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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yup North vs South Arlington Fairfax Style  the sorting has commenced

Fairfax really screwed over Annandlae one of the last diverse high performing schools.  Now its definently in the lower tier[/quote]

Although there seems to be some consideration to revisit the boundary change.[/quote]

But the higher income neighborhoods that were moved out of Annandale to other high schools would now fight against going back to Annandale. Test scores have since gone down at Annandale, and sports teams are now less competitive. (Those same neighborhoods had fought to remain with Annandale, and the former principal wrote a letter in support of the remain campaign warning that middle class support would wane after those neighborhoods left Annandale)

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But there are two School Board members (Mason and Braddock Districts) who are not pleased with the boundary change results, and could help steer a boundary change. (There may be other School Board members as well, but those two have been the most vocal in School Board work sessions and meetings.)[/quote]

I just don't see how the school board can treat neighborhoods like a yo-yo moving them back to Annandale after 5 years and admitting the move was wrong. Is there a limit on how many times a neighborhood can move between schools (within a period of time)?[/quote]

The actual policy states that, as a general matter, an area shouldn't be redistricted more than once every three years.

http://www.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/97KJK54D54F8/$file/P8130.pdf[/quote]

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