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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Until SBG as is implemented at HHS (and Madison?) is rolled out across FCPS, parents at DCUM faves can blissfully assume that problem is the student population and/or parents are the problem. La-la-la. Nothing to see here, folks.[/quote]

I have no doubt that SBG is an absolute disaster and is a contributing factor to the problems at those schools. But it is a bit dismissive of a lot of other issues at Herndon to insinuate that that is the primary problem.

For more context, search for some of the historical threads discussing gang activity at Herndon.

*the moderators tends to delete the newer threads discussing gang activity. And some LWNJs will accuse you of being racist if you state that you don’t want your kids to go to school with gang members. It’s really bizarre.[/quote]

I have read those threads. And I am a HHS parent and I can tell that you do not know the reality of the situation at that school. Look at how well non-FARMS kids do and how many AP/DE classes are offered despite the challenges some students there face. Get off Fox News and take a better look. [/quote]

Though of course you’ll accuse me of lying, I can assure you that I am a moderate democrat who gets his news from the Washington Post. I truly wish for the best outcomes at Herndon high, and you may be right that the school is actually just fine and not deserving of its reputation as an under performing school.

To which I respond with a question- then why is there such a push for the Forestville-will-be-our-savior redistricting?[/quote]

DP.  It’s not the Herndon parents making that push - it’s someone from McLean.  She is obsessed with other people’s kids.[/quote]

And you know this how?  I ask because:

(1) I recall someone from Reston interviewing Abrar Omeish on cable when she was running in 2019 and complaining about the Langley boundaries.  It's not like just one poster has views on the Langley boundaries relative to Herndon and/or South Lakes.

(2) I am from McLean, have posted before that many of us have no interest in having our boundaries changed again just because one or more School Board members might like to move part of Langley to Herndon, and know that others at MHS with whom I've spoken feel similarly (we feel the current overcrowding is manageable now that we have the modular, and would prefer to wait for a new renovation queue before our boundaries are changed yet again).

The experience at McLean has been rather different than in most pyramids - our MS/HS boundaries were changed in 2021 and the boundaries for most of the elementary schools in our pyramid were changed just last December.  We've already "given at the office" and would prefer to be left alone for a while. [/quote]

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