FCPS comprehensive boundary review

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Foe thise that keep repeating they left the Dem party because of boundaries, or are staunch repub and against "equity ".....i really belive you'll be shocked at the outcomes. Dems might care a little bit about your feelings and the fact that you bought your house for a school, but repubs will be ruthless and make it painful for all. Will say that a few years of pain is worth it to right size everything.
Translation = don't care about you or your house value or why you bought your house, and don't even think about grandfathering. Will really just look at numbers and cut and move students to course correct.

Signed,
An independent that sees false grandstanding on both sides of the political spectrum

If the all Democratic school board is going to sabotage my family’s choice of school pyramid, then I’ll happily support the alternative party that defunds public schools to give me more money when I send my kids elsewhere.

It’s the adult version of taking my ball and going home. Thing is, the Dems absolutely need families like mine to make public schools work, and we are the exact families that they are targeting with the boundary changes.

Righ, take your ball and go home....and find out you'll get $100 per kid as a voucher. Good luck with the wishful thinking.

All the while private schools will just raise their tuitions, to make more money, and to keep out those who really could not afford it in the first place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Foe thise that keep repeating they left the Dem party because of boundaries, or are staunch repub and against "equity ".....i really belive you'll be shocked at the outcomes. Dems might care a little bit about your feelings and the fact that you bought your house for a school, but repubs will be ruthless and make it painful for all. Will say that a few years of pain is worth it to right size everything.
Translation = don't care about you or your house value or why you bought your house, and don't even think about grandfathering. Will really just look at numbers and cut and move students to course correct.

Signed,
An independent that sees false grandstanding on both sides of the political spectrum

If the all Democratic school board is going to sabotage my family’s choice of school pyramid, then I’ll happily support the alternative party that defunds public schools to give me more money when I send my kids elsewhere.

It’s the adult version of taking my ball and going home. Thing is, the Dems absolutely need families like mine to make public schools work, and we are the exact families that they are targeting with the boundary changes.

Righ, take your ball and go home....and find out you'll get $100 per kid as a voucher. Good luck with the wishful thinking.

All the while private schools will just raise their tuitions, to make more money, and to keep out those who really could not afford it in the first place.

I'm not the PP taking his ball and going home but there is a segment of public school families like ours who could easily afford private but choose not to pull our kids for various reasons. For those families, the amount of the voucher is irrelevant. The lever of control is having enough families pulling the dollars away from FCPS to affect change.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Foe thise that keep repeating they left the Dem party because of boundaries, or are staunch repub and against "equity ".....i really belive you'll be shocked at the outcomes. Dems might care a little bit about your feelings and the fact that you bought your house for a school, but repubs will be ruthless and make it painful for all. Will say that a few years of pain is worth it to right size everything.
Translation = don't care about you or your house value or why you bought your house, and don't even think about grandfathering. Will really just look at numbers and cut and move students to course correct.

Signed,
An independent that sees false grandstanding on both sides of the political spectrum

If the all Democratic school board is going to sabotage my family’s choice of school pyramid, then I’ll happily support the alternative party that defunds public schools to give me more money when I send my kids elsewhere.

It’s the adult version of taking my ball and going home. Thing is, the Dems absolutely need families like mine to make public schools work, and we are the exact families that they are targeting with the boundary changes.

Righ, take your ball and go home....and find out you'll get $100 per kid as a voucher. Good luck with the wishful thinking.

Oh sorry, I guess my post wasn’t clear. We can afford private without any vouchers.

We are happy to have our kids go public and support public schools, but when the school board sabotages our choice of school pyramid, we’ll be a lot less charitable, and that translates into us no longer supporting the public school system. Btw, I’ve always been a staunch supporter of public schools, but the school board has called that into question. I’ve talked to others in my area who have expressed similar sentiments.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Foe thise that keep repeating they left the Dem party because of boundaries, or are staunch repub and against "equity ".....i really belive you'll be shocked at the outcomes. Dems might care a little bit about your feelings and the fact that you bought your house for a school, but repubs will be ruthless and make it painful for all. Will say that a few years of pain is worth it to right size everything.
Translation = don't care about you or your house value or why you bought your house, and don't even think about grandfathering. Will really just look at numbers and cut and move students to course correct.

Signed,
An independent that sees false grandstanding on both sides of the political spectrum

If the all Democratic school board is going to sabotage my family’s choice of school pyramid, then I’ll happily support the alternative party that defunds public schools to give me more money when I send my kids elsewhere.

