FCPS High School Poverty and Enrollment

[Anonymous]

I heard 1/2 of the 6th grade class from Fort Belvoir Upper is going to Hayfield for 7th instead of their neighborhood school, Whitman. There’s a state law in Virginia that allows students residing in military housing on a military installation to have school choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I heard 1/2 of the 6th grade class from Fort Belvoir Upper is going to Hayfield for 7th instead of their neighborhood school, Whitman. There’s a state law in Virginia that allows students residing in military housing on a military installation to have school choice.

Is Whitman the school where the Ft Belvoir kid was attacked on the school bus?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I heard 1/2 of the 6th grade class from Fort Belvoir Upper is going to Hayfield for 7th instead of their neighborhood school, Whitman. There’s a state law in Virginia that allows students residing in military housing on a military installation to have school choice.

Why bother improving Whitman or Mount Vernon when you can just pander to military families?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I heard 1/2 of the 6th grade class from Fort Belvoir Upper is going to Hayfield for 7th instead of their neighborhood school, Whitman. There’s a state law in Virginia that allows students residing in military housing on a military installation to have school choice.

Why bother improving Whitman or Mount Vernon when you can just pander to military families?

Pandering seems to be the name of the game these days everywhere.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I heard 1/2 of the 6th grade class from Fort Belvoir Upper is going to Hayfield for 7th instead of their neighborhood school, Whitman. There’s a state law in Virginia that allows students residing in military housing on a military installation to have school choice.

Why bother improving Whitman or Mount Vernon when you can just pander to military families?

Maybe, if you would complain to your Board members and vote for someone who believes in improving academics over social issues, you would not be bellyaching.

What a lack of gratitude you have for military families. I don't understand why you want them at your school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I heard 1/2 of the 6th grade class from Fort Belvoir Upper is going to Hayfield for 7th instead of their neighborhood school, Whitman. There’s a state law in Virginia that allows students residing in military housing on a military installation to have school choice.

Why bother improving Whitman or Mount Vernon when you can just pander to military families?

Maybe, if you would complain to your Board members and vote for someone who believes in improving academics over social issues, you would not be bellyaching.

What a lack of gratitude you have for military families. I don't understand why you want them at your school.

I don’t understand why you think putting one group of families on a pedestal and giving them preferential access to their choice of schools is fair or reasonable.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I heard 1/2 of the 6th grade class from Fort Belvoir Upper is going to Hayfield for 7th instead of their neighborhood school, Whitman. There’s a state law in Virginia that allows students residing in military housing on a military installation to have school choice.

Why bother improving Whitman or Mount Vernon when you can just pander to military families?

Maybe, if you would complain to your Board members and vote for someone who believes in improving academics over social issues, you would not be bellyaching.

What a lack of gratitude you have for military families. I don't understand why you want them at your school.

I don’t understand why you think putting one group of families on a pedestal and giving them preferential access to their choice of schools is fair or reasonable.

Not putting them on a pedestal, but acknowledging that they make a lot of sacrifices for all of us and that there are valid reasons for a policy like this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I heard 1/2 of the 6th grade class from Fort Belvoir Upper is going to Hayfield for 7th instead of their neighborhood school, Whitman. There’s a state law in Virginia that allows students residing in military housing on a military installation to have school choice.

Why bother improving Whitman or Mount Vernon when you can just pander to military families?

Maybe, if you would complain to your Board members and vote for someone who believes in improving academics over social issues, you would not be bellyaching.

What a lack of gratitude you have for military families. I don't understand why you want them at your school.

I don’t understand why you think putting one group of families on a pedestal and giving them preferential access to their choice of schools is fair or reasonable.

Not putting them on a pedestal, but acknowledging that they make a lot of sacrifices for all of us and that there are valid reasons for a policy like this.

There are no compelling reasons to give military families school placement options not available to civilians. You absolutely keep putting them on a pedestal and suggesting they deserve preferential treatment. It’s gross.

[Anonymous]

DP. If it makes anyone feel better, I highly doubt this policy is entirely altruistic. I 100% think it’s a matter of force readiness. The Commonwealth of VA taxes the heck out of military families compared to other states so they’ve proven over and over that “honoring their service” is secondary to the state’s own self-interests. This is about keeping higher-ranked people IN the military and not dropping papers when they get an assignment to Ft Belvoir or Norfolk.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I heard 1/2 of the 6th grade class from Fort Belvoir Upper is going to Hayfield for 7th instead of their neighborhood school, Whitman. There’s a state law in Virginia that allows students residing in military housing on a military installation to have school choice.

