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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So those white liberal parents in south Arlington, opting for school that are [i]only [/i]50% fr/l are the problem? But not any