When are Herndon Middle and Herndon High going to get a break?!??

[Anonymous]

Commute would be an issue. Langley HS is way too far from Herdon. I wouldn't want my kid going that far for HS.

It makes sense to move McLean kids to Langley. Langley is in McLean. It doesn't make much sense to ship Herndon kids all the way to Langley, and i doubt those kids or their parents want to do that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Commute would be an issue. Langley HS is way too far from Herdon. I wouldn't want my kid going that far for HS.

It makes sense to move McLean kids to Langley. Langley is in McLean. It doesn't make much sense to ship Herndon kids all the way to Langley, and i doubt those kids or their parents want to do that.

This is why I would prefer my kids be sent to South Lakes or Madison.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Commute would be an issue. Langley HS is way too far from Herdon. I wouldn't want my kid going that far for HS.

It makes sense to move McLean kids to Langley. Langley is in McLean. It doesn't make much sense to ship Herndon kids all the way to Langley, and i doubt those kids or their parents want to do that.

This is why I would prefer my kids be sent to South Lakes or Madison.

And this is the reason why we didn't buy houses in that upper Herndon zone when we were looking 3 yrs ago.... too far from the high school (Langley). Sure, it's a good school, but we value being 10 min. or less to our kids' HS. We bought in the Madison zone. 5 min. from our house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Commute would be an issue. Langley HS is way too far from Herdon. I wouldn't want my kid going that far for HS.

It makes sense to move McLean kids to Langley. Langley is in McLean. It doesn't make much sense to ship Herndon kids all the way to Langley, and i doubt those kids or their parents want to do that.

Why are kids currently being bussed 16+ miles to Langley when they live 6 miles from Herndon HS? Please answer this question.

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Anonymous wrote:They are upset that their kids might have to leave a school that is under capacity to go to a school which is already over capacity which makes no sense at all. I haven't seen one poster complain about who might be brought in to fill the capacity at Langley, nobody cares about that.

Then if those particular kids were grandfathered in, but the policy shifted for future kids would they still be upset? That's one way to disentangle issues with disruption vs issues with property values.

Sure they would. Many kids in high school have younger kids who look forward to going there. I'm in a different school district. The kids play on those youth sports leagues and have going to that school as an expectation. Not to mention all the Spirit gear, etc. It may sound silly to some on this forum, but when you have kids that are spread out, it is a real issue.

I knew one family in the Floris school district whose kids went to three different high schools. They never moved. And, the kids were not that spread out.

FCPS new policy is that only rising seniors will be able to stay--no siblings grandfathered.

And, I do have a question. Where are the Great Falls kids going to go? Herndon is full.

The Floris/Oak Hill area has changed boundaries more often than any other part of the county. If a new high school is built in western Fairfax, that area would finally have more stability.

But, then, it might open up space at Herndon for some of the Great Falls kids, which terrifies the people out there because....Herndon.

The draft of the new boundary policy provided that only rising seniors would be grandfathered, but it seemed from the comments at the work session that this provision likely would be modified or eliminated.

Herndon terrifies Herndon people, so GF is right to be skeptical.

Does it make sense to have one high school at 1.6% FARM next to a high school with 49% FARM? Does that seem fair to you? You can laugh all you want, but the kids are suffering for it. If the FCPS board members can stand up to the smug racists in GF and bring equity to the pyramids then ALL kids will benefit.

Langley and Herndon are 17 miles apart. They aren’t exactly right next to each other. McLean and Langley High are right next to each other. Closest areas that can be moved from McLean to Langley also happen to be some of the more expensive homes in McLean High pyramid.

Have you driven around Langley High? The immediate area around Langley has homes in the $2-5m range.

Does it makes sense for the current situation where many students attend Langley at 16 miles from their houses when they actually live between 3-6 miles from HHS?

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Anonymous wrote:They are upset that their kids might have to leave a school that is under capacity to go to a school which is already over capacity which makes no sense at all. I haven't seen one poster complain about who might be brought in to fill the capacity at Langley, nobody cares about that.

Then if those particular kids were grandfathered in, but the policy shifted for future kids would they still be upset? That's one way to disentangle issues with disruption vs issues with property values.

Sure they would. Many kids in high school have younger kids who look forward to going there. I'm in a different school district. The kids play on those youth sports leagues and have going to that school as an expectation. Not to mention all the Spirit gear, etc. It may sound silly to some on this forum, but when you have kids that are spread out, it is a real issue.

I knew one family in the Floris school district whose kids went to three different high schools. They never moved. And, the kids were not that spread out.

FCPS new policy is that only rising seniors will be able to stay--no siblings grandfathered.

And, I do have a question. Where are the Great Falls kids going to go? Herndon is full.

The Floris/Oak Hill area has changed boundaries more often than any other part of the county. If a new high school is built in western Fairfax, that area would finally have more stability.

But, then, it might open up space at Herndon for some of the Great Falls kids, which terrifies the people out there because....Herndon.

The draft of the new boundary policy provided that only rising seniors would be grandfathered, but it seemed from the comments at the work session that this provision likely would be modified or eliminated.

Herndon terrifies Herndon people, so GF is right to be skeptical.

Does it make sense to have one high school at 1.6% FARM next to a high school with 49% FARM? Does that seem fair to you? You can laugh all you want, but the kids are suffering for it. If the FCPS board members can stand up to the smug racists in GF and bring equity to the pyramids then ALL kids will benefit.

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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Commute would be an issue. Langley HS is way too far from Herdon. I wouldn't want my kid going that far for HS.

