APS middle school boundary process

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really hope the 2 or 3 or 5 nasty N Arlington posters on this thread are outliers. As a resident of Arlington, in the Southside, it makes me give my N Arlington friends and acquaintances the side eye as I wonder if this is really what they think of my choices, kids, socioeconomics, poverty, etc... so disheartening

No one questions your decision not to be economically successful. But you made that decision and now you should be accountable for that decision. Instead, you are trying to get the benefits of nice schools that were created by people who made a different decision than you at the expense of their kids — they decided to be economically successful. The problem is that YOU are not respecting THEIR choices.

Yes. Exactly. You assume that people living in south Arlington are not as "economically successful" as you because if they were, they would have bought in the same zip code? It's just not true. People make different choices. It's one school system. You didn't "create nice schools." You bought a house in a school boundary with a lot of other high income people. Other people, who may even have more money than you, bought houses in a school boundary with a mix of incomes.

If you want to control what kind of school environment your kid has, use your money to go private. Otherwise, you get what the community decides.

I get that there are some exonomically successful people in SA. But if that is true in your case, then you are like the retired couple who moves next to a gold course and then complains there are golf balls in their yard. You knew the problem going in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really hope the 2 or 3 or 5 nasty N Arlington posters on this thread are outliers. As a resident of Arlington, in the Southside, it makes me give my N Arlington friends and acquaintances the side eye as I wonder if this is really what they think of my choices, kids, socioeconomics, poverty, etc... so disheartening

No one questions your decision not to be economically successful. But you made that decision and now you should be accountable for that decision. Instead, you are trying to get the benefits of nice schools that were created by people who made a different decision than you at the expense of their kids — they decided to be economically successful. The problem is that YOU are not respecting THEIR choices.

Yes. Exactly. You assume that people living in south Arlington are not as "economically successful" as you because if they were, they would have bought in the same zip code? It's just not true. People make different choices. It's one school system. You didn't "create nice schools." You bought a house in a school boundary with a lot of other high income people. Other people, who may even have more money than you, bought houses in a school boundary with a mix of incomes.

If you want to control what kind of school environment your kid has, use your money to go private. Otherwise, you get what the community decides.

I get that there are some exonomically successful people in SA. But if that is true in your case, then you are like the retired couple who moves next to a gold course and then complains there are golf balls in their yard. You knew the problem going in.

She wants to re-configure the golf course altother.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I get that there are some exonomically successful people in SA. But if that is true in your case, then you are like the retired couple who moves next to a gold course and then complains there are golf balls in their yard. You knew the problem going in.

She wants to re-configure the golf course altother.

Let's reconfigure it with Eminent Domain into a school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I get that there are some exonomically successful people in SA. But if that is true in your case, then you are like the retired couple who moves next to a gold course and then complains there are golf balls in their yard. You knew the problem going in.

She wants to re-configure the golf course altother.

Let's reconfigure it with Eminent Domain into a school.

Never give up!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really hope the 2 or 3 or 5 nasty N Arlington posters on this thread are outliers. As a resident of Arlington, in the Southside, it makes me give my N Arlington friends and acquaintances the side eye as I wonder if this is really what they think of my choices, kids, socioeconomics, poverty, etc... so disheartening

No one questions your decision not to be economically successful. But you made that decision and now you should be accountable for that decision. Instead, you are trying to get the benefits of nice schools that were created by people who made a different decision than you at the expense of their kids — they decided to be economically successful. The problem is that YOU are not respecting THEIR choices.

Yes. Exactly. You assume that people living in south Arlington are not as "economically successful" as you because if they were, they would have bought in the same zip code? It's just not true. People make different choices. It's one school system. You didn't "create nice schools." You bought a house in a school boundary with a lot of other high income people. Other people, who may even have more money than you, bought houses in a school boundary with a mix of incomes.

If you want to control what kind of school environment your kid has, use your money to go private. Otherwise, you get what the community decides.

I get that there are some exonomically successful people in SA. But if that is true in your case, then you are like the retired couple who moves next to a gold course and then complains there are golf balls in their yard. You knew the problem going in.

Dp- ^^ yeah I don’t think this a$$hole is a troll. I think that’s the sentiment shared by many.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really hope the 2 or 3 or 5 nasty N Arlington posters on this thread are outliers. As a resident of Arlington, in the Southside, it makes me give my N Arlington friends and acquaintances the side eye as I wonder if this is really what they think of my choices, kids, socioeconomics, poverty, etc... so disheartening

No one questions your decision not to be economically successful. But you made that decision and now you should be accountable for that decision. Instead, you are trying to get the benefits of nice schools that were created by people who made a different decision than you at the expense of their kids — they decided to be economically successful. The problem is that YOU are not respecting THEIR choices.

Yes. Exactly. You assume that people living in south Arlington are not as "economically successful" as you because if they were, they would have bought in the same zip code? It's just not true. People make different choices. It's one school system. You didn't "create nice schools." You bought a house in a school boundary with a lot of other high income people. Other people, who may even have more money than you, bought houses in a school boundary with a mix of incomes.

If you want to control what kind of school environment your kid has, use your money to go private. Otherwise, you get what the community decides.

