knew thirty years ago that this would happen. So, now you want to gerrymander a school boundary in order to put economic diversity into a school. Herndon was a solid middle class school when those boundaries were drawn. There is no way you are going to get to 20%FARMS at Langley without busing low SES communities very long distances to get there. That will not help anyone.

As for taxes, do you not understand the difference between "rate" and "tax paid?" But, that really has nothing to do with this.

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But the bolded is exactly what people like PP want. They want to import FARMS kids, regardless of how far they have to be bussed - all to "stick it to Langley." These people have been repeating their rants for years. Apparently, it keeps them up at night and they will not rest until kids are bussed in from low income areas. It's kind of wild to sit back and watch their shenanigans - such unhappy people.

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Anonymous wrote:So impressed with all of the teachers.

There have been a few duds over the years but having sent several children, I have been overall VERY happy.

Above and beyond the teachers, the clubs and activities, and sports have made high school fun and productive.

Hail Saxons!

“I love my mostly white, zero FARMS school that keeps out the poor!”

Langley is 53.5% White but you already knew that, oh I forgot, acceptable diversity is only black kids.

It's not the whiteness that makes the scores good. It's the fact that there aren't any apartments in Great Falls and that all the lots are several acres. It's a great way to keep the poors out.

What school full of rich people wouldn't be good?!

I guess your next step is to demand those homeowners allow affordable housing to be built on their lots? The loons are out in full force!
DP

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Anonymous wrote:I remember when schools like Langley HS were lauded and celebrated as an example of the best public school education FCPS had to offer.

My own parents did extensive research on percentage students graduating/college bound, SAT scores, made phone calls and narrowed a house search to make certain they could land us in the best HS district they could afford in long ago Fairfax County.

Now Langley gets criticized because it’s not economically diverse. Should Langley strive to more diverse like Lewis? Herndon? Justice?

It's funny - you don't hear any of these complaints about rich, white schools in the Northeast where each town runs their own school. Real estate = schools. Everyone knows you get what you pay for. The residents in and around Langley deserve what they paid for, and everyone else is just jealous.

You inadvertently gave up the gig.

They pay the same tax rate as everyone else in the county and their taxes would be much higher if they were in a separate town.

Yet they alone in FCPS send their kids to a public high school with no economic diversity because they throw their money around and intimidate School Board members.

No one knew thirty years ago that this would happen. So, now you want to gerrymander a school boundary in order to put economic diversity into a school. Herndon was a solid middle class school when those boundaries were drawn. There is no way you are going to get to 20%FARMS at Langley without busing low SES communities very long distances to get there. That will not help anyone.

As for taxes, do you not understand the difference between "rate" and "tax paid?" But, that really has nothing to do with this.

The boundaries are already gerrymandered; it was just a couple of years ago, not 30, that the school board member doubled down to make sure Langley didn’t include any MC or poor families; and you clearly think people who pay more in taxes deserve preferential treatment. Triple-yuck.

NP. Genuinely curious. How do people know that parents in a particular school zone used their money to influence the school board? Ever considered that a situation doesn’t work out for everyone, but that’s doesn’t automatically mean parents bribed someone (or whatever else they get accused of) to make that happen?

Every family I know zoned to Langley or McLean bought their house a long time ago precisely because the house was zoned to Langley or McLean. So the money is tracking the good schools zones, not the other way around.

You, sir or madam, are far too sane to waste your energy replying to the nutjobs who make it their business policing other people's schools.