Why bother improving Whitman or Mount Vernon when you can just pander to military families?

Maybe, if you would complain to your Board members and vote for someone who believes in improving academics over social issues, you would not be bellyaching.

What a lack of gratitude you have for military families. I don't understand why you want them at your school.

I don’t understand why you think putting one group of families on a pedestal and giving them preferential access to their choice of schools is fair or reasonable.

Just did a little research:
Virginia first addressed this (that I could find) in 2006. Initially, children who moved into military quarters from another school were allowed to continue in that school. This is not surprising that this should be allowed--and likely a very common occurrence--there is a long waiting list at Fort Belvoir and many people are renting elsewhere in the area temporarily before they move into quarters.

In 2018, Virginia General Assembly passed this for all children living in military quarters. I don't know the backstory, but several possibilities have been suggested in this thread.

In any case, this affects few kids in the system in high school. As stated before, there are not large numbers of high school kids living on Fort Belvoir. And, since Mt Venon is IB, it is likely that most would be allowed to pupil place, in any case.

Not putting them on a pedestal, but acknowledging that they make a lot of sacrifices for all of us and that there are valid reasons for a policy like this.

There are no compelling reasons to give military families school placement options not available to civilians. You absolutely keep putting them on a pedestal and suggesting they deserve preferential treatment. It’s gross.

[Anonymous]

Made a mistake in formatting previous post.

Just did a little research:
Virginia first addressed this (that I could find) in 2006. Initially, children who moved into military quarters from another school were allowed to continue in that school. This is not surprising that this should be allowed--and likely a very common occurrence--there is a long waiting list at Fort Belvoir and many people are renting elsewhere in the area temporarily before they move into quarters.

In 2018, Virginia General Assembly passed this for all children living in military quarters. I don't know the backstory, but several possibilities have been suggested in this thread.

In any case, this affects few kids in the system in high school. As stated before, there are not large numbers of high school kids living on Fort Belvoir. And, since Mt Venon is IB, it is likely that most would be allowed to pupil place, in any case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I heard 1/2 of the 6th grade class from Fort Belvoir Upper is going to Hayfield for 7th instead of their neighborhood school, Whitman. There’s a state law in Virginia that allows students residing in military housing on a military installation to have school choice.

The other half is likely PCSing or retiring.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I heard 1/2 of the 6th grade class from Fort Belvoir Upper is going to Hayfield for 7th instead of their neighborhood school, Whitman. There’s a state law in Virginia that allows students residing in military housing on a military installation to have school choice.

Why bother improving Whitman or Mount Vernon when you can just pander to military families?

Maybe, if you would complain to your Board members and vote for someone who believes in improving academics over social issues, you would not be bellyaching.

What a lack of gratitude you have for military families. I don't understand why you want them at your school.

When someone repearedly posts something completely outrageous and controversial like the qnti military person, it is safe to assume they are just an internet troll and not an actual FCPS parent.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I heard 1/2 of the 6th grade class from Fort Belvoir Upper is going to Hayfield for 7th instead of their neighborhood school, Whitman. There’s a state law in Virginia that allows students residing in military housing on a military installation to have school choice.

Is Whitman the school where the Ft Belvoir kid was attacked on the school bus?

Yes

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/video-shows-strangling-altercation-between-fairfax-county-middle-school-students-on-bus.amp

I can’t imagine why it isn’t more popular with base kids

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I heard 1/2 of the 6th grade class from Fort Belvoir Upper is going to Hayfield for 7th instead of their neighborhood school, Whitman. There’s a state law in Virginia that allows students residing in military housing on a military installation to have school choice.

Why bother improving Whitman or Mount Vernon when you can just pander to military families?

Maybe, if you would complain to your Board members and vote for someone who believes in improving academics over social issues, you would not be bellyaching.

What a lack of gratitude you have for military families. I don't understand why you want them at your school.

When someone repearedly posts something completely outrageous and controversial like the qnti military person, it is safe to assume they are just an internet troll and not an actual FCPS parent.

That's a bizarre take. An "anti-military" post might complain about unjustified US military interventions around the globe, sexual abuse in the armed forces, or the poor treatment of veterans in VA hospitals.

Pointing out that one group of Americans (or Virginia residents) shouldn't have special privileges when it comes to selecting public schools isn't anti-military. The fact that you'd suggest otherwise strongly suggests that you're the troll here.