Boundary Review Meetings

[Anonymous]

So there was a meeting in Lorton station December 17th. I missed that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So, parents successfully bullied the SB into letting go of changing anything, right?

It was heroic parents standing up for kids in the face of bully Sandy and the rest of the school board goons.

These parents saved a lot of kids. I wish they could’ve protected them all, and my heart aches for the kids whose lives are about to be upended by boundary changes without any justification.

Some of our kids are so screwed if they ever face any real adversary. I swear, some of you are so over the top with your pronouncement of doom and gloom because people move schools. It is not ideal but it is not the end of the world.

And yet, you and your ilk are desperately, oh so desperately, trying to move kids into your own kids’ schools.

Talk about not being able to handle adversity!

This is an anonymous board. I get that your MO is to smear anyone who doesn't agree with you as either a FCPS employee, someone who throws other kids under the bus, someone who wants other kids to improve their school, or someone who wants all kids to have mental health care crises, but it is really silly. Try having a grown-up conversation and not call other people names.

My kid is moving, and he will be fine. I have not suggested that other schools move because my kid moving makes sense. He is moving with a group of friends so he will know people. We are going to support him and make sure he feels comfortable at the school.

I get it, you don't want to move. You would sound like someone people should listen to if you didn't resort to name calling people who might disagree with you.

I feel for kids whose parents disregard their mental health because it’ll toughen them up. But whatever, you do you. Hope your kid has the best experience possible given the circumstances. Just don’t pretend that your poop doesn’t smell because your parenting philosophy is different than others. And don’t for one second believe that your neglect-approach works for everyone else’s kids.

It has nothing to do with "toughen them up." Do you hear yourself?

I understand that this is a big deal for some families and why people are worried about it. I do. And I know that there are some kids who will struggle with the move. A kid moving from MS to HS and attending a different HS then you expected, should be fine. They have not attended the HS and they were going to be leaving some MS friends in the transition. They will start 9th grade with friends from ES and some from MS. Tenth graders might have a bit more of an issue because they have joined activities and made friends that they will be moving from. It sucks, but they will be moving with kids from ES to a school which will have activities for them to join. They have to re-establish themselves in clubs and sports, again not great but doable. Rising Juniors and Seniors can stay at their current school.

It will go better for kids if parents are walking them through it all and frame it in a positive light while commiserating with the fact that it sucks. Remind them that many kids move for a variety of reasons, they have the benefit of moving with friends that they know and they will still be able to hang out with other friends that they have made because they are close by. That will help more than people think.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So, parents successfully bullied the SB into letting go of changing anything, right?

It was heroic parents standing up for kids in the face of bully Sandy and the rest of the school board goons.

These parents saved a lot of kids. I wish they could’ve protected them all, and my heart aches for the kids whose lives are about to be upended by boundary changes without any justification.

Some of our kids are so screwed if they ever face any real adversary. I swear, some of you are so over the top with your pronouncement of doom and gloom because people move schools. It is not ideal but it is not the end of the world.

And yet, you and your ilk are desperately, oh so desperately, trying to move kids into your own kids’ schools.

Talk about not being able to handle adversity!

This is an anonymous board. I get that your MO is to smear anyone who doesn't agree with you as either a FCPS employee, someone who throws other kids under the bus, someone who wants other kids to improve their school, or someone who wants all kids to have mental health care crises, but it is really silly. Try having a grown-up conversation and not call other people names.

My kid is moving, and he will be fine. I have not suggested that other schools move because my kid moving makes sense. He is moving with a group of friends so he will know people. We are going to support him and make sure he feels comfortable at the school.

I get it, you don't want to move. You would sound like someone people should listen to if you didn't resort to name calling people who might disagree with you.

I feel for kids whose parents disregard their mental health because it’ll toughen them up. But whatever, you do you. Hope your kid has the best experience possible given the circumstances. Just don’t pretend that your poop doesn’t smell because your parenting philosophy is different than others. And don’t for one second believe that your neglect-approach works for everyone else’s kids.

It has nothing to do with "toughen them up." Do you hear yourself?

