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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] I wouldn't mind a second TJ, there is more than enough interest and having one in this part of the County would reduce the commute time for a lot of kids. It isn't going to happen. First, here is a need for a HS to relieve the schools in the Western part of the county. Second, TJ has caused everyone more than enough headaches, they are not going down that path again. And finally, TJ is what it is because of specialized labs and programs that are costly, which I don't see FCPS paying for. T

If there is an aviation program, it will be an academy. Not knowing the full lay out of the KAA campus, I have read that there is the main building and two office buildings. Maybe one of the office buildings is converted into a space for an aviation academy with dedicated classrooms for the program.

I can see some of the School Board being stupid enough to suggest something else for KAA but the majority of the School Board should be able to read the room and realize what buying this building without public discussion and not using it for the Western HS will mean for their political careers. [/quote]

Another TJ would be very welcomed for a lot of families. I don’t think it would hurt political careers for that to go through. Sure, maybe Dixit loses some votes but not nearly enough to lose that seat, and again, another TJ would be politically popular for most of the county.[/quote]

Gee.   I wonder what neighborhood this poster lives in?[/quote]

I live in Fox Mill and think a TJ2 is needed for the County. I don't think it belongs at KAA but I can see a decent number of parents who have kids at Carson who would welcome a STEM school in the area. Carson has well over 200 kids a year apply for TJ and around 50 a year attending TJ.  Having a STEM academy that didn't require a long commute wouldn't be awful. It is not what is needed at the KAA location but I can see where a decent number of parents in the Western area would be supportive of a STEM school in the area. There will be some who would hate the idea because they want TJ for prestige purposes and would be disappointed if their kid went to TJ 2 but I think plenty of families would be interested.

Just to be clear, I don't see KAA as the building for that. I think KAA needs to be the new Western High School. I do hope that Fox Mill moves there because I don't like IB and would love to not need to pupil place for an AP program. The families who like IB have SLHS nearby and there will be room for the kids in the IB program.

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+1. We are zoned rocky run/chantilly and would welcome a TJ 2 option nearby. We aren't interested at all in TJ1 due to the distance/long bus route.[/quote]

+2. TJ is far for the western part of Fairfax. When they talk about equitable access to programming, this is one of the starkest inequities.[/quote]

The most run down high schools are all in eastern Fairfax so cry me a river. [/quote]

What a petty response.

Regardless, equitable access is in the new boundary policy, so I’m guessing that’s what Dunne and Frisch are keying off of.[/quote]

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