FCPS Boundary Review Updates

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Forestville ES is going to move to HHS?! Those parents are going to have a giant sh*t fit. Forestville is lily white and full of rich folk.

Nobody who knows anything about Forestville would claim that it's lily white. It's very diverse.

DP. It’s not economically diverse.

But they think they are entitled to attend a school 10+ miles away with other rich kids.

Hi again. Every time you post your supposed gotcha talking point, I have to point out that distance doesn’t equate to time.

This morning, as the bus drove by, I checked Apple Maps to see the time from Forestville to the respective schools.

Forestville to HMS - 16 minutes.
Forestville to Cooper - 18 minutes
Forestville to HHS - 12 minutes
Forestville to Langley - 21 minutes.

Your 10+ mile “point” turns to poo when you realize you are talking about a savings of 2 minutes per route for middle school and 9 for high school.

I know you’ll repeat that tripe again, because you’ve got nothing better to do, but transportation is not a relevant issue in this neck of the woods.

It’s not about what you prefer. It’s about reducing transportation costs in the interests of all students.

You think savings of 2 minutes and 9 minutes are going to amount to any savings whatsoever? Don’t be a dense clown.

If it’s keeping down transportation costs, let’s see the receipts, because I surely gave you mine. Don’t forget to include running double buses for a year for all those grandfathered seniors.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Looking at the leaked map information posted on previous thread - what do people think are the chances of entire Wakefield Elementary School getting 5zoned to Poe and Annandale?

This is not on the BRAC agenda. Someone is screwing with you. There are no pre-planned maps. DCUM is good for fake news and angry Republicans. Don't take the bait.

It’s posted on the FCPS website that BRAC will be reviewing 2 potential scenarios at their next meeting.

As for the republican comment, I proudly voted for Harris and strongly, strongly against this boundary change based on equity.

You voted for a candidate who touted her commitment to equity, but you don't like equity when it's too close to home? Are you sure you're in the right party?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looking at the leaked map information posted on previous thread - what do people think are the chances of entire Wakefield Elementary School getting 5zoned to Poe and Annandale?

This is not on the BRAC agenda. Someone is screwing with you. There are no pre-planned maps. DCUM is good for fake news and angry Republicans. Don't take the bait.

It’s posted on the FCPS website that BRAC will be reviewing 2 potential scenarios at their next meeting.

As for the republican comment, I proudly voted for Harris and strongly, strongly against this boundary change based on equity.

You voted for a candidate who touted her commitment to equity, but you don't like equity when it's too close to home? Are you sure you're in the right party?

DP. Fwiw, the sb is way to the left of Harris. Voters in the county are smart enough to split votes accordingly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looking at the leaked map information posted on previous thread - what do people think are the chances of entire Wakefield Elementary School getting 5zoned to Poe and Annandale?

This is not on the BRAC agenda. Someone is screwing with you. There are no pre-planned maps. DCUM is good for fake news and angry Republicans. Don't take the bait.

Hate to inform you--but Democrats also want their kids to stay in their present schools.

I think that's what he's in-line with. The Republicans keep bringing up the DEI card as a motivation for rezoning and make that a plan to turn Fairfax Red. Langley/Herndon is an easy fire for them to light.

It's just bus routes and capacity.

It's documented that the Democrat-run school board began planning a county-wide boundary review/redraw due to the commitment to One Fairfax. The point of redoing Policy 8130 was to put a "One Fairfax Lens" on the way boundaries are drawn. "Equity" is at the center of this and it is unreasonable that the Democrats don't stand behind this principle. It is also wild that in a majority blue county anyone would think that the politicians acting according to their party's principles would make the people that voted for them because they are democrats change their votes to republican.

Those Blue principals have wreaked havoc on FCPS. And now you see the two-faced nature of Blue voters. As long as their kids weren't impacted they were fine, but now that their kids may have to go to the heavily impacted schools they are freaking out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow. Those stuck-up Langley folks really don’t like poor brown kids.