I understand that this is a big deal for some families and why people are worried about it. I do. And I know that there are some kids who will struggle with the move. A kid moving from MS to HS and attending a different HS then you expected, should be fine. They have not attended the HS and they were going to be leaving some MS friends in the transition. They will start 9th grade with friends from ES and some from MS. Tenth graders might have a bit more of an issue because they have joined activities and made friends that they will be moving from. It sucks, but they will be moving with kids from ES to a school which will have activities for them to join. They have to re-establish themselves in clubs and sports, again not great but doable. Rising Juniors and Seniors can stay at their current school.

It will go better for kids if parents are walking them through it all and frame it in a positive light while commiserating with the fact that it sucks. Remind them that many kids move for a variety of reasons, they have the benefit of moving with friends that they know and they will still be able to hang out with other friends that they have made because they are close by. That will help more than people think.

No one is asking you for advice on coping strategies. Your posts are very odd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So, parents successfully bullied the SB into letting go of changing anything, right?

It was heroic parents standing up for kids in the face of bully Sandy and the rest of the school board goons.

These parents saved a lot of kids. I wish they could’ve protected them all, and my heart aches for the kids whose lives are about to be upended by boundary changes without any justification.

Some of our kids are so screwed if they ever face any real adversary. I swear, some of you are so over the top with your pronouncement of doom and gloom because people move schools. It is not ideal but it is not the end of the world.

And yet, you and your ilk are desperately, oh so desperately, trying to move kids into your own kids’ schools.

Talk about not being able to handle adversity!

This is an anonymous board. I get that your MO is to smear anyone who doesn't agree with you as either a FCPS employee, someone who throws other kids under the bus, someone who wants other kids to improve their school, or someone who wants all kids to have mental health care crises, but it is really silly. Try having a grown-up conversation and not call other people names.

My kid is moving, and he will be fine. I have not suggested that other schools move because my kid moving makes sense. He is moving with a group of friends so he will know people. We are going to support him and make sure he feels comfortable at the school.

I get it, you don't want to move. You would sound like someone people should listen to if you didn't resort to name calling people who might disagree with you.

I feel for kids whose parents disregard their mental health because it’ll toughen them up. But whatever, you do you. Hope your kid has the best experience possible given the circumstances. Just don’t pretend that your poop doesn’t smell because your parenting philosophy is different than others. And don’t for one second believe that your neglect-approach works for everyone else’s kids.

It has nothing to do with "toughen them up." Do you hear yourself?

I understand that this is a big deal for some families and why people are worried about it. I do. And I know that there are some kids who will struggle with the move. A kid moving from MS to HS and attending a different HS then you expected, should be fine. They have not attended the HS and they were going to be leaving some MS friends in the transition. They will start 9th grade with friends from ES and some from MS. Tenth graders might have a bit more of an issue because they have joined activities and made friends that they will be moving from. It sucks, but they will be moving with kids from ES to a school which will have activities for them to join. They have to re-establish themselves in clubs and sports, again not great but doable. Rising Juniors and Seniors can stay at their current school.

It will go better for kids if parents are walking them through it all and frame it in a positive light while commiserating with the fact that it sucks. Remind them that many kids move for a variety of reasons, they have the benefit of moving with friends that they know and they will still be able to hang out with other friends that they have made because they are close by. That will help more than people think.

No one is asking you for advice on coping strategies. Your posts are very odd.

So are your repeated complaints.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So, parents successfully bullied the SB into letting go of changing anything, right?

It was heroic parents standing up for kids in the face of bully Sandy and the rest of the school board goons.

These parents saved a lot of kids. I wish they could’ve protected them all, and my heart aches for the kids whose lives are about to be upended by boundary changes without any justification.

Some of our kids are so screwed if they ever face any real adversary. I swear, some of you are so over the top with your pronouncement of doom and gloom because people move schools. It is not ideal but it is not the end of the world.

And yet, you and your ilk are desperately, oh so desperately, trying to move kids into your own kids’ schools.

Talk about not being able to handle adversity!

This is an anonymous board. I get that your MO is to smear anyone who doesn't agree with you as either a FCPS employee, someone who throws other kids under the bus, someone who wants other kids to improve their school, or someone who wants all kids to have mental health care crises, but it is really silly. Try having a grown-up conversation and not call other people names.

