FCPS Boundary Review Updates

[Anonymous]

The only reason the white families live in the area zoned to Timber Lane off of 29 (Greenway or something like that) is because it is currently zoned to McLean. We know a lot of them and it is a very tight knit community. I guarantee they are organizing and protesting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The only reason the white families live in the area zoned to Timber Lane off of 29 (Greenway or something like that) is because it is currently zoned to McLean. We know a lot of them and it is a very tight knit community. I guarantee they are organizing and protesting.

Greenway Downs is south of 29 and is NOT zone for McLean. It has always been zoned for FCHS.

It’s the neighborhood north of 29 (Poplar Heighs or whatever) that goes to Timber Lane fighting it. But yes they only go to TL because they know one day their kids can either AAP out to Haycock or go to Longfellow once they do their time.

[Anonymous]

If nobody in the community wants to be re-zoned then it makes no sense to do it. Shouldn't the decision be driven by the tax payers who this most impacts? Seems logical to me. In this situation the school board is going against the ENTIRE community. Thats literally dictatorship.

[Anonymous]

FCPS are hypocrites. Preaching DEI but making McLean an island of wealth. I wonder what rich parent at McLean paid them off to remove Timber Lane.

Speaking of islands, that so-called "attendance island" only looks like an island on a map because of a 2013 land exchange with Falls Church city. It's not, in reality, an island.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If nobody in the community wants to be re-zoned then it makes no sense to do it. Shouldn't the decision be driven by the tax payers who this most impacts? Seems logical to me. In this situation the school board is going against the ENTIRE community. Thats literally dictatorship.

Nobody wants to be taxed, so we shouldn’t have taxes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think it’s pretty funny that homes literally 10 feet from Woodson HS are zoned for Fairfax because they are in Fairfax City

Wondering if those families have ever complained about it

Fairfax City is a separate City.

Are you new to the area?

It’s a separate city does not have its own school. It’s school are under Fairfax county public schools.

City code dictates that all city residents must attend the city’s schools.

But it’s not the city’s school. It’s a Fairfax County public school. If they want it all to themselves then fully take it over and stop living off FCPS.

If you are new to the area, it's not hard to do a little background reading: https://www.cityoffairfaxschools.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1662461&type=d&pREC_ID=1812346#:~:text=In%201962%2C%20a%20School%20Services,four%20city%2Downed%20school%20buildings.
If you think there are issues now, realize where we would be in the 2/3s of kids at FHS had to be absorbed into county schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The only reason the white families live in the area zoned to Timber Lane off of 29 (Greenway or something like that) is because it is currently zoned to McLean. We know a lot of them and it is a very tight knit community. I guarantee they are organizing and protesting.

Funny because some of their arguments like kids having to cross two “dangerous”roads would not matter to them one bit if it was the reverse and they are moving from the “lesser” school to the “better” school. If things were reversed they would be letting their kids cross 66 at rush hour on foot. I sympathize with them, but it’s pretty easy to see straight through their talking points.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FCPS are hypocrites. Preaching DEI but making McLean an island of wealth. I wonder what rich parent at McLean paid them off to remove Timber Lane.

Speaking of islands, that so-called "attendance island" only looks like an island on a map because of a 2013 land exchange with Falls Church city. It's not, in reality, an island.

No, it was always a weird island because there were no residences on the land that was transferred. Only schools. Route 7 is a clear boundary and the Timber Lane area is far from
MHS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FCPS are hypocrites. Preaching DEI but making McLean an island of wealth. I wonder what rich parent at McLean paid them off to remove Timber Lane.

Speaking of islands, that so-called "attendance island" only looks like an island on a map because of a 2013 land exchange with Falls Church city. It's not, in reality, an island.

For reference, it used to be connected to McLean by a single point, what is today Lazy Mike’s. The McDonalds across the street is Shrevewood/Marshall. Lazy Mike’s would have been Timber Lane/McLean and then the Beyer lot beside it was City of Falls Church. The actual intersection and bus yard got moved to Shrevewood and the Timber Lane boundary got moved to Gordon Road, which is what officially made it an attendance island. The land exchanged was all commercial real estate though.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If nobody in the community wants to be re-zoned then it makes no sense to do it. Shouldn't the decision be driven by the tax payers who this most impacts? Seems logical to me. In this situation the school board is going against the ENTIRE community. Thats literally dictatorship.

Nobody wants to be taxed, so we shouldn’t have taxes.

Dumb analogy. I want to pay taxes for public services. Many others do too, including you im sure.

[Anonymous]

Exactly. We all know we need to pay taxes. The problem arises when the government spends our tax dollars on a way that nobody supports except those in charge.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The only reason the white families live in the area zoned to Timber Lane off of 29 (Greenway or something like that) is because it is currently zoned to McLean. We know a lot of them and it is a very tight knit community. I guarantee they are organizing and protesting.

Funny because some of their arguments like kids having to cross two “dangerous”roads would not matter to them one bit if it was the reverse and they are moving from the “lesser” school to the “better” school. If things were reversed they would be letting their kids cross 66 at rush hour on foot. I sympathize with them, but it’s pretty easy to see straight through their talking points.

I just looked at the talking points link and one of the “dangerous roads” is Lee Hwy? I mean who would classify this road as dangerous near their neighborhood. I understand not wanting to be rezoned, but in reality it does not make sense on why they are still in McLean’s boundaries (especially since another point is about their community). Marshall or FCHS are the closer high schools. Looking at the map, their neighborhood is a small area that is zoned for FCHS. Their arguments would be more valid if they pointed out if they had to change schools, Marshall keeps them more with their closer neighbors, not making up made up reasons on why they have to stay at McLean.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:FCPS are hypocrites. Preaching DEI but making McLean an island of wealth. I wonder what rich parent at McLean paid them off to remove Timber Lane.

Speaking of islands, that so-called "attendance island" only looks like an island on a map because of a 2013 land exchange with Falls Church city. It's not, in reality, an island.

No, it was always a weird island because there were no residences on the land that was transferred. Only schools. Route 7 is a clear boundary and the Timber Lane area is far from
MHS.

How come no one is saying moving half of Falls Hill to McLean isn’t creating another attendance island? It looks like it’s connected to the other side of Route 7 but really that land is all 66, no one lives there.

[Anonymous]

Oh, I do see they have a section about Marshall in their link. That would be a better place for them to focus instead of made up reasons like sports teams (everyone in this area joins similar programs) and dangerous roads.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:FCPS are hypocrites. Preaching DEI but making McLean an island of wealth. I wonder what rich parent at McLean paid them off to remove Timber Lane.

Speaking of islands, that so-called "attendance island" only looks like an island on a map because of a 2013 land exchange with Falls Church city. It's not, in reality, an island.

No, it was always a weird island because there were no residences on the land that was transferred. Only schools. Route 7 is a clear boundary and the Timber Lane area is far from
MHS.

How come no one is saying moving half of Falls Hill to McLean isn’t creating another attendance island? It looks like it’s connected to the other side of Route 7 but really that land is all 66, no one lives there.

It looks a little less like an island and that’s all that matters. For the consultants it’s all about what it looks graphically on the map with the polys.