Your comment isn't witty or funny. Pretty classless, honestly. Parents not wanting their kids to be moved to a lower performing school is in no way a sign of racism. Whether the move is deemed logical or necessary in the end, it is perfectly reasonable for good, non-racist people to have the desire for their children to stay at (or be moved to) the better performing school.

You are throwing insults just because you aren't smart enough to make a post that actually contributes to the conversation.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wow. Those stuck-up Langley folks really don’t like poor brown kids.

Your comment isn't witty or funny. Pretty classless, honestly. Parents not wanting their kids to be moved to a lower performing school is in no way a sign of racism. Whether the move is deemed logical or necessary in the end, it is perfectly reasonable for good, non-racist people to have the desire for their children to stay at (or be moved to) the better performing school.

You are throwing insults just because you aren't smart enough to make a post that actually contributes to the conversation.

Don't feed the troll.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wow. Those stuck-up Langley folks really don’t like poor brown kids.

Your comment isn't witty or funny. Pretty classless, honestly. Parents not wanting their kids to be moved to a lower performing school is in no way a sign of racism. Whether the move is deemed logical or necessary in the end, it is perfectly reasonable for good, non-racist people to have the desire for their children to stay at (or be moved to) the better performing school.

You are throwing insults just because you aren't smart enough to make a post that actually contributes to the conversation.

Agreed. That person frequently spouts off about that. It’s just because she’s got nothing else in her repertoire.

[Anonymous]

Serious question, what can we do to get rid of this school board? I didn't vote them in but I'd sure like to vote them out. The fact that the goal of this boundary review is equity is reason enough. The think they have license to do what they want to suit the hyper liberal values of a segment of the population and it's just wrong. If the boundary review was just about sensible redistricting to avoid attendance islands and the like it would be a different story.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looking at the leaked map information posted on previous thread - what do people think are the chances of entire Wakefield Elementary School getting 5zoned to Poe and Annandale?

This is not on the BRAC agenda. Someone is screwing with you. There are no pre-planned maps. DCUM is good for fake news and angry Republicans. Don't take the bait.

Hate to inform you--but Democrats also want their kids to stay in their present schools.

I think that's what he's in-line with. The Republicans keep bringing up the DEI card as a motivation for rezoning and make that a plan to turn Fairfax Red. Langley/Herndon is an easy fire for them to light.

It's just bus routes and capacity.

It's documented that the Democrat-run school board began planning a county-wide boundary review/redraw due to the commitment to One Fairfax. The point of redoing Policy 8130 was to put a "One Fairfax Lens" on the way boundaries are drawn. "Equity" is at the center of this and it is unreasonable that the Democrats don't stand behind this principle. It is also wild that in a majority blue county anyone would think that the politicians acting according to their party's principles would make the people that voted for them because they are democrats change their votes to republican.

Here is the example - of the DEI card; This is the worse way to mix rich + poor kids is to bus them across county especially with Fairfax traffic. Please show your sources where the Dems explicitly stated that they are redistricting to mix rich + poor kids. Or is it one of those "they wont say that's what they are doing"?

The boundary rezoning has always been with capacity https://www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/opinions/more-space-for-fcps-students-policy-8130-for-redistricting-under-consideration/article_5e5f73fc-6634-11ef-9af9-b707b04d85e1.html The lone DEI officer is to maintain that one school isn't left behind somehow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Serious question, what can we do to get rid of this school board? I didn't vote them in but I'd sure like to vote them out. The fact that the goal of this boundary review is equity is reason enough. The think they have license to do what they want to suit the hyper liberal values of a segment of the population and it's just wrong. If the boundary review was just about sensible redistricting to avoid attendance islands and the like it would be a different story.

Again not a "fact"!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Serious question, what can we do to get rid of this school board? I didn't vote them in but I'd sure like to vote them out. The fact that the goal of this boundary review is equity is reason enough. The think they have license to do what they want to suit the hyper liberal values of a segment of the population and it's just wrong. If the boundary review was just about sensible redistricting to avoid attendance islands and the like it would be a different story.