My kid is moving, and he will be fine. I have not suggested that other schools move because my kid moving makes sense. He is moving with a group of friends so he will know people. We are going to support him and make sure he feels comfortable at the school.

I get it, you don't want to move. You would sound like someone people should listen to if you didn't resort to name calling people who might disagree with you.

I feel for kids whose parents disregard their mental health because it’ll toughen them up. But whatever, you do you. Hope your kid has the best experience possible given the circumstances. Just don’t pretend that your poop doesn’t smell because your parenting philosophy is different than others. And don’t for one second believe that your neglect-approach works for everyone else’s kids.

It has nothing to do with "toughen them up." Do you hear yourself?

I understand that this is a big deal for some families and why people are worried about it. I do. And I know that there are some kids who will struggle with the move. A kid moving from MS to HS and attending a different HS then you expected, should be fine. They have not attended the HS and they were going to be leaving some MS friends in the transition. They will start 9th grade with friends from ES and some from MS. Tenth graders might have a bit more of an issue because they have joined activities and made friends that they will be moving from. It sucks, but they will be moving with kids from ES to a school which will have activities for them to join. They have to re-establish themselves in clubs and sports, again not great but doable. Rising Juniors and Seniors can stay at their current school.

It will go better for kids if parents are walking them through it all and frame it in a positive light while commiserating with the fact that it sucks. Remind them that many kids move for a variety of reasons, they have the benefit of moving with friends that they know and they will still be able to hang out with other friends that they have made because they are close by. That will help more than people think.

No one is asking you for advice on coping strategies. Your posts are very odd.

So are your repeated complaints.

That’s a different poster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So, parents successfully bullied the SB into letting go of changing anything, right?

It was heroic parents standing up for kids in the face of bully Sandy and the rest of the school board goons.

These parents saved a lot of kids. I wish they could’ve protected them all, and my heart aches for the kids whose lives are about to be upended by boundary changes without any justification.

Some of our kids are so screwed if they ever face any real adversary. I swear, some of you are so over the top with your pronouncement of doom and gloom because people move schools. It is not ideal but it is not the end of the world.

And yet, you and your ilk are desperately, oh so desperately, trying to move kids into your own kids’ schools.

Talk about not being able to handle adversity!

This is an anonymous board. I get that your MO is to smear anyone who doesn't agree with you as either a FCPS employee, someone who throws other kids under the bus, someone who wants other kids to improve their school, or someone who wants all kids to have mental health care crises, but it is really silly. Try having a grown-up conversation and not call other people names.

My kid is moving, and he will be fine. I have not suggested that other schools move because my kid moving makes sense. He is moving with a group of friends so he will know people. We are going to support him and make sure he feels comfortable at the school.

I get it, you don't want to move. You would sound like someone people should listen to if you didn't resort to name calling people who might disagree with you.

I feel for kids whose parents disregard their mental health because it’ll toughen them up. But whatever, you do you. Hope your kid has the best experience possible given the circumstances. Just don’t pretend that your poop doesn’t smell because your parenting philosophy is different than others. And don’t for one second believe that your neglect-approach works for everyone else’s kids.

It has nothing to do with "toughen them up." Do you hear yourself?

I understand that this is a big deal for some families and why people are worried about it. I do. And I know that there are some kids who will struggle with the move. A kid moving from MS to HS and attending a different HS then you expected, should be fine. They have not attended the HS and they were going to be leaving some MS friends in the transition. They will start 9th grade with friends from ES and some from MS. Tenth graders might have a bit more of an issue because they have joined activities and made friends that they will be moving from. It sucks, but they will be moving with kids from ES to a school which will have activities for them to join. They have to re-establish themselves in clubs and sports, again not great but doable. Rising Juniors and Seniors can stay at their current school.

It will go better for kids if parents are walking them through it all and frame it in a positive light while commiserating with the fact that it sucks. Remind them that many kids move for a variety of reasons, they have the benefit of moving with friends that they know and they will still be able to hang out with other friends that they have made because they are close by. That will help more than people think.

This sounds like sentiments that certain school board members expressed early on in the process. Nothing quite as infuriating as someone who doesn’t know your kid weighing in on what they think is the best for them. It’s textbook paternalism.

