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[quote=Anonymous]Cluster 2 parent here.  I should probably let this thread die a natural death, but I just wanted to add my perspective.

I have met some truly lovely Haycock base parents!  There are a lot of things to love about Haycock.  It's far from perfect (as any school is), which adds to the fire here because thre are some overzealous parents who refuse to have any discussion about Haycock that's not 100% positive.  Conversely, there are some who refuse to admit that there is anything positive about the school because they are angry and hurt.

I think this year there was a confluence of factors that really poisoned the atmosphere.   First, the school is overcrowded, which put people on edge.  Then, the solution was one that, by its nature, fractured the school community.  That "solution" pitted one group of parents against each other (perhaps by FCPS design, perhaps not).  I had really hoped that the 2 groups of parents could join together and fight as one to get a solution that worked for everyone and to get real relief for Haycock.  But alas, that was not to be.  There was no meaningful discussion between the 2 groups.  It turned out that those 2 groups were represented by different school board members (for the most part), which made it more of a fight as each member fought for her constituents.

I am really sad that it all unfolded as it did.  I think both sides were doing what they thought they could for their children, but I really regret that Haycock was unable to band together as a community to find a solution.   I'm not going to place blame on anyone becuase there is plenty to go around.  I just think the whole thing was sad and that we did not set a good example for our children of how a community should get together and solve problems.[/quote]

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