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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I truly can't believe that all of these parents think their kids will be so traumatized by moving schools. Yes it is not ideal but this is part of life and if you support them and are confident in leading them through this transition they will be FINE and maybe even better off for having had to manage a transition while they have the support of their families. The amount that we try to prevent our kids from facing any type of difficulty is just really detrimental. And I don't see the pandemic being an excuse. Kids lives are already different. It's also like APS is like the parents, they can't stand for anyone to experience any feelings of disappointment. It's all really concerning. I never thought I would be one for not having community engagement, and I love living in Arlington and love my neighbors, but we clearly cannot be trusted to think of the community first so I wish we would just let the county decide.[/quote]

My kids are going to be moved in this round and it's not ideal at all, given the timing, but I'm not completely upset about it.  But I don't honestly think that all these people opposing school moves and boundary changes are actually concerned about kids.  Plenty of people in Madison Manor and Dominion Hills opposed the McKinley move/split before the pandemic, even if they had no kids who would be moved.  COVID just provided a great justification to keep fighting this fight.  As another person upthread indicated, I think a lot of this is parents who see these issues in terms of winners and losers, there's a perception that other families have it better or easier and it breeds resentment.  I'm sure there are some families who didn't want their kids to move away from friends, but there are also a lot of people who associate a walkable neighborhood school with increased property value, or a move to a different school with decreased property value.  It just sounds better to say they're concerned about the kids.[/quote]

Pp here and I think you're right on this. It's just really disappointing from a community perspective. It is so "me me me" and I wish we could all be a little more focused on the greater good, especially since they already lost their walkable school which I understand is a bummer. Sigh. Unfortunately it's not just an Arlington issue, I think this happens most places with boundary discussions, just very unfortunate and I wish the school board would just do what they need to do. Sorry your kids are going to be moved this round pp, I do understand it's a bummer and not ideal, but just think we have to roll with it. [/quote]

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