Your virtue in deciding to live among the poors is admirable. But you have to take the bitter with the sweet. Good God, even the DC whites dont have the audacity to move into a known FARMS neighborhood like Bloomingdale and then turn around and insist their kids are bussed to Chevy Chase in NW DC to attend a low FARMS school and Chevy Chase kids be bussed to Bloomingdale to attend school with the poors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So, when you all disparage busing, why is it OK to have all of these Williamsburg and what used to the Yorktown islands? Those kids were bused. Why isn't it acceptable to have islands in other parts of town? Like an island around the western end of Columbia Pike? The low income community is large enough to provide a substantial cohort to Williamsburg so no one would feel isolated. Kids south of the Pike are bused all the way to Gunston, so Willimasburg probably isn't any further.

PPs here. Sounds like a great idea to me. Just keep a mile walking perimeter around schools and bus in whoever. How hard is it to understand that some of us want to freaking walk to close by schools. Bus in as many other kids as you want.

I agree with this and it's the feedback I provided to the school board. 1-mile walk zone and everything else up for grabs to balance demographics. They've been fine with islands in the past so I don't know why contiguity now needs to be a top priority other than placating whiners. And we are not <1 mile to any school so I know that means my N. Arlington neighborhood could go anywhere and I don't have a problem with that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really hope the 2 or 3 or 5 nasty N Arlington posters on this thread are outliers. As a resident of Arlington, in the Southside, it makes me give my N Arlington friends and acquaintances the side eye as I wonder if this is really what they think of my choices, kids, socioeconomics, poverty, etc... so disheartening

No one questions your decision not to be economically successful. But you made that decision and now you should be accountable for that decision. Instead, you are trying to get the benefits of nice schools that were created by people who made a different decision than you at the expense of their kids — they decided to be economically successful. The problem is that YOU are not respecting THEIR choices.

Yes. Exactly. You assume that people living in south Arlington are not as "economically successful" as you because if they were, they would have bought in the same zip code? It's just not true. People make different choices. It's one school system. You didn't "create nice schools." You bought a house in a school boundary with a lot of other high income people. Other people, who may even have more money than you, bought houses in a school boundary with a mix of incomes.

If you want to control what kind of school environment your kid has, use your money to go private. Otherwise, you get what the community decides.

Your virtue in deciding to live among the poors is admirable. But you have to take the bitter with the sweet. Good God, even the DC whites dont have the audacity to move into a known FARMS neighborhood like Bloomingdale and then turn around and insist their kids are bussed to Chevy Chase in NW DC to attend a low FARMS school and Chevy Chase kids be bussed to Bloomingdale to attend school with the poors.

Bloomingdale and Chevy Chase neighborhoods are over 6 miles apart, in a city. Dominion Hills and Forest Glen are less than 2 miles apart, in a suburb.

[Anonymous]

So interesting to see that, when white mommies are faced with the prospect of having their bubble wrapped offspring go to majority minority schools, the claws come out. It’s like primal or something. And vaguely creepy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So interesting to see that, when white mommies are faced with the prospect of having their bubble wrapped offspring go to majority minority schools, the claws come out. It’s like primal or something. And vaguely creepy.

[Anonymous]

The bigger the muffin top the longer the claws?

[Anonymous]

Ashton heights and Lyon parkers-are you going to fight to stay at TJ since it's in your walk zone?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ashton heights and Lyon parkers-are you going to fight to stay at TJ since it's in your walk zone?

I think Lyon Park is moved out of TJ in every scenario. Only one scenario has Ashton Heights moved out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really hope the 2 or 3 or 5 nasty N Arlington posters on this thread are outliers. As a resident of Arlington, in the Southside, it makes me give my N Arlington friends and acquaintances the side eye as I wonder if this is really what they think of my choices, kids, socioeconomics, poverty, etc... so disheartening

No one questions your decision not to be economically successful. But you made that decision and now you should be accountable for that decision. Instead, you are trying to get the benefits of nice schools that were created by people who made a different decision than you at the expense of their kids — they decided to be economically successful. The problem is that YOU are not respecting THEIR choices.

Yes. Exactly. You assume that people living in south Arlington are not as "economically successful" as you because if they were, they would have bought in the same zip code? It's just not true. People make different choices. It's one school system. You didn't "create nice schools." You bought a house in a school boundary with a lot of other high income people. Other people, who may even have more money than you, bought houses in a school boundary with a mix of incomes.

If you want to control what kind of school environment your kid has, use your money to go private. Otherwise, you get what the community decides.

Your virtue in deciding to live among the poors is admirable. But you have to take the bitter with the sweet. Good God, even the DC whites dont have the audacity to move into a known FARMS neighborhood like Bloomingdale and then turn around and insist their kids are bussed to Chevy Chase in NW DC to attend a low FARMS school and Chevy Chase kids be bussed to Bloomingdale to attend school with the poors.

See? Trolls.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ashton heights and Lyon parkers-are you going to fight to stay at TJ since it's in your walk zone?

I think Lyon Park is moved out of TJ in every scenario. Only one scenario has Ashton Heights moved out.

Nope. LP stays in TJ for some scenarios, Stratford for one, and it's split in half for some. Some people I know want to keep LP together but don't care where. Others are fighting time stay at TJ.