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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Great Falls wants to keep Langley below capacity indefinitely for reasons that are obvious, but at some point the adults need to say enough is enough. [/quote]

For reference, approximately 50% of Langley's current student body feeds from Great Falls (GFES, Forestville, and the Great Falls part of Colvin Run).  Regardless of what anyone wants, FCPS isn't magically reassigning Great Falls away from Langley.  You would need to find ~1,000 HS kids to fill that gap.

As much as you might want it to be otherwise, FCPS also isn't moving Forestville (the ES farthest from Langley) out of Langley anytime soon.  That would only be done in connection with a wholesale boundary change and I assure you there is no appetite for that (on the school board, across the general population, or otherwise).  Maybe when the mythical Western High School is built.  But that is many years out.

With regard to the Tyson's development that's the genesis of this discussion, it seems premature when construction isn't even slated to begin until sometime in 2023 (which means it won't open until at least 2024).  Why on earth would the school board take on a potentially complicated boundary issue that is not even ripe?  That would be a political landmine.  It makes no sense.

(And, because I know that the most common response to posts here is the personal attack: I have no horse in this race and personally could not care less about the demographics of any HS student body.)[/quote]

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All of the above is accurate.  Thank you for bringing some logic and sanity to this thread.  Be prepared to be called all kinds of names by those who continue to throw their tantrums on anonymous message boards rather than lobbying the actual SB.  [/quote]

You have no idea who is or will be lobbying "the actual SB" behind the scenes.  You simply want to try and squelch any discussion of topics you don't happen to like on this forum.  [/quote]

And YOU have no idea who is posting on this thread and what schools their kids attend.  You simply want to blame any disagreement on Langley parents.  I assure you - your obsession with that school is only making people take you less and less seriously.  Good luck to you.[/quote]

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