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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Process started last year and put on pause until next fall.  Look on APS engage website.

There was a lot of fighting about where the middle school immersion program should go and the Hamm people had a meltdown over having to take a bus so the county stopped the process.

But yes the likelihood is some Swanson and Hamm kids will be sent to Williamsburg.[/quote]

No, it was put on hold because Gunston’s enrollment dropped by almost 100 students this year, meaning the entire reason to redraw the borders evaporated completely. But keep trash talking the Hamm community![/quote]

What enrollment numbers are you looking at for Gunston?  That’s not what is in their official stats.

It’s not trash talking.  Hamm had signs everywhere.  Keep Hamm walkable.  Very vocal.[/quote]

Being vocal does not equal a meltdown. The Taylor ES community is strong and they lobbied using appropriate public channels. There was not shouting, no tshirts, just community mobilization.[/quote]

C‘’mon.  Show a little self-awareness.  You want what’s good for your kids and will grasp on to any argument that might benefit you.  Also lots of communities do this.  You’re not the only one.  It is not literal shouting but it is certainly understanding how things work in Arlington and utilizing what works and what has worked in the past to get your way.

This is not personal.  This is how Arlington policy making operates generally and my opinion is it does not lead to great outcomes for the whole.  A vocal minority is paying attention and engages relentlessly and their opinion gains outsized influence. The County and APS Board members allow it to happen because it’s easier politically in the moment for them.[/quote]

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