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[quote=Anonymous]UGH.  I swear.  I am a "middle class" white woman and live in a neighborhood zoned for Barcroft.  My kids attend another APS elementary school with similar numbers of kids on free and reduced lunch and I am embarrassed that some of my neighbors are acting this way.  Maybe those folks should move to N. Arl. where they'll fit in better.

I have never, ever felt like APS or the county does not have my "middle class" children's best interest at heart.  It actually really pisses me off that someone would say this.

I'd like for that poster to give me some concrete examples of "middle class" white kids getting the shaft and all the ways that Barcroft is struggling more than other schools.  Is it because the test scores are low?  Well, if that's the case then you don't really know anything about education.

Are kids getting hurt?  Are their social and emotional needs not being met?  Are classrooms out of control so no learning can take place?  What exactly is going on?

My husband and I support affordable housing that is done right. I'm talking about communities built by APAH and AHC. They have the support systems in place to assist their residents both young and old because they team up with partners like Greenbrier Learning Center, The Reading Connection, Doorways for Women and Families, La Cocina Virginia, etc. It's the "market rate" affordable housing that I have a problem with. There are lots of problems in those communities and no support for residents.  The kids who live in APAH and AHC communities do far better (for the most part) than those who do not.

Are there problems in APS overall?

In my opinion, there are tons.  The overcrowding is a huge problem as is the focus on test scores as is the lack of free play and recess in elementary schools.  I could go on and on.  There are huge countywide problems.  Let's not blame the kids on free and reduced lunch and their families.

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