Also, just for the record, many families forced to move schools will just move away instead, so the narrative that kids will move schools with their friends isn’t always true. These boundary changes typically destroy existing communities.

Anyway, you should just stay in your lane and realize each kid is different, and that the overwhelming sentiment is that families do not want their kids moved to other pyramids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So, parents successfully bullied the SB into letting go of changing anything, right?

It was heroic parents standing up for kids in the face of bully Sandy and the rest of the school board goons.

These parents saved a lot of kids. I wish they could’ve protected them all, and my heart aches for the kids whose lives are about to be upended by boundary changes without any justification.

Some of our kids are so screwed if they ever face any real adversary. I swear, some of you are so over the top with your pronouncement of doom and gloom because people move schools. It is not ideal but it is not the end of the world.

And yet, you and your ilk are desperately, oh so desperately, trying to move kids into your own kids’ schools.

Talk about not being able to handle adversity!

This is an anonymous board. I get that your MO is to smear anyone who doesn't agree with you as either a FCPS employee, someone who throws other kids under the bus, someone who wants other kids to improve their school, or someone who wants all kids to have mental health care crises, but it is really silly. Try having a grown-up conversation and not call other people names.

My kid is moving, and he will be fine. I have not suggested that other schools move because my kid moving makes sense. He is moving with a group of friends so he will know people. We are going to support him and make sure he feels comfortable at the school.

I get it, you don't want to move. You would sound like someone people should listen to if you didn't resort to name calling people who might disagree with you.

I feel for kids whose parents disregard their mental health because it’ll toughen them up. But whatever, you do you. Hope your kid has the best experience possible given the circumstances. Just don’t pretend that your poop doesn’t smell because your parenting philosophy is different than others. And don’t for one second believe that your neglect-approach works for everyone else’s kids.

It has nothing to do with "toughen them up." Do you hear yourself?

I understand that this is a big deal for some families and why people are worried about it. I do. And I know that there are some kids who will struggle with the move. A kid moving from MS to HS and attending a different HS then you expected, should be fine. They have not attended the HS and they were going to be leaving some MS friends in the transition. They will start 9th grade with friends from ES and some from MS. Tenth graders might have a bit more of an issue because they have joined activities and made friends that they will be moving from. It sucks, but they will be moving with kids from ES to a school which will have activities for them to join. They have to re-establish themselves in clubs and sports, again not great but doable. Rising Juniors and Seniors can stay at their current school.

It will go better for kids if parents are walking them through it all and frame it in a positive light while commiserating with the fact that it sucks. Remind them that many kids move for a variety of reasons, they have the benefit of moving with friends that they know and they will still be able to hang out with other friends that they have made because they are close by. That will help more than people think.

This sounds like sentiments that certain school board members expressed dearly on in the process. Nothing quite as infuriating as someone who doesn’t know your kid weighing in on what they think is the best for them. It’s textbook paternalism.

Also, just for the record, many families forced to move schools will just move away instead, so the narrative that kids will move schools with their friends isn’t always true. These boundary changes typically destroy existing communities.

Anyway, you should just stay in your lane and realize each kid is different, and that the overwhelming sentiment is that families do not want their kids moved to other pyramids.

(eye roll)

Of course, now I am a member of the board, I think I predicted that one being used earlier.

I didn't say moving was good. I didn't say moving was needed. I did say that most of the kids are not fragile and will be fine if they move. Of course, each kid is different. We all know most families don't want to move. It seems to be important to the people responding to try and portray me as a parent who wants your kids moved to my kids' school. I don't. I don't think kids should be moved for any reason other than schools are overcrowded.

I did say that the over wrought responses are not helping anyone's argument and that most of the kids moving will be fine. The problem we all have is that our lanes merge so there is no lane to stay in. That is when having a conversation occurs. And people are allowed to disagree with you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So, parents successfully bullied the SB into letting go of changing anything, right?

It was heroic parents standing up for kids in the face of bully Sandy and the rest of the school board goons.

These parents saved a lot of kids. I wish they could’ve protected them all, and my heart aches for the kids whose lives are about to be upended by boundary changes without any justification.

Some of our kids are so screwed if they ever face any real adversary. I swear, some of you are so over the top with your pronouncement of doom and gloom because people move schools. It is not ideal but it is not the end of the world.

