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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Great Falls (Herndon address) people tonight:  "You owe me a good school because I paid too much for my house."

The guy who had his daughter read her script about why Langley was better than Herndon was pure cringe.  Then the wife took over and had her spiel too to make sure she covered the "I paid for a good school" schtick.  It was diabolical when Reid was like, "what was that, we couldn't hear you" after the woman's emotionally charged outburst about how terrible Herndon is.[/quote]

Tuning some of these shrill nut jobs out is the only sensible response under the circumstances. Kudos to Reid for not engaging with them.

The way they go on about how much they sacrificed to live in the Langley district, as if no one else makes sacrifices to live elsewhere and is living it up because they don’t care as much about their kids’ education, is just revolting.  [/quote]

I agree — and I’m a Langley parent!  That woman… it was embarrassing.

Look, I get it — property values matter, but there are expensive homes all over.  Furthermore, we bought in the Langley pyramid because of Langley’s reputation, and it has been fantastic for my kids.  That said, I have friends all over the county whose kids had equally fantastic experiences at their schools.  I would be disappointed if we were rezoned, only because I love Langley’s chorus program — but I would welcome the opportunity for my kids to attend a more diverse school than Langley.  I also may be a bit biased: I (a white person) was a minority in my school (due to white flight) and remain very close to my classmates to this day.[/quote]

Please pupil place.  I’m not even joking - should be pretty easy for you to do so.[/quote]

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