It’s the adult version of taking my ball and going home. Thing is, the Dems absolutely need families like mine to make public schools work, and we are the exact families that they are targeting with the boundary changes.

Righ, take your ball and go home....and find out you'll get $100 per kid as a voucher. Good luck with the wishful thinking.

Oh sorry, I guess my post wasn’t clear. We can afford private without any vouchers.

We are happy to have our kids go public and support public schools, but when the school board sabotages our choice of school pyramid, we’ll be a lot less charitable, and that translates into us no longer supporting the public school system. Btw, I’ve always been a staunch supporter of public schools, but the school board has called that into question. I’ve talked to others in my area who have expressed similar sentiments.

How would you go about “no longer supporting the public school system”?

You don’t really have a choice in that regard. You will go to jail if you don’t pay your taxes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Many of the posts on this thread are from Langley families not wanting to be redistricted to Herndon or West Springfield families not wanting to be redistricted to Lewis.

They are prepared to throw the School Board a bone in the form of redistricting OTHER families in split feeders and attendance islands.

Those families may or may not want to be redistricted, or in some cases moving those families could weaken schools.

They should not move kids just so they can declare their boundary study a success while placating the noisiest parents from Langley and West Springfield.

I think rezoning kids in split feeders and attendance islands from West Springfield HS to equally desirable Lake Braddock is very different from what you are describing.

There is so much community overlap between LBSS and WSHS, and the schools are virtually equal in quality, rigor, facilities, sports, activities and academic programs.

It would not "weaken" either school, and it would benefit the Sangster families in that one neighborhood that goes to WSHS, as well as the one far off attendance island neighborhood that passes several elementary schools to get to Keene Mill, bringing it closer to both the elementary school, but also the middle and high school.

Advocating for that as a solution to avoid unwanted rezoning is not even a little bit of what you are implying.

It would be a non controversial rezoning that addresses WSHS capacity, closes split feeders and attendance islands, keeps kids in their communities and friend groups, gives families a truly equivalent school experience , and does not impact property values at all.

These are good points and if parents in those islands would happily move over to LBSS there is no reason not to clean up those boundaries.

Other situations may pose different issues, and people should pay attention. Because others may see themselves offered up against their will by people looking to throw the School Board members an opportunity to save face (while looking to avoid being redistricted themselves).

Like the hypocrite who is on BRAC and is on record being in favor of equity redistricting as long as it is not her kids?

Did I mention she’s a hypocrite?

Also, I wonder if the board is going to move Sandy Anderson’s kids or Kyle McDaniel’s? I won’t hold my breath.

This is the question that needs to be asked. How exactly will any proposed changes impact SB members' zoned schools or property values?

Isn’t Sandy zoned for Silverbrook/South County? Interesting to see if there are any proposals to move the Route 1 corridor area of Lorton from Hayfield to South County.

Anderson might have the ulterior motive of moving Hunt Valley to SoCo, not to Lewis as some on this board keep insisting is the plan. That would benefit SoCo, and in tbe end improve the housing value of homes zoned for SoCo. It is a much more likely scenario than moving low income, ESL Route 1 families to SoCo, as school board members are known to rezone neighborhoods to improve their own school rankings and home values.

But this does nothing to improve Lewis. What else can Lewis draw from?

Why does everything have to be about Lewis? Why is it the most important high school in the county? We don't care about improving Hayfield or other schools. What makes Lewis so unbelieveably special that we have to focus so much time, money and attention on it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Foe thise that keep repeating they left the Dem party because of boundaries, or are staunch repub and against "equity ".....i really belive you'll be shocked at the outcomes. Dems might care a little bit about your feelings and the fact that you bought your house for a school, but repubs will be ruthless and make it painful for all. Will say that a few years of pain is worth it to right size everything.
Translation = don't care about you or your house value or why you bought your house, and don't even think about grandfathering. Will really just look at numbers and cut and move students to course correct.

Signed,
An independent that sees false grandstanding on both sides of the political spectrum

If the all Democratic school board is going to sabotage my family’s choice of school pyramid, then I’ll happily support the alternative party that defunds public schools to give me more money when I send my kids elsewhere.

It’s the adult version of taking my ball and going home. Thing is, the Dems absolutely need families like mine to make public schools work, and we are the exact families that they are targeting with the boundary changes.