It makes sense to move McLean kids to Langley. Langley is in McLean. It doesn't make much sense to ship Herndon kids all the way to Langley, and i doubt those kids or their parents want to do that.

Why are kids currently being bussed 16+ miles to Langley when they live 6 miles from Herndon HS? Please answer this question.

How many times would you like an answer?

Look at Langley’s location. It’s near the Arlington County border. Kids living east attend APS.

To the north is the Potomac River and Maryland.

To the south McLean HS is three miles away and Marshall HS is only five miles away. Kids attend those schools.

Also to the south, Falls Church City is six miles away. Kids there attend FCCPS.

So Langley’s borders can only extend west. In fact, they extend very far west because the houses are on large lots. For the most part Route 7 north of the Toll Road was viewed as the logical dividing line between the Langley boundary and those of other schools - McLean. Marshall, South Lakes, and Herndon.

And even with that big attendance area, Langley’s enrollment is among the smallest in the county.

With the current growth in and around Tysons, more of that area can be assigned to Langley. But one reason why areas closer to Herndon go to Langley rather than Herndon is that Herndon, even with its relatively compact boundaries, has often been overcrowded.

[Anonymous]

Which is why they are going to move McLean students to Langley. This will bring Langley up to full enrollment and bring McLean HS down to where it should be.

Once Langley is at full enrollment, it won't need any students from Herndon.

So redistrict McLean HS and Langley HS so that they balance out.

Then redistrict Herndon, Marshall and South Lakes so that they balance out, maybe allocating more spots to TJ from those schools to bring them down to where they should be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Commute would be an issue. Langley HS is way too far from Herdon. I wouldn't want my kid going that far for HS.

It makes sense to move McLean kids to Langley. Langley is in McLean. It doesn't make much sense to ship Herndon kids all the way to Langley, and i doubt those kids or their parents want to do that.

I can't stress this enough. We are zoned for South Lakes and live in the very tippy top of North Reston, right on the boundary. It's only 3 miles, but too far for our kids to get to easily unless they drive (they could take metrobus, but requires a transfer and would take forever, and I'm not ok with them biking with their equipment down Wiehle). Makes freshmen and sophomore years really difficult when they need to be there for sports practice, band camp, etc. and you haven't found a carpool. I'm already sweating over tryouts in another week.

So yeah, I can't even fathom how someone handles a commute like that for their kids. We're at the school ALL THE TIME.

[Anonymous]

They really should ask the parents. No one asks the parents of the kids that have to make the move. I highly doubt anyone wants to deal with that kind of burden. Its like half an hour each way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Which is why they are going to move McLean students to Langley. This will bring Langley up to full enrollment and bring McLean HS down to where it should be.

Once Langley is at full enrollment, it won't need any students from Herndon.

So redistrict McLean HS and Langley HS so that they balance out.

Then redistrict Herndon, Marshall and South Lakes so that they balance out, maybe allocating more spots to TJ from those schools to bring them down to where they should be.

You’ve just swapped new schools for Langley in this quixotic effort to change Herndon’s demographics. And TJ slots are not allocated to particular high schools.

The only things that will change Herndon’s demographics are economic development from the Silver Line and the construction of a new high school that might pull Hutchison and the Herndon part of Coates out of Herndon and allow Forestville and perhaps part of Great Falls to be moved to Herndon. And the latter is at least a decade away.

[Anonymous]

This is all a fake issue anyway. The Board has not said they are sending Langley kids to Herndon or sending Herndon kids to Langley. This is a propaganda message to get people riled up. I don't know who set this up, but it would be whoever has the most to gain out of people being scared or riled up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is all a fake issue anyway. The Board has not said they are sending Great Falls kids to Herndon or sending Herndon kids to Langley. This is a propaganda message to get people riled up. I don't know who set this up, but it would be whoever has the most to gain out of people being scared or riled up.

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Anonymous wrote:Commute would be an issue. Langley HS is way too far from Herdon. I wouldn't want my kid going that far for HS.

It makes sense to move McLean kids to Langley. Langley is in McLean. It doesn't make much sense to ship Herndon kids all the way to Langley, and i doubt those kids or their parents want to do that.

Why are kids currently being bussed 16+ miles to Langley when they live 6 miles from Herndon HS? Please answer this question.

How many times would you like an answer?

Look at Langley’s location. It’s near the Arlington County border. Kids living east attend APS.

To the north is the Potomac River and Maryland.

To the south McLean HS is three miles away and Marshall HS is only five miles away. Kids attend those schools.

Also to the south, Falls Church City is six miles away. Kids there attend FCCPS.

So Langley’s borders can only extend west. In fact, they extend very far west because the houses are on large lots. For the most part Route 7 north of the Toll Road was viewed as the logical dividing line between the Langley boundary and those of other schools - McLean. Marshall, South Lakes, and Herndon.

And even with that big attendance area, Langley’s enrollment is among the smallest in the county.

With the current growth in and around Tysons, more of that area can be assigned to Langley. But one reason why areas closer to Herndon go to Langley rather than Herndon is that Herndon, even with its relatively compact boundaries, has often been overcrowded.

Either the person you are responding to is committed to throwing a tantrum about reality or they have real problems with reading comprehension. Either way, that's something their own parents should have seen to.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Commute would be an issue. Langley HS is way too far from Herdon. I wouldn't want my kid going that far for HS.

It makes sense to move McLean kids to Langley. Langley is in McLean. It doesn't make much sense to ship Herndon kids all the way to Langley, and i doubt those kids or their parents want to do that.

Why are kids currently being bussed 16+ miles to Langley when they live 6 miles from Herndon HS? Please answer this question.

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THIS.