King Abdullah Academy Closing: FCPS Buy for HS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The fact is KAA parents offered to up the tuition to $20K but the Saudi government didn’t want to even consider that. So they just wanted to pack up their things and leave. Now it’s up to the next owner to either be able to maintain this school or again, in a few years put it up for rent or sale. That’s just how most real estate works, they travel hands.

That tuition is still unreasonably low.

I suspect they thought the enrollment would be higher and more religious. Look at the Falcon Academy. Much emphasis on religion.

[Anonymous]

With $20K tuition and endowments it could have worked. But you can only bring the horse to the water as the saying goes….

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:With $20K tuition and endowments it could have worked. But you can only bring the horse to the water as the saying goes….

Maybe, the Saudis are moving in a different direction. When they purchased this site, women were not allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia. Now they are. Maybe, they no longer see the need to isolate the community.

[Anonymous]

These sound like trolls hating. I don’t think KAA parents are doing this. Well if they are that’s disappointing. We’ve sent our kids to KAA so that they would learn their religion properly which states not to discriminate. So why would Muslims say anything about building maintenance? It doesn’t make sense. No one person is better than the next unless they are willingly committing crime. Clearly some people from the non KAA community isn’t happy with this deal. That’s not on us.

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Anonymous wrote:Parents choose private school for a variety of reasons, one is to further religious education. There are Jewish and Catholic private schools that no one blinks an eye at kids attending. It makes sense that some Muslim families would choose an Islamic private school. I don't begrudge parents making that choice for their child.

I don't understand why there are some posters that seem to think that we should be worried about the KAA families in this thread, what happened to the school is not a FCPS issue. But I don't begrudge anyone the choice to go to private over public school. And I don't think that most parents are disparaging public school kids when they make the choice to go private.

Go back and read some of the posts here and you will see that’s exactly what they are doing. Not sure why they would expect any sympathy on a public school forum if that’s how they think of public schools and their students.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Some of these comments are so mean from all sides! Everyone stop! It’s a school that belonged to one community and now will likely belong to another, that’s it. Not rocket science. Kids are kids. There will always be good and bad in every community. It’s true, usually public schools have better maintenance for a variety of reasons. Hopefully the school will be maintained well. As a KAA parent, seeing this injection of hate is really sad. Let’s just all focus on why we are here which is education for children, that’s it!

A public school belongs to the entire community.

That comment is kind of telling, isn’t it? They don’t see themselves as part of the local community and don’t seem to want to be.

[Anonymous]

I think you have very limited knowledge on ho me women live in Saudi and all info based on mainstream media. The Saudi women have been business women and owners of property from a very long time since the start of Islam in-fact, Muslim women had the right to divorce in the 7th century, predating women’s right to divorce across many cultures. Women are also encouraged not to change their last names once married to take on their husbands’ last names (unlike the western culture), so that women can maintain their own identity. Yes, maybe Saudi has a different vision now, but they should have worked with the community to find a solution. But when the owner wants to sell to a specific person only, what can others do?



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Anonymous wrote:With $20K tuition and endowments it could have worked. But you can only bring the horse to the water as the saying goes….

Maybe, the Saudis are moving in a different direction. When they purchased this site, women were not allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia. Now they are. Maybe, they no longer see the need to isolate the community.

[Anonymous]

Everyone wants to pick apart every word of a sentence. Community can literally mean a small body of people with a larger group of people. If you have departments at work, each department is its own community in a way given you have a shared common goal which should align and uplift the overall company vision. It’s very simple. Why make it complicated?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some of these comments are so mean from all sides! Everyone stop! It’s a school that belonged to one community and now will likely belong to another, that’s it. Not rocket science. Kids are kids. There will always be good and bad in every community. It’s true, usually public schools have better maintenance for a variety of reasons. Hopefully the school will be maintained well. As a KAA parent, seeing this injection of hate is really sad. Let’s just all focus on why we are here which is education for children, that’s it!

A public school belongs to the entire community.

That comment is kind of telling, isn’t it? They don’t see themselves as part of the local community and don’t seem to want to be.

[Anonymous]

I don’t know why you guys are going on about all of this?! Dems are always excited about new projects until they drop the ball. Wait till school choice becomes a thing in this area - I hope Trump will at least get that done before his time is up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know why you guys are going on about all of this?! Dems are always excited about new projects until they drop the ball. Wait till school choice becomes a thing in this area - I hope Trump will at least get that done before his time is up.

You do understand that school choice is a state issue and not a national issue? The Federal Government doesn't have a say on school choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know why you guys are going on about all of this?! Dems are always excited about new projects until they drop the ball. Wait till school choice becomes a thing in this area - I hope Trump will at least get that done before his time is up.

You do understand that school choice is a state issue and not a national issue? The Federal Government doesn't have a say on school choice.

Someone hasn’t read the reconciliation bill proposal that gives tax breaks for tuition. You’ve pulled the wool firmly over your eyes.

Btw, it being a state issue not local issue makes vouchers infinitely more likely, especially in a nuclear boundary change environment.

[Anonymous]

How are states influenced by federal? You can’t be that naive to think they don’t impact one another? Surely not?!

[Anonymous]

The deal also includes two office buildings. Great news for FCPS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The deal also includes two office buildings. Great news for FCPS.

They could use those building for additional classrooms if needed or even turn the buildings into specialized programs for kids with more serious learning issues. All sorts of possibilities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know why you guys are going on about all of this?! Dems are always excited about new projects until they drop the ball. Wait till school choice becomes a thing in this area - I hope Trump will at least get that done before his time is up.

The boundary study all but guarantees school choice in FCPS. But it is needed nation wide.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know why you guys are going on about all of this?! Dems are always excited about new projects until they drop the ball. Wait till school choice becomes a thing in this area - I hope Trump will at least get that done before his time is up.

You do understand that school choice is a state issue and not a national issue? The Federal Government doesn't have a say on school choice.

Will be a Federal issue once this bill is signed into law - https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/833/text