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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There's nothing wrong with Westfield, other than an inconvenient location.

It has more poor kids than the other western high schools like Centreville, Chantilly, Oakton. So its perceived as less desirable by UMC families.[/quote]

I am not sure that the ES that could have been moved understood that many of the high FARMs kids were being moved to Skyview so that the FARMs rate will drop at the school.

I don't know a ton about Centreville or Westfield other then the families I know who attend the schools love them and are proud of them. I get the impression that it less not liking Westfield and more wanting to stay at a school that they like. Also, the location is not ideal. [/quote]

Somehow the impression was given that Westfield was going to lose a lot of high income students.  That was not the case.  Two of the schools being removed from Westfield are high FARMS.  The other has some UMC, but mostly MC.

With Great Falls/Langley, there was always the arggument that Langley needed them because it would be underenrolled otherwise.  (That is changing.)
But, in the case of Walney Oaks, I have not seen ONE valid reason why it should be bypassed.

Under no circumstance should the other part of Brookfield be sent to Westfield.  It is farther away and the demographics indicate that it could be an actual hardship on those families.  Those kids can walk to Chantilly.  It is 1.5 miles or LESS to Chantilly and over 4 miles to Westfield.
Walney Oaks is the same distance to Chantilly and to Westfield.  Neither is walkable in a reasonable time frame.  And, I doubt public transportation is convenient or available.

I taught in a very high FARMS school.  Higher FARMS than any of our FCPS schools.  Half the kids were not walking distance.  Miss the bus?  You miss school.  Get sick?  A real problem for the family to do pick up.  Parent conference?  Many were missed.  Special event at school?  Very poor attendannce.
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