And yet, you and your ilk are desperately, oh so desperately, trying to move kids into your own kids’ schools.

Talk about not being able to handle adversity!

This is an anonymous board. I get that your MO is to smear anyone who doesn't agree with you as either a FCPS employee, someone who throws other kids under the bus, someone who wants other kids to improve their school, or someone who wants all kids to have mental health care crises, but it is really silly. Try having a grown-up conversation and not call other people names.

My kid is moving, and he will be fine. I have not suggested that other schools move because my kid moving makes sense. He is moving with a group of friends so he will know people. We are going to support him and make sure he feels comfortable at the school.

I get it, you don't want to move. You would sound like someone people should listen to if you didn't resort to name calling people who might disagree with you.

I feel for kids whose parents disregard their mental health because it’ll toughen them up. But whatever, you do you. Hope your kid has the best experience possible given the circumstances. Just don’t pretend that your poop doesn’t smell because your parenting philosophy is different than others. And don’t for one second believe that your neglect-approach works for everyone else’s kids.

It has nothing to do with "toughen them up." Do you hear yourself?

I understand that this is a big deal for some families and why people are worried about it. I do. And I know that there are some kids who will struggle with the move. A kid moving from MS to HS and attending a different HS then you expected, should be fine. They have not attended the HS and they were going to be leaving some MS friends in the transition. They will start 9th grade with friends from ES and some from MS. Tenth graders might have a bit more of an issue because they have joined activities and made friends that they will be moving from. It sucks, but they will be moving with kids from ES to a school which will have activities for them to join. They have to re-establish themselves in clubs and sports, again not great but doable. Rising Juniors and Seniors can stay at their current school.

It will go better for kids if parents are walking them through it all and frame it in a positive light while commiserating with the fact that it sucks. Remind them that many kids move for a variety of reasons, they have the benefit of moving with friends that they know and they will still be able to hang out with other friends that they have made because they are close by. That will help more than people think.

No one is asking you for advice on coping strategies. Your posts are very odd.

So are your repeated complaints.

You have no idea what complaints I have voiced about this process.

Your “know-it-all” tone, on the other hand, is easily detected.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So, parents successfully bullied the SB into letting go of changing anything, right?

It was heroic parents standing up for kids in the face of bully Sandy and the rest of the school board goons.

These parents saved a lot of kids. I wish they could’ve protected them all, and my heart aches for the kids whose lives are about to be upended by boundary changes without any justification.

Some of our kids are so screwed if they ever face any real adversary. I swear, some of you are so over the top with your pronouncement of doom and gloom because people move schools. It is not ideal but it is not the end of the world.

And yet, you and your ilk are desperately, oh so desperately, trying to move kids into your own kids’ schools.

Talk about not being able to handle adversity!

This is an anonymous board. I get that your MO is to smear anyone who doesn't agree with you as either a FCPS employee, someone who throws other kids under the bus, someone who wants other kids to improve their school, or someone who wants all kids to have mental health care crises, but it is really silly. Try having a grown-up conversation and not call other people names.

My kid is moving, and he will be fine. I have not suggested that other schools move because my kid moving makes sense. He is moving with a group of friends so he will know people. We are going to support him and make sure he feels comfortable at the school.

I get it, you don't want to move. You would sound like someone people should listen to if you didn't resort to name calling people who might disagree with you.

I feel for kids whose parents disregard their mental health because it’ll toughen them up. But whatever, you do you. Hope your kid has the best experience possible given the circumstances. Just don’t pretend that your poop doesn’t smell because your parenting philosophy is different than others. And don’t for one second believe that your neglect-approach works for everyone else’s kids.

It has nothing to do with "toughen them up." Do you hear yourself?

I understand that this is a big deal for some families and why people are worried about it. I do. And I know that there are some kids who will struggle with the move. A kid moving from MS to HS and attending a different HS then you expected, should be fine. They have not attended the HS and they were going to be leaving some MS friends in the transition. They will start 9th grade with friends from ES and some from MS. Tenth graders might have a bit more of an issue because they have joined activities and made friends that they will be moving from. It sucks, but they will be moving with kids from ES to a school which will have activities for them to join. They have to re-establish themselves in clubs and sports, again not great but doable. Rising Juniors and Seniors can stay at their current school.