Righ, take your ball and go home....and find out you'll get $100 per kid as a voucher. Good luck with the wishful thinking.

Oh sorry, I guess my post wasn’t clear. We can afford private without any vouchers.

We are happy to have our kids go public and support public schools, but when the school board sabotages our choice of school pyramid, we’ll be a lot less charitable, and that translates into us no longer supporting the public school system. Btw, I’ve always been a staunch supporter of public schools, but the school board has called that into question. I’ve talked to others in my area who have expressed similar sentiments.

How would you go about “no longer supporting the public school system”?

You don’t really have a choice in that regard. You will go to jail if you don’t pay your taxes.

Wow, you really got me with that one. 🙄

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Foe thise that keep repeating they left the Dem party because of boundaries, or are staunch repub and against "equity ".....i really belive you'll be shocked at the outcomes. Dems might care a little bit about your feelings and the fact that you bought your house for a school, but repubs will be ruthless and make it painful for all. Will say that a few years of pain is worth it to right size everything.
Translation = don't care about you or your house value or why you bought your house, and don't even think about grandfathering. Will really just look at numbers and cut and move students to course correct.

Signed,
An independent that sees false grandstanding on both sides of the political spectrum

If the all Democratic school board is going to sabotage my family’s choice of school pyramid, then I’ll happily support the alternative party that defunds public schools to give me more money when I send my kids elsewhere.

It’s the adult version of taking my ball and going home. Thing is, the Dems absolutely need families like mine to make public schools work, and we are the exact families that they are targeting with the boundary changes.

Righ, take your ball and go home....and find out you'll get $100 per kid as a voucher. Good luck with the wishful thinking.

Oh sorry, I guess my post wasn’t clear. We can afford private without any vouchers.

We are happy to have our kids go public and support public schools, but when the school board sabotages our choice of school pyramid, we’ll be a lot less charitable, and that translates into us no longer supporting the public school system. Btw, I’ve always been a staunch supporter of public schools, but the school board has called that into question. I’ve talked to others in my area who have expressed similar sentiments.

How would you go about “no longer supporting the public school system”?

You don’t really have a choice in that regard. You will go to jail if you don’t pay your taxes.

Yep. School is getting your taxes whether or not your kids go there. It's really hilarious how people don't seem.to understand that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Foe thise that keep repeating they left the Dem party because of boundaries, or are staunch repub and against "equity ".....i really belive you'll be shocked at the outcomes. Dems might care a little bit about your feelings and the fact that you bought your house for a school, but repubs will be ruthless and make it painful for all. Will say that a few years of pain is worth it to right size everything.
Translation = don't care about you or your house value or why you bought your house, and don't even think about grandfathering. Will really just look at numbers and cut and move students to course correct.

Signed,
An independent that sees false grandstanding on both sides of the political spectrum

If the all Democratic school board is going to sabotage my family’s choice of school pyramid, then I’ll happily support the alternative party that defunds public schools to give me more money when I send my kids elsewhere.

It’s the adult version of taking my ball and going home. Thing is, the Dems absolutely need families like mine to make public schools work, and we are the exact families that they are targeting with the boundary changes.

Righ, take your ball and go home....and find out you'll get $100 per kid as a voucher. Good luck with the wishful thinking.

Oh sorry, I guess my post wasn’t clear. We can afford private without any vouchers.

We are happy to have our kids go public and support public schools, but when the school board sabotages our choice of school pyramid, we’ll be a lot less charitable, and that translates into us no longer supporting the public school system. Btw, I’ve always been a staunch supporter of public schools, but the school board has called that into question. I’ve talked to others in my area who have expressed similar sentiments.

How would you go about “no longer supporting the public school system”?

You don’t really have a choice in that regard. You will go to jail if you don’t pay your taxes.

Yep. School is getting your taxes whether or not your kids go there. It's really hilarious how people don't seem.to understand that.

If people lose trust in the school system, then fewer people will purchase homes in Fairfax County and property values will decrease--and so will tax revenue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many of the posts on this thread are from Langley families not wanting to be redistricted to Herndon or West Springfield families not wanting to be redistricted to Lewis.

They are prepared to throw the School Board a bone in the form of redistricting OTHER families in split feeders and attendance islands.

Those families may or may not want to be redistricted, or in some cases moving those families could weaken schools.

