AACPS Redistricting

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The assumption that Nantucket parents wanted to kick other students out of the Crofton cluster is so off the mark. I’m not a Crofton parent, but I’m really close with one of the Nantucket parents who was heavily involved in the advocacy throughout the redistricting process. She said she believes Crofton Woods and Riverwalk parents should also get the chance to be heard and make their case, and that she wanted to work with them. That’s where “One Crofton” came from. It anything, Nantucket parents were the ones advocating for everyone in Crofton from the very start, then when the newer maps were released in the summer that only impacted Nantucket, suddenly all the Crofton Woods people who liked “One Crofton” were silent and disappeared.

It’s so awful that so many people are deciding to slander parents—about half of whom are Black and brown, accuse them of being racist, classist, or hating Arundel (even though many of these people have older kids they willingly sent to Arundel).

Most people in Crofton love Arundel and are immensely grateful for Arundel educating numerous generations of Crofton kids and leading them to success as adults. There is a lot of wildcat pride in Crofton and that will never go away. This has nothing to do with not liking Arundel.

This could have easily happened to your neighborhood and your kids, and it still can in the future. This fight will benefit all kids in the county and force AACPS to be transparent and use accurate data.

“One Crofton” was willing to advocate for the removal of Crofton Woods and Riverwalk kids (and in fact DID advocate for the removal of Riverwalk from the cluster), but was unwilling to consider any solution that involved moving a single Nantucket kid. They barred Riverwalk parents from the Facebook group until there was a public backlash. Even now, many are still grumbling about Route 3 being a “natural barrier.” One Crofton is an advocacy group for Nantucket, not the entire Cluster. I have no idea why they feel so entitled to anyone else’s support.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The assumption that Nantucket parents wanted to kick other students out of the Crofton cluster is so off the mark. I’m not a Crofton parent, but I’m really close with one of the Nantucket parents who was heavily involved in the advocacy throughout the redistricting process. She said she believes Crofton Woods and Riverwalk parents should also get the chance to be heard and make their case, and that she wanted to work with them. That’s where “One Crofton” came from. It anything, Nantucket parents were the ones advocating for everyone in Crofton from the very start, then when the newer maps were released in the summer that only impacted Nantucket, suddenly all the Crofton Woods people who liked “One Crofton” were silent and disappeared.

It’s so awful that so many people are deciding to slander parents—about half of whom are Black and brown, accuse them of being racist, classist, or hating Arundel (even though many of these people have older kids they willingly sent to Arundel).

Most people in Crofton love Arundel and are immensely grateful for Arundel educating numerous generations of Crofton kids and leading them to success as adults. There is a lot of wildcat pride in Crofton and that will never go away. This has nothing to do with not liking Arundel.

This could have easily happened to your neighborhood and your kids, and it still can in the future. This fight will benefit all kids in the county and force AACPS to be transparent and use accurate data.

It sounds like your friend hasn’t been totally candid with you about the history. AACPS never considered moving Riverwalk. One Crofton asked the board (repeatedly) to remove Riverwalk from the cluster to “save” Nantucket. They abandoned that idea when it failed to gain traction for various reasons. Why should Riverwalk families want to do anything for Nantucket, let alone “make their case” to a group whose sole goal is to keep all of Nantucket at Crofton, regardless of the cost to anyone else?

[Anonymous]

Someone submitted a PIA request to get the emails the board received, and there was an email to the board members from a non-Nantucket Crofton parent who told the board not to cave into bullying and that most of Crofton quietly supported the Nantucket move out of Crofton. Seems to contradict the notion of a tight knit “one Crofton” existing. Everyone in Crofton has an f you I got mine mentality at the end of the day.

[Anonymous]

Saying that Route 3 should be the hard boundary between the Arundel and Crofton clusters is as ridiculous as saying that Route 2 should be the hard boundary between the Severna Park and Broadneck clusters. Could you imagine kids living as north as Berrywoood being bused to Broadneck? Or kids living near the Severn River bridge being bused to Broadneck?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Saying that Route 3 should be the hard boundary between the Arundel and Crofton clusters is as ridiculous as saying that Route 2 should be the hard boundary between the Severna Park and Broadneck clusters. Could you imagine kids living as north as Berrywoood being bused to Broadneck? Or kids living near the Severn River bridge being bused to Broadneck?

