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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sharp increase county wide of FARMS and ESOL families.  Such a dramatic increase, in fact, that social services, faith based charities, staffing all struggle to meet needs.

Slowly, I'm seeing that those families who are well able to  afford to send students to private schools do so.

We may see a mass exodus of students as parents lose patience and attempt to provide a better education for their students.

I say all of this as a FC native.  Thirty years ago, FCPS reputation was so sterling that private schools were the exception/option mostly for parents who wanted a religious education integrated into curriculum or for students who had behavioral problems.

It seems now that FCPS can no longer sustain itself upon past reputation and the demographic data doesn't lie.[/quote]

I think we may see an exodus, but I also think it will be for a certain type of student.  Even overcrowded, the schools work perfectly well for kids who are achievers, hard workers and good at advocating for themselves.  Those who struggle are the ones who suffer.  Teachers are overwhelmed so they can't provide the extra assistance many students need.  This is particularly true at the high school level where LEARN sessions have taken on the climate of emergency rooms, where teachers must do triage in determining who to help and where the help will most pay off.  These are the kids whose parents will send them to private if they can afford it -- I know several in my son's freshman class at a very good HS who will be moving next year.  [/quote]

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