They should not move kids just so they can declare their boundary study a success while placating the noisiest parents from Langley and West Springfield.

I think rezoning kids in split feeders and attendance islands from West Springfield HS to equally desirable Lake Braddock is very different from what you are describing.

There is so much community overlap between LBSS and WSHS, and the schools are virtually equal in quality, rigor, facilities, sports, activities and academic programs.

It would not "weaken" either school, and it would benefit the Sangster families in that one neighborhood that goes to WSHS, as well as the one far off attendance island neighborhood that passes several elementary schools to get to Keene Mill, bringing it closer to both the elementary school, but also the middle and high school.

Advocating for that as a solution to avoid unwanted rezoning is not even a little bit of what you are implying.

It would be a non controversial rezoning that addresses WSHS capacity, closes split feeders and attendance islands, keeps kids in their communities and friend groups, gives families a truly equivalent school experience , and does not impact property values at all.

These are good points and if parents in those islands would happily move over to LBSS there is no reason not to clean up those boundaries.

Other situations may pose different issues, and people should pay attention. Because others may see themselves offered up against their will by people looking to throw the School Board members an opportunity to save face (while looking to avoid being redistricted themselves).

Like the hypocrite who is on BRAC and is on record being in favor of equity redistricting as long as it is not her kids?

Did I mention she’s a hypocrite?

Also, I wonder if the board is going to move Sandy Anderson’s kids or Kyle McDaniel’s? I won’t hold my breath.

This is the question that needs to be asked. How exactly will any proposed changes impact SB members' zoned schools or property values?

Isn’t Sandy zoned for Silverbrook/South County? Interesting to see if there are any proposals to move the Route 1 corridor area of Lorton from Hayfield to South County.

Anderson might have the ulterior motive of moving Hunt Valley to SoCo, not to Lewis as some on this board keep insisting is the plan. That would benefit SoCo, and in tbe end improve the housing value of homes zoned for SoCo. It is a much more likely scenario than moving low income, ESL Route 1 families to SoCo, as school board members are known to rezone neighborhoods to improve their own school rankings and home values.

But this does nothing to improve Lewis. What else can Lewis draw from?

Why does everything have to be about Lewis? Why is it the most important high school in the county? We don't care about improving Hayfield or other schools. What makes Lewis so unbelieveably special that we have to focus so much time, money and attention on it?

The one or two very loud posters on here who own homes zones for Lewis and want to see their property values go up if high income areas are rezoned into their school LOL.

But really - with Lewis’s small capacity, they can’t actually absorb that many more students to make the school’s demographics change all that much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Foe thise that keep repeating they left the Dem party because of boundaries, or are staunch repub and against "equity ".....i really belive you'll be shocked at the outcomes. Dems might care a little bit about your feelings and the fact that you bought your house for a school, but repubs will be ruthless and make it painful for all. Will say that a few years of pain is worth it to right size everything.
Translation = don't care about you or your house value or why you bought your house, and don't even think about grandfathering. Will really just look at numbers and cut and move students to course correct.

Signed,
An independent that sees false grandstanding on both sides of the political spectrum

If the all Democratic school board is going to sabotage my family’s choice of school pyramid, then I’ll happily support the alternative party that defunds public schools to give me more money when I send my kids elsewhere.

It’s the adult version of taking my ball and going home. Thing is, the Dems absolutely need families like mine to make public schools work, and we are the exact families that they are targeting with the boundary changes.

Righ, take your ball and go home....and find out you'll get $100 per kid as a voucher. Good luck with the wishful thinking.

Oh sorry, I guess my post wasn’t clear. We can afford private without any vouchers.

We are happy to have our kids go public and support public schools, but when the school board sabotages our choice of school pyramid, we’ll be a lot less charitable, and that translates into us no longer supporting the public school system. Btw, I’ve always been a staunch supporter of public schools, but the school board has called that into question. I’ve talked to others in my area who have expressed similar sentiments.

How would you go about “no longer supporting the public school system”?

You don’t really have a choice in that regard. You will go to jail if you don’t pay your taxes.

Yep. School is getting your taxes whether or not your kids go there. It's really hilarious how people don't seem.to understand that.

Support takes many forms. It’s really hilarious how people don’t seem to understand that. 😉

[Anonymous]

Why does everything have to be about Lewis? Why is it the most important high school in the county? We don't care about improving Hayfield or other schools. What makes Lewis so unbelieveably special that we have to focus so much time, money and attention on it?