Kids living near the Severn River bridge being bused to Severna Park*

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Saying that Route 3 should be the hard boundary between the Arundel and Crofton clusters is as ridiculous as saying that Route 2 should be the hard boundary between the Severna Park and Broadneck clusters. Could you imagine kids living as north as Berrywoood being bused to Broadneck? Or kids living near the Severn River bridge being bused to Broadneck?

It IS the boundary except for River Walk. Why should that neighborhood be the exception?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Saying that Route 3 should be the hard boundary between the Arundel and Crofton clusters is as ridiculous as saying that Route 2 should be the hard boundary between the Severna Park and Broadneck clusters. Could you imagine kids living as north as Berrywoood being bused to Broadneck? Or kids living near the Severn River bridge being bused to Broadneck?

It IS the boundary except for River Walk. Why should that neighborhood be the exception?

Because kids in Riverwalk have to use Route 3 to get to any high school they attend regardless of whether it’s Arundel or Crofton. Why should they go to a school that’s 14 minutes away (Arundel) vs 8 minutes away (Crofton)? Riverwalk students would have to be on Route 3 for even longer if they go to Arundel vs Crofton. It almost seems pathetic and cruel.

Also, Route 3 wasn’t the boundary between Crofton and Arundel until Crofton High opened. Waugh Chapel communities, Two Rivers, and Forks of Patuxent all used to attend the Crofton feeder.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Saying that Route 3 should be the hard boundary between the Arundel and Crofton clusters is as ridiculous as saying that Route 2 should be the hard boundary between the Severna Park and Broadneck clusters. Could you imagine kids living as north as Berrywoood being bused to Broadneck? Or kids living near the Severn River bridge being bused to Broadneck?

It IS the boundary except for River Walk. Why should that neighborhood be the exception?

Because kids in Riverwalk have to use Route 3 to get to any high school they attend regardless of whether it’s Arundel or Crofton. Why should they go to a school that’s 14 minutes away (Arundel) vs 8 minutes away (Crofton)? Riverwalk students would have to be on Route 3 for even longer if they go to Arundel vs Crofton. It almost seems pathetic and cruel.

Also, Route 3 wasn’t the boundary between Crofton and Arundel until Crofton High opened. Waugh Chapel communities, Two Rivers, and Forks of Patuxent all used to attend the Crofton feeder.

You can’t get to anywhere from River Walk without getting on route 3. People who live there accept the risks of Route 3 as part of living there. They’re getting on route 3 no matter what, but that isn’t true of the rest of Crofton. It isn’t fair to put Nantucket kids onto Route 3 unnecessarily.

[Anonymous]

Looking down on "townhome kids" is so crofton. I live in aa co again now but I am soo glad I moved from crofton/aa county for my 20s and most of my 30s. So many people go to college and come right back to Crofton which is why these nasty attitudes persist. And honestly I agree there should not be split articulation from nantucket, it's bonkers! There is the argument, not trying to throw "townhome kids" under the bus and making it their fault somehow. The nantucket folks are right and yet soo unsympathetic.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Saying that Route 3 should be the hard boundary between the Arundel and Crofton clusters is as ridiculous as saying that Route 2 should be the hard boundary between the Severna Park and Broadneck clusters. Could you imagine kids living as north as Berrywoood being bused to Broadneck? Or kids living near the Severn River bridge being bused to Broadneck?

It IS the boundary except for River Walk. Why should that neighborhood be the exception?

Because kids in Riverwalk have to use Route 3 to get to any high school they attend regardless of whether it’s Arundel or Crofton. Why should they go to a school that’s 14 minutes away (Arundel) vs 8 minutes away (Crofton)? Riverwalk students would have to be on Route 3 for even longer if they go to Arundel vs Crofton. It almost seems pathetic and cruel.

Also, Route 3 wasn’t the boundary between Crofton and Arundel until Crofton High opened. Waugh Chapel communities, Two Rivers, and Forks of Patuxent all used to attend the Crofton feeder.

