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[quote=Anonymous][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).  [b]Why on earth would the school board take on a potentially complicated boundary issue that is not even ripe?[/b]  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]

Your timeline is only 2 years out... but sure, they should just punt a decision because they can and wait until people have actually started moving in and the issue becomes more contentious... THEN make a decision for which very little additional salient information has arrived. Seems to be the School Board's MO.[/quote]

There is literally no political benefit for them to take on a potentially contentious issue now.  Plenty can happen in two years.  The issue does not affect anyone at any FCPS school today.  That is likely why it's only being discussed on an anonymous message.[/quote]

There is considerable political benefit for the FCPS School Board to (1) act pro-actively rather than reactively to school overcrowding and (2) demonstrate that its actions align with its oft-stated commitment to equity.

It's possible that doing the right thing would rile up some people, but [b]groups like Voices of Fairfax have already shown that their attacks end up helping their targets and that their endorsements fail to get their candidates elected.[/b]  [/quote]

Right - instead, the current clown car of moronic SB members was elected.  How’s that working out for you?
DP[/quote]

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