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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP Here. Thank you to all who gave me their thoughts. It has helped ease anxiety.

I think what I am uncomfortable is a system that physically separates AAP and non-AAP for many reasons...and in the case of KGES a third separation where those who got into language immersion get physically separated.

I don't know if Arlington or Falls Church City place AAP kids in the same classes as general kids but I think that is what I would prefer as a parent. There seems something unhealthy to both the AAP kids and non-AAP kids by physically removing them from each other a la Dr Seuss's Sneetches.

At the same time I also think it will be fine and maybe I should worry about international move issues; I just feel like Fairfax County has indirectly opened a channel that allows aggressive parenting to payoff; and that worries me but to think that doesn't exist in FCC or Arlington is naive also. [/quote]

Can we assume that if you settled in FCC or Arlington you would also worry about the economic segregation in those districts? Falls Church City essentially was created as a separate jurisdiction to exclude minorities and the schools in much of North Arlington are whiter than anywhere else in NoVa. If you think this doesn’t also “physically separate” wealthier kids from those with less privileged backgrounds, you’d be quite mistaken.[/quote]Arlington has decided to emphasize walkability for neighborhood school.  If you want a diverse school in Arlington, then you have to move to a diverse neighborhood.  There are schools that fit this profile, especially several of the elementary schools zoned for W-L.

Arlington parents are riled up about overcrowding and redistricting.   Fairfax parents are constantly talking about AAP and TJ.  Lots of aggressive parents in both places.[/quote]

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