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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am one of a dozen teachers working at Cooper Middle School and who live across the bridge in Maryland.  There are others around the corner at Churchill ES and Langley HS.  We will be forced to drive down through McLean to then get on the beltway at 123. Schools generally get out earlier than many businesses in McLean.  Perhaps a later start time on the ramp closure would be a good compromise. 1:00 to 7:00 seems like such a bold grab and probably was meant to be the starting point for negotiation but I guess in the end, the wealth of McLean and Great Falls speaks to the politicians. More "inequality".[/quote]

It’s a very small group of wealthy people in your school district (Cooper/Langley) who favor this. Most people in McLean and elsewhere in NoVa think it is a terrible idea. If it gets implemented, you should work to the clock and let the Cooper families know how much they are inconveniencing you and other teachers.[/quote]

That is absolutely not true.  In fact, Langley High Schooll ran a three week long poll on the issue, and the majority of parents and teachers favor the closure pilot proposal.  They can’t get to the school for extracurricular activities like sports and clubs that begin at or after 5:00.   With 70 percent of the student population living outside of the Beltway this is impacting their education.  [/quote]

The majority who responded, not the majority of families/teachers. [/quote]

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