Should FCPS Reassign New Affordable Housing from Marshall to Langley?

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Are you talking about the redevelopment of the Sheraton? Because while that will be affordable housing, it will be mostly v small efficiencies/one br apartments. So not a lot of kids, so kind of a moot point.

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Anonymous wrote:They should expand Marshall's capacity. It takes away from the sense of community if you bus kids too far. Especially the demographic that would be in affordable housing.

You’re disgusting.

How is this disgusting? We already know busing is counterproductive. For any demographic.

It’s not busing. Look at the location.

Langley is the furthest away.

Closest - Marshall (by far)
2nd - Madison
3rd - Mclean
4th Langley

You would have these kids get on a bus and pass two high schools to get to their school?

Marshall is at capacity already, you’d be creating an attendance island at Madison, and McLean is one of the most overcrowded schools in FCPS.

They should use the capacity where it’s available and right now that’s Langley. How do you think Great Falls ended up at Langley when it’s closer to Herndon and South Lakes.

Ask Omeish or the retired Pat Hynes, they’ll tell you it’s due to racism.

Well, they are wrong. It was because Herndon was overcrowded in the mid-90s and Langley had space, just like it does now. But if they could move areas in Great Falls almost in Loudoun to Langley they can sure as hell move 500 new apartments in Tysons less than 1/2 the distance to Langley there.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you talking about the redevelopment of the Sheraton? Because while that will be affordable housing, it will be mostly v small efficiencies/one br apartments. So not a lot of kids, so kind of a moot point.

In that case the Great Falls Citizens Association shouldn’t have much to worry about.

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Anonymous wrote:The county is planning to build 500 units of new affordable housing in Tysons in the Marshall HS district:

https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/housing/news/2022/media-advisory-affordable-housing-in-tysons

This is new housing so there are no existing residents with ties to particular schools.

As I understand it, Marshall is at capacity and it’s quite hard to place into Marshall now for IB. Langley on the other hand is still below capacity. Would this not be a good opportunity for FCPS to honor its commitment to equity and One Fairfax by assigning this new development to Langley?

From a capacity perspective it might make sense.

Moving kids around by race and income for “equity” is silly.

It’s not because of equity it’s bc of space. It’s the only school in the vicinity that can take additional students. Further Overcrowding schools in the area bc Langley is 2 more miles further out is BS. And the way it works now, kids way further out than 5 miles “get bused” to attend Langley. And why is it called getting bused only when poor kids do it?

I already said it could make sense for capacity. Go bit at someone else about the definition of “busing” because I didn’t bring that up. If Marshall is overcrowded and a nearby school has space, of course the board should look at it.

Though I wonder if they wouldn’t just move more of McLean to Langley and then some of Marshall to McLean.

But, current boundaries being what they are a move from Marshall to McLean might be the least complicated

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Anonymous wrote:Are you talking about the redevelopment of the Sheraton? Because while that will be affordable housing, it will be mostly v small efficiencies/one br apartments. So not a lot of kids, so kind of a moot point.

You make it sound like an SRO hotel in the Bowery in the 1930s. I’m guessing you don’t understand how some families can only afford 1-BR apartments in this area.

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Meant “Marshall to Langley “

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Anonymous wrote:More than a few Langley parents just got really nervous.

I'm a Langley parent and not nervous at all. What a stupid comment. I am, however, amused that the OP and others are breathlessly excited about this.
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Anonymous wrote:Are Langley families this obnoxious in real life? I don't know any but the ones on this board surely are. Of course they need to absorb this new development. It's not far and Marshall is at capacity.

Why are all you posters on this board obsessed with Langley? I am a Madison parent and I would think Langley would be the last choice on the list considering how far it is.

That is the million dollar question. The obsession is real. Langley would be fine absorbing any new families - but what these posters refuse to acknowledge is that it's the SCHOOL BOARD who makes the ultimate boundary decisions. They need to lobby the SB, but instead they just rant and rave on an anonymous website.
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Anonymous wrote:More than a few Langley parents just got really nervous.

I'm a Langley parent and not nervous at all. What a stupid comment. I am, however, amused that the OP and others are breathlessly excited about this.
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It seemed like a pragmatic suggestion so can only assume your “amusement” is opposition. Would expect nothing less from some Langley parents.

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Anonymous wrote:Langley's social climate could benefit greatly from lower-income students.

Yes, because low-income students are kind and virtuous and higher-income students are evil and mean.

Do you ever listen to yourself?

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Anonymous wrote:So I see there’s a meeting about it. Will people bring up concerns about schools in the area and how FCPS will deal with it? Also-is this something that people can bring up to the school board meetings?

Anyone?

Why are you asking others - why don't YOU bring it up?

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Anonymous wrote:Are you talking about the redevelopment of the Sheraton? Because while that will be affordable housing, it will be mostly v small efficiencies/one br apartments. So not a lot of kids, so kind of a moot point.

You make it sound like an SRO hotel in the Bowery in the 1930s. I’m guessing you don’t understand how some families can only afford 1-BR apartments in this area.

Have you looked at what has been submitted to the county for the rezoning? I have, and it seems as many of the units will use the existing hotels footprint. The number of units the developers are proposing is the same # of rooms the hotel had. So yes. Very small. And while I know that you think that you are being very cute with your comment re an old SRO hotel, many urban areas are changing their zoning to allow for more micro-apartments and condos, because of the dire need of affordable housing everywhere.

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Anonymous wrote:More than a few Langley parents just got really nervous.

I'm a Langley parent and not nervous at all. What a stupid comment. I am, however, amused that the OP and others are breathlessly excited about this.
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It seemed like a pragmatic suggestion so can only assume your “amusement” is opposition. Would expect nothing less from some Langley parents.

Well, we all know what happens when one ASSumes. Why would I be in opposition to new families being added to Langley? There's a development being built on Rt. 7/Towlston which will be 100+ houses when finished. Those kids will all be zoned to Langley. As long as there's space available, the more the merrier.

[Anonymous]

Aren’t 85% of the 500 new units going to be efficiencies? This is what was reported in the WBJ. Not a lot of kids will be living there and/or needing schooling.

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Anonymous wrote:Aren’t 85% of the 500 new units going to be efficiencies? This is what was reported in the WBJ. Not a lot of kids will be living there and/or needing schooling.

Let's not let facts get in the way of this debate.