It will go better for kids if parents are walking them through it all and frame it in a positive light while commiserating with the fact that it sucks. Remind them that many kids move for a variety of reasons, they have the benefit of moving with friends that they know and they will still be able to hang out with other friends that they have made because they are close by. That will help more than people think.

This sounds like sentiments that certain school board members expressed dearly on in the process. Nothing quite as infuriating as someone who doesn’t know your kid weighing in on what they think is the best for them. It’s textbook paternalism.

Also, just for the record, many families forced to move schools will just move away instead, so the narrative that kids will move schools with their friends isn’t always true. These boundary changes typically destroy existing communities.

Anyway, you should just stay in your lane and realize each kid is different, and that the overwhelming sentiment is that families do not want their kids moved to other pyramids.

(eye roll)

Of course, now I am a member of the board, I think I predicted that one being used earlier.

I didn't say moving was good. I didn't say moving was needed. I did say that most of the kids are not fragile and will be fine if they move. Of course, each kid is different. We all know most families don't want to move. It seems to be important to the people responding to try and portray me as a parent who wants your kids moved to my kids' school. I don't. I don't think kids should be moved for any reason other than schools are overcrowded.

I did say that the over wrought responses are not helping anyone's argument and that most of the kids moving will be fine. The problem we all have is that our lanes merge so there is no lane to stay in. That is when having a conversation occurs. And people are allowed to disagree with you.

Never accused you of being a school board member, but you presumably can read, so you know that.

Last I checked you weren’t the parent of my kid, so the lanes have definitely not merged. Trust me, you aren’t my type anyway.

Funny how you want to have a conversation, but don’t seem to understand the view expressed tens of thousands of times at the community meetings that families don’t want their kids moved. It’s almost like you just want to kumbaya yourself into being okay with an unnecessary and bad policy. Most of us will fight for our children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So, parents successfully bullied the SB into letting go of changing anything, right?

It was heroic parents standing up for kids in the face of bully Sandy and the rest of the school board goons.

These parents saved a lot of kids. I wish they could’ve protected them all, and my heart aches for the kids whose lives are about to be upended by boundary changes without any justification.

Some of our kids are so screwed if they ever face any real adversary. I swear, some of you are so over the top with your pronouncement of doom and gloom because people move schools. It is not ideal but it is not the end of the world.

And yet, you and your ilk are desperately, oh so desperately, trying to move kids into your own kids’ schools.

Talk about not being able to handle adversity!

This is an anonymous board. I get that your MO is to smear anyone who doesn't agree with you as either a FCPS employee, someone who throws other kids under the bus, someone who wants other kids to improve their school, or someone who wants all kids to have mental health care crises, but it is really silly. Try having a grown-up conversation and not call other people names.

My kid is moving, and he will be fine. I have not suggested that other schools move because my kid moving makes sense. He is moving with a group of friends so he will know people. We are going to support him and make sure he feels comfortable at the school.

I get it, you don't want to move. You would sound like someone people should listen to if you didn't resort to name calling people who might disagree with you.

I feel for kids whose parents disregard their mental health because it’ll toughen them up. But whatever, you do you. Hope your kid has the best experience possible given the circumstances. Just don’t pretend that your poop doesn’t smell because your parenting philosophy is different than others. And don’t for one second believe that your neglect-approach works for everyone else’s kids.

It has nothing to do with "toughen them up." Do you hear yourself?

I understand that this is a big deal for some families and why people are worried about it. I do. And I know that there are some kids who will struggle with the move. A kid moving from MS to HS and attending a different HS then you expected, should be fine. They have not attended the HS and they were going to be leaving some MS friends in the transition. They will start 9th grade with friends from ES and some from MS. Tenth graders might have a bit more of an issue because they have joined activities and made friends that they will be moving from. It sucks, but they will be moving with kids from ES to a school which will have activities for them to join. They have to re-establish themselves in clubs and sports, again not great but doable. Rising Juniors and Seniors can stay at their current school.

It will go better for kids if parents are walking them through it all and frame it in a positive light while commiserating with the fact that it sucks. Remind them that many kids move for a variety of reasons, they have the benefit of moving with friends that they know and they will still be able to hang out with other friends that they have made because they are close by. That will help more than people think.