Oh, I think that earlier, there was plenty of discussion about Herndon/Langley.

I don't represent either neighborhood--I just don't want my neighborhood to move because the School Board is so focused on those two schools. There will be great residual effects from this and residents/taxpayers will not be happy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Foe thise that keep repeating they left the Dem party because of boundaries, or are staunch repub and against "equity ".....i really belive you'll be shocked at the outcomes. Dems might care a little bit about your feelings and the fact that you bought your house for a school, but repubs will be ruthless and make it painful for all. Will say that a few years of pain is worth it to right size everything.
Translation = don't care about you or your house value or why you bought your house, and don't even think about grandfathering. Will really just look at numbers and cut and move students to course correct.

Signed,
An independent that sees false grandstanding on both sides of the political spectrum

If the all Democratic school board is going to sabotage my family’s choice of school pyramid, then I’ll happily support the alternative party that defunds public schools to give me more money when I send my kids elsewhere.

It’s the adult version of taking my ball and going home. Thing is, the Dems absolutely need families like mine to make public schools work, and we are the exact families that they are targeting with the boundary changes.

Righ, take your ball and go home....and find out you'll get $100 per kid as a voucher. Good luck with the wishful thinking.

Oh sorry, I guess my post wasn’t clear. We can afford private without any vouchers.

We are happy to have our kids go public and support public schools, but when the school board sabotages our choice of school pyramid, we’ll be a lot less charitable, and that translates into us no longer supporting the public school system. Btw, I’ve always been a staunch supporter of public schools, but the school board has called that into question. I’ve talked to others in my area who have expressed similar sentiments.

How would you go about “no longer supporting the public school system”?

You don’t really have a choice in that regard. You will go to jail if you don’t pay your taxes.

Yep. School is getting your taxes whether or not your kids go there. It's really hilarious how people don't seem.to understand that.

If people lose trust in the school system, then fewer people will purchase homes in Fairfax County and property values will decrease--and so will tax revenue.

One of many forms of support that the PPs can’t seem to grasp. Their understanding of society is based on their 6th grade social studies class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Foe thise that keep repeating they left the Dem party because of boundaries, or are staunch repub and against "equity ".....i really belive you'll be shocked at the outcomes. Dems might care a little bit about your feelings and the fact that you bought your house for a school, but repubs will be ruthless and make it painful for all. Will say that a few years of pain is worth it to right size everything.
Translation = don't care about you or your house value or why you bought your house, and don't even think about grandfathering. Will really just look at numbers and cut and move students to course correct.

Signed,
An independent that sees false grandstanding on both sides of the political spectrum

If the all Democratic school board is going to sabotage my family’s choice of school pyramid, then I’ll happily support the alternative party that defunds public schools to give me more money when I send my kids elsewhere.

It’s the adult version of taking my ball and going home. Thing is, the Dems absolutely need families like mine to make public schools work, and we are the exact families that they are targeting with the boundary changes.

Righ, take your ball and go home....and find out you'll get $100 per kid as a voucher. Good luck with the wishful thinking.

Oh sorry, I guess my post wasn’t clear. We can afford private without any vouchers.

We are happy to have our kids go public and support public schools, but when the school board sabotages our choice of school pyramid, we’ll be a lot less charitable, and that translates into us no longer supporting the public school system. Btw, I’ve always been a staunch supporter of public schools, but the school board has called that into question. I’ve talked to others in my area who have expressed similar sentiments.

How would you go about “no longer supporting the public school system”?

You don’t really have a choice in that regard. You will go to jail if you don’t pay your taxes.

We support our public school by being involved in the PTA and so many other things. Our school is great because of parent involvement. Kids with parents who are not involved also benefit from parents who are. When those families go private it makes a difference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Foe thise that keep repeating they left the Dem party because of boundaries, or are staunch repub and against "equity ".....i really belive you'll be shocked at the outcomes. Dems might care a little bit about your feelings and the fact that you bought your house for a school, but repubs will be ruthless and make it painful for all. Will say that a few years of pain is worth it to right size everything.
Translation = don't care about you or your house value or why you bought your house, and don't even think about grandfathering. Will really just look at numbers and cut and move students to course correct.

