APS - how to advocate for fourth high school now

[Anonymous]

Raise your hand and voice your support for the Kenmore option, noting that it is the only option that creates a pathway to the 4th comprehensive high school that Arlington will desperately need.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh, snap! I've just learned that I can sue APS if my kids don't get into HB. Forget this lottery nonsense.

What kind of idiot sues to get their kid into a lottery-based public school?

Seems like if you have that kind of money.....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Raise your hand and voice your support for the Kenmore option, noting that it is the only option that creates a pathway to the 4th comprehensive high school that Arlington will desperately need.)

If someone starts a petition, could they post the link here? I am not well spoken enough to write something that will be taken seriously but will sign something advocating for the kenmore option if it would help

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh, snap! I've just learned that I can sue APS if my kids don't get into HB. Forget this lottery nonsense.

claimin
What kind of idiot sues to get their kid into a lottery-based public school?

Seems like if you have that kind of money.....

A woman on AEM earlier this weekend posted that her 2E child who didn't get in via the lottery so she sued because her child wouldn't be able to handle a huge HS. None of our kids really probably handle a massive HS well, so should we all sue?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Raise your hand and voice your support for the Kenmore option, noting that it is the only option that creates a pathway to the 4th comprehensive high school that Arlington will desperately need.)

If someone starts a petition, could they post the link here? I am not well spoken enough to write something that will be taken seriously but will sign something advocating for the kenmore option if it would help

All the better! Be genuine and say what you believe. It helps to write your question on paper before and practice (I do that because I get really nervous). You must speak up. They try to brush off Kenmore as only favored by a few people. If more people do not speak up, we will have 4000 kids at W-L. And no 4th comprehensive!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh, snap! I've just learned that I can sue APS if my kids don't get into HB. Forget this lottery nonsense.

claimin
What kind of idiot sues to get their kid into a lottery-based public school?

Seems like if you have that kind of money.....

A woman on AEM earlier this weekend posted that her 2E child who didn't get in via the lottery so she sued because her child wouldn't be able to handle a huge HS. None of our kids really probably handle a massive HS well, so should we all sue?

Wait, what? Has that been removed and is that what all the posts were about posting guidelines and civility? I wasn't really online this weekend so maybe I missed it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh, snap! I've just learned that I can sue APS if my kids don't get into HB. Forget this lottery nonsense.

claimin
What kind of idiot sues to get their kid into a lottery-based public school?

Seems like if you have that kind of money.....

A woman on AEM earlier this weekend posted that her 2E child who didn't get in via the lottery so she sued because her child wouldn't be able to handle a huge HS. None of our kids really probably handle a massive HS well, so should we all sue?

Wait, what? Has that been removed and is that what all the posts were about posting guidelines and civility? I wasn't really online this weekend so maybe I missed it.

+1
I'm gonna need a recap of that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh, snap! I've just learned that I can sue APS if my kids don't get into HB. Forget this lottery nonsense.

claimin
What kind of idiot sues to get their kid into a lottery-based public school?

Seems like if you have that kind of money.....

A woman on AEM earlier this weekend posted that her 2E child who didn't get in via the lottery so she sued because her child wouldn't be able to handle a huge HS. None of our kids really probably handle a massive HS well, so should we all sue?

Wait, what? Has that been removed and is that what all the posts were about posting guidelines and civility? I wasn't really online this weekend so maybe I missed it.

+1
I'm gonna need a recap of that.

No - that lady just posted again. Sounds like a fairly complex situation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh, snap! I've just learned that I can sue APS if my kids don't get into HB. Forget this lottery nonsense.

claimin
What kind of idiot sues to get their kid into a lottery-based public school?

Seems like if you have that kind of money.....

A woman on AEM earlier this weekend posted that her 2E child who didn't get in via the lottery so she sued because her child wouldn't be able to handle a huge HS. None of our kids really probably handle a massive HS well, so should we all sue?

Class Action lawsuit.

I would also like to sue the MS for making my his have to be at the bus stop at the ungodly hour of 6:50AM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh, snap! I've just learned that I can sue APS if my kids don't get into HB. Forget this lottery nonsense.

claimin
What kind of idiot sues to get their kid into a lottery-based public school?

Seems like if you have that kind of money.....

A woman on AEM earlier this weekend posted that her 2E child who didn't get in via the lottery so she sued because her child wouldn't be able to handle a huge HS. None of our kids really probably handle a massive HS well, so should we all sue?

I believe since 4 out of the 5 spots from our zone in the lottery were given to students whose parents claimed a need--bullying (they haven't started school yet!, gender issues, etc.). I'm convinced that place is so filled with snowflakes that it would be detrimental to a normal kid's development.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If more people do not speak up, we will have 4000 kids at W-L. And no 4th comprehensive!

Please tell me who is in favor of expanding WL to 4k seats? I don't think anyone is advocating this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If more people do not speak up, we will have 4000 kids at W-L. And no 4th comprehensive!

Please tell me who is in favor of expanding WL to 4k seats? I don't think anyone is advocating this.

The school board. 2600 seats now plus a 1300-seat freshman academy or choice program. Sure, it would be a school within a school, but it would feel s lot like going to school with 3,999 other kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If more people do not speak up, we will have 4000 kids at W-L. And no 4th comprehensive!

Please tell me who is in favor of expanding WL to 4k seats? I don't think anyone is advocating this.

The school board. 2600 seats now plus a 1300-seat freshman academy or choice program. Sure, it would be a school within a school, but it would feel s lot like going to school with 3,999 other kids.

It is still a 4K seat school. Those Freshmen are most likely future WL sophomores--in addition to the Freshmen already there.

Like the shit they did to get people to unknowingly vote for the $80million aquatic center--they are clouding the issues so that it will not seem like the 4K student school it wmreallyvwill be.

[Anonymous]

They have made it clear that the 9th grade academy is going to be for WL zoned kids only, so get ready for rezoning that sends half the county to WL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They have made it clear that the 9th grade academy is going to be for WL zoned kids only, so get ready for rezoning that sends half the county to WL.

Exactly. The Yorktown and Wakefield units news thare border should expect to be moved into MEGA school.