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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am pretty sure that the two big reasons Shrevewood is getting screwed is because the white Timber Lane parents are worried that they will be zoned out of McLean into Marshall and the Stenwood parents don't want little brown kids in their school.[/quote]

Actually, the Timber Lane families on the other side of Rte 50 are worried that they'll be rezoned to Jackson/Falls Church because that's where a lot of the neighboring kids go. There's an entire neighborhood of families that would either move or send their kids to privates - I've seen all the shiny new houses in Greenway Downs. Those people aren't staying if they get rezoned out of McLean.[/quote]

The Timber Lane area is entirely north of Route 50.  It includes an area north of Route 29 zoned to McLean, and an area south of Route 29 zoned to Falls Church.  The majority of Timber Lane students go to McLean and it's technically part of the McLean pyramid. Both the McLean and the Falls Church areas include low-income apartments.  Greenway Downs, including the "shiny new houses" in that neighborhood, are south of Route 29 and already zoned to Jackson/Falls Church.  Maybe you're referring to a different neighborhood than Greenway Downs.

The Timber Lane part of McLean has been zoned there since the mid-80s and adds diversity to the school.  However, if FCPS expands Falls Church during its upcoming renovation, and does nothing to add permanent seats to McLean over the next decade, while other areas in Tysons, McLean, and West Falls Church that are zoned for McLean and closer to the school continue to add housing units, it's not impossible that the Timber Lane portion of McLean could be moved to Falls Church at some point, but no such plans are imminent. [/quote]

Right, I meant 29 not 50. I misspoke.[/quote]

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