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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As another upper middle class south arlington parent here, we need more county wide choice schools. No more neighborhood schools. Each of those choice schools siphons off students from all the other overcrowded schools. Two more choice schools adds capacity across the county. This is not a north south issue.

And, for those of your thinking the real issue is over crowding in north arlington schools, have you looked at the planned affordable housing family development plans for south arlington? You all passed a plan to add what, 17,000 more mostly family units in the next few decades? Hell, just in the west pike along there are plans for 1,000 units, 300 of which will break ground within a year. These kids in affordable housing will need to most academic resources just to get by. Has the county even considered that? Nope

There are a lot of middle to upper middle class families in south arlington who are pissed off. It isn't the low performing schools, meaning that SOL scores are low for the entire school. It is thst scores are low for kids in their kid's same demographic. Thst is a problem. Many parents complain of low expectations. The school activities are sub par with those same few parents participating. Don't even ask about PTA activities.

If anyone complains, they are labeled racists, classist and what ever. AH advocates love to point out how we middle class parents are blaming children. In a way, of course we are. And their families. They are poor, uneducated and often have low expectations for their own kids. They probably work several jobs yet don't bring in the same money as other families who may work long hours too, but make six figures doing it. It isn't the schools, it is the kids in the schools. Just admit it. I do and people call me classist, then fine, be pc about it and nothing will change.

The county board and many south arlington residents (not of course the same south arlington residents who complain about schools) have taken steps to ensure that much of south Arlington will never gentrify, ever. They don't want it that way. Columbia pike is intended to be poor and the county board wants to keep it that way, period.

And by the way, some of the most vocal pro affordable housing name calling folks, send their kids to ATS!!

Sorry for the lack of hyphens.....[/quote]

Yes.  That's why I chose to buy a smaller house in N Arl v a larger one in S Arl. Schools/crime.[/quote]

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