You can’t get to anywhere from River Walk without getting on route 3. People who live there accept the risks of Route 3 as part of living there. They’re getting on route 3 no matter what, but that isn’t true of the rest of Crofton. It isn’t fair to put Nantucket kids onto Route 3 unnecessarily.

Do you think the Nantucket kids are going to have to hitch hike down Route 3 or something? What exactly isn't fair about having to drive on a bigger road than a smaller one?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Saying that Route 3 should be the hard boundary between the Arundel and Crofton clusters is as ridiculous as saying that Route 2 should be the hard boundary between the Severna Park and Broadneck clusters. Could you imagine kids living as north as Berrywoood being bused to Broadneck? Or kids living near the Severn River bridge being bused to Broadneck?

OMG the gnashing of teeth that would happen if you tried to move some Severna Park kids!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Saying that Route 3 should be the hard boundary between the Arundel and Crofton clusters is as ridiculous as saying that Route 2 should be the hard boundary between the Severna Park and Broadneck clusters. Could you imagine kids living as north as Berrywoood being bused to Broadneck? Or kids living near the Severn River bridge being bused to Broadneck?

It IS the boundary except for River Walk. Why should that neighborhood be the exception?

Because kids in Riverwalk have to use Route 3 to get to any high school they attend regardless of whether it’s Arundel or Crofton. Why should they go to a school that’s 14 minutes away (Arundel) vs 8 minutes away (Crofton)? Riverwalk students would have to be on Route 3 for even longer if they go to Arundel vs Crofton. It almost seems pathetic and cruel.

Also, Route 3 wasn’t the boundary between Crofton and Arundel until Crofton High opened. Waugh Chapel communities, Two Rivers, and Forks of Patuxent all used to attend the Crofton feeder.

You can’t get to anywhere from River Walk without getting on route 3. People who live there accept the risks of Route 3 as part of living there. They’re getting on route 3 no matter what, but that isn’t true of the rest of Crofton. It isn’t fair to put Nantucket kids onto Route 3 unnecessarily.

Do you think the Nantucket kids are going to have to hitch hike down Route 3 or something? What exactly isn't fair about having to drive on a bigger road than a smaller one?

Route 3 is incredibly dangerous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looking down on "townhome kids" is so crofton. I live in aa co again now but I am soo glad I moved from crofton/aa county for my 20s and most of my 30s. So many people go to college and come right back to Crofton which is why these nasty attitudes persist. And honestly I agree there should not be split articulation from nantucket, it's bonkers! There is the argument, not trying to throw "townhome kids" under the bus and making it their fault somehow. The nantucket folks are right and yet soo unsympathetic.

If River Walk would simply get on board with moving to the Arundel cluster, there would be no need for the split articulation of Nantucket.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looking down on "townhome kids" is so crofton. I live in aa co again now but I am soo glad I moved from crofton/aa county for my 20s and most of my 30s. So many people go to college and come right back to Crofton which is why these nasty attitudes persist. And honestly I agree there should not be split articulation from nantucket, it's bonkers! There is the argument, not trying to throw "townhome kids" under the bus and making it their fault somehow. The nantucket folks are right and yet soo unsympathetic.

If River Walk would simply get on board with moving to the Arundel cluster, there would be no need for the split articulation of Nantucket.

Maybe they don’t want their kids to have to move either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looking down on "townhome kids" is so crofton. I live in aa co again now but I am soo glad I moved from crofton/aa county for my 20s and most of my 30s. So many people go to college and come right back to Crofton which is why these nasty attitudes persist. And honestly I agree there should not be split articulation from nantucket, it's bonkers! There is the argument, not trying to throw "townhome kids" under the bus and making it their fault somehow. The nantucket folks are right and yet soo unsympathetic.

If River Walk would simply get on board with moving to the Arundel cluster, there would be no need for the split articulation of Nantucket.

Maybe they don’t want their kids to have to move either.

I’m sure they don’t. But the reality is that moving them is less harmful than splitting Nantucket. They’d simply join the Arundel cluster and attend those schools from the beginning.