Again not a "fact"!

Not asking you, troll!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Serious question, what can we do to get rid of this school board? I didn't vote them in but I'd sure like to vote them out. The fact that the goal of this boundary review is equity is reason enough. The think they have license to do what they want to suit the hyper liberal values of a segment of the population and it's just wrong. If the boundary review was just about sensible redistricting to avoid attendance islands and the like it would be a different story.

Again not a "fact"!

It is a fact--did you attend the meetings and read their materials? I did. This was explicitly stated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow. Those stuck-up Langley folks really don’t like poor brown kids.

Your comment isn't witty or funny. Pretty classless, honestly. Parents not wanting their kids to be moved to a lower performing school is in no way a sign of racism. Whether the move is deemed logical or necessary in the end, it is perfectly reasonable for good, non-racist people to have the desire for their children to stay at (or be moved to) the better performing school.

You are throwing insults just because you aren't smart enough to make a post that actually contributes to the conversation.

Truth hurts. Schools don’t “perform.” Kids do.

There are plenty of high performing kids at Herndon, but Langley parents don’t want their kids around poor brown kids, even if it would shorten their bus rides.

7 creates an artificial geographic boundary between neighborhoods. Langley servers all side streets on one part and Herndon on the other part. The Langley buses already come down Georgetown Pike whereas the Herndon buses need to go out of their way to get to Georgetown Pike.

And Langley is on Georgetown Pike. People also work either in DC or Tysons which makes Langley convenient.

Both schools are under capacity - so why start a race war?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looking at the leaked map information posted on previous thread - what do people think are the chances of entire Wakefield Elementary School getting 5zoned to Poe and Annandale?

This is not on the BRAC agenda. Someone is screwing with you. There are no pre-planned maps. DCUM is good for fake news and angry Republicans. Don't take the bait.

Hate to inform you--but Democrats also want their kids to stay in their present schools.

I think that's what he's in-line with. The Republicans keep bringing up the DEI card as a motivation for rezoning and make that a plan to turn Fairfax Red. Langley/Herndon is an easy fire for them to light.

It's just bus routes and capacity.

It's documented that the Democrat-run school board began planning a county-wide boundary review/redraw due to the commitment to One Fairfax. The point of redoing Policy 8130 was to put a "One Fairfax Lens" on the way boundaries are drawn. "Equity" is at the center of this and it is unreasonable that the Democrats don't stand behind this principle. It is also wild that in a majority blue county anyone would think that the politicians acting according to their party's principles would make the people that voted for them because they are democrats change their votes to republican.

Here is the example - of the DEI card; This is the worse way to mix rich + poor kids is to bus them across county especially with Fairfax traffic. Please show your sources where the Dems explicitly stated that they are redistricting to mix rich + poor kids. Or is it one of those "they wont say that's what they are doing"?

The boundary rezoning has always been with capacity https://www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/opinions/more-space-for-fcps-students-policy-8130-for-redistricting-under-consideration/article_5e5f73fc-6634-11ef-9af9-b707b04d85e1.html The lone DEI officer is to maintain that one school isn't left behind somehow.

It’s bizarre to do county-wide redistricting based on capacity when their facilities planning is so obviously awful. We’re going to move kids around all over the county because Facilities and the School Board keep spending hundreds of millions of dollars based on ann outdated queue they came up with over 15 years ago?

They ought to tackle that challenge and start investing where it’s actually needed before they start moving kids around to cover up their own mistakes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Serious question, what can we do to get rid of this school board? I didn't vote them in but I'd sure like to vote them out. The fact that the goal of this boundary review is equity is reason enough. The think they have license to do what they want to suit the hyper liberal values of a segment of the population and it's just wrong. If the boundary review was just about sensible redistricting to avoid attendance islands and the like it would be a different story.

Again not a "fact"!

It is a fact--did you attend the meetings and read their materials? I did. This was explicitly stated.

Didn't see it on any slides - can you show where they have it in writing?