This sounds like sentiments that certain school board members expressed dearly on in the process. Nothing quite as infuriating as someone who doesn’t know your kid weighing in on what they think is the best for them. It’s textbook paternalism.

Also, just for the record, many families forced to move schools will just move away instead, so the narrative that kids will move schools with their friends isn’t always true. These boundary changes typically destroy existing communities.

Anyway, you should just stay in your lane and realize each kid is different, and that the overwhelming sentiment is that families do not want their kids moved to other pyramids.

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Of course, now I am a member of the board, I think I predicted that one being used earlier.

I didn't say moving was good. I didn't say moving was needed. I did say that most of the kids are not fragile and will be fine if they move. Of course, each kid is different. We all know most families don't want to move. It seems to be important to the people responding to try and portray me as a parent who wants your kids moved to my kids' school. I don't. I don't think kids should be moved for any reason other than schools are overcrowded.

I did say that the over wrought responses are not helping anyone's argument and that most of the kids moving will be fine. The problem we all have is that our lanes merge so there is no lane to stay in. That is when having a conversation occurs. And people are allowed to disagree with you.

Eleven instances of “I,” “me,” and “my” in a single post?

Please go for a dozen next time. It’s like you honestly think others are hanging on your every word, when others would just rather see you hang it up and move on.

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Anonymous wrote:Meren’s end of the year email said that she was recommending moving FMES to Hughes and staying at SLHS. Never mind that moving anyone to Hughes wasn’t in any of the plans.

I suspect that the school board's final map is going to be very different than the maps the parents have been commenting on from BRAC.

We have no idea what the map looks like now. They never updated it after Version 4 even though they showed a new version to parents at that Lewis meeting. Reid refuses to release any new maps until she gives her version to the school board. It's anyone's guess what's been proposed now.

Agreed. The fact that a School Board member sent out an update that included recommendations that we have never seen is problematic.

They should dial this back to 1) Address the Western HS boundaries 2) Dealt with any school that is overcrowded.

Stop there. They could have reasonable solutions that some people would not love, because no one wants to move, but would make sense because they address an identified need.

OK, but in that case they need to have a clear metric for overcrowding.

Changing boundaries based on being over 105% overcrowding in the fall of 2024 doesn't necessarily make sense. Some enrollments have come down this year.

We were specifically told by a School Board member in the past that FCPS only cared about schools over 110%.

Don't use 2025-26 enrollment. The year is almost over and class of 2026 is abnormally huge.

At many of the schools, class of 2026 is 100 to 150 students larger than the 8th grade classes replacing them. I think Chantilly class of 2026 is over 200 students larger than the 8th grade class replacing them.

Use the current 8th through 11th grade numbers to determin overcrowding.

It will paint a very different picture than the 2024 enrollment projections that FCPS is using to justify rezoining.

Looking forward is smarter than looking backwards but a lot of high schools pick up kids from K-8 private and parochial schools so a comparison of 11th and 8th grade enrollments could be misleading.

We’ve listened to people at one crowded high school say year after year that the enrollment will come down “next year” and it stays overcrowded. They just don’t want to move.

The schools aren't picking up 130 9th graders from the handful of nearby Catholic elementary schools

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Anonymous wrote:I think that there are plenty of parents that have moved kids into private for K-8 or MS and then rejoin public in HS because the cost of tuition for HS is so much more expensive.

Not hundreds of them per high school.

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West Springfield parents have claimed for years that the enrollment would decline significantly the next year and it didn’t happen. It’s a classic case of crying wolf. You could even be right this time but you’ve been wrong so many times that your credibility is shot.

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Anonymous wrote:West Springfield parents have claimed for years that the enrollment would decline significantly the next year and it didn’t happen. It’s a classic case of crying wolf. You could even be right this time but you’ve been wrong so many times that your credibility is shot.

Fun fact, that's because the number of transfers into the school, which has been closed to transfers for years, continues to rise. Last year it was like 60 kids. And no one at Gatehouse can explain why. WSHS families have asked. But gotten nowhere on this.

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Anonymous wrote:So there was a meeting in Lorton station December 17th. I missed that.

Where was that posted?