Signed,
An independent that sees false grandstanding on both sides of the political spectrum

If the all Democratic school board is going to sabotage my family’s choice of school pyramid, then I’ll happily support the alternative party that defunds public schools to give me more money when I send my kids elsewhere.

It’s the adult version of taking my ball and going home. Thing is, the Dems absolutely need families like mine to make public schools work, and we are the exact families that they are targeting with the boundary changes.

Righ, take your ball and go home....and find out you'll get $100 per kid as a voucher. Good luck with the wishful thinking.

Oh sorry, I guess my post wasn’t clear. We can afford private without any vouchers.

We are happy to have our kids go public and support public schools, but when the school board sabotages our choice of school pyramid, we’ll be a lot less charitable, and that translates into us no longer supporting the public school system. Btw, I’ve always been a staunch supporter of public schools, but the school board has called that into question. I’ve talked to others in my area who have expressed similar sentiments.

How would you go about “no longer supporting the public school system”?

You don’t really have a choice in that regard. You will go to jail if you don’t pay your taxes.

We support our public school by being involved in the PTA and so many other things. Our school is great because of parent involvement. Kids with parents who are not involved also benefit from parents who are. When those families go private it makes a difference.

It’s fascinating to see certain posters argue until they’re blue in the face about how we need to lower farms rates at certain schools by bringing in mc and umc families, and then somehow try to argue that those families aren’t needed anyway.

Very transparent, but doesn’t change the fundamental fact that the school board and democrats are (and will continue) hemorrhaging support over the boundary study.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many of the posts on this thread are from Langley families not wanting to be redistricted to Herndon or West Springfield families not wanting to be redistricted to Lewis.

They are prepared to throw the School Board a bone in the form of redistricting OTHER families in split feeders and attendance islands.

Those families may or may not want to be redistricted, or in some cases moving those families could weaken schools.

They should not move kids just so they can declare their boundary study a success while placating the noisiest parents from Langley and West Springfield.

I think rezoning kids in split feeders and attendance islands from West Springfield HS to equally desirable Lake Braddock is very different from what you are describing.

There is so much community overlap between LBSS and WSHS, and the schools are virtually equal in quality, rigor, facilities, sports, activities and academic programs.

It would not "weaken" either school, and it would benefit the Sangster families in that one neighborhood that goes to WSHS, as well as the one far off attendance island neighborhood that passes several elementary schools to get to Keene Mill, bringing it closer to both the elementary school, but also the middle and high school.

Advocating for that as a solution to avoid unwanted rezoning is not even a little bit of what you are implying.

It would be a non controversial rezoning that addresses WSHS capacity, closes split feeders and attendance islands, keeps kids in their communities and friend groups, gives families a truly equivalent school experience , and does not impact property values at all.

These are good points and if parents in those islands would happily move over to LBSS there is no reason not to clean up those boundaries.

Other situations may pose different issues, and people should pay attention. Because others may see themselves offered up against their will by people looking to throw the School Board members an opportunity to save face (while looking to avoid being redistricted themselves).

Like the hypocrite who is on BRAC and is on record being in favor of equity redistricting as long as it is not her kids?

Did I mention she’s a hypocrite?

Also, I wonder if the board is going to move Sandy Anderson’s kids or Kyle McDaniel’s? I won’t hold my breath.

This is the question that needs to be asked. How exactly will any proposed changes impact SB members' zoned schools or property values?

Isn’t Sandy zoned for Silverbrook/South County? Interesting to see if there are any proposals to move the Route 1 corridor area of Lorton from Hayfield to South County.

Anderson might have the ulterior motive of moving Hunt Valley to SoCo, not to Lewis as some on this board keep insisting is the plan. That would benefit SoCo, and in tbe end improve the housing value of homes zoned for SoCo. It is a much more likely scenario than moving low income, ESL Route 1 families to SoCo, as school board members are known to rezone neighborhoods to improve their own school rankings and home values.

But this does nothing to improve Lewis. What else can Lewis draw from?

Why does everything have to be about Lewis? Why is it the most important high school in the county? We don't care about improving Hayfield or other schools. What makes Lewis so unbelieveably special that we have to focus so much time, money and attention on it?

The one or two very loud posters on here who own homes zones for Lewis and want to see their property values go up if high income areas are rezoned into their school LOL.

But really - with Lewis’s small capacity, they can’t actually absorb that many more students to make the school’s demographics change all that much.

Property values between Lewis and WSHS are similar. No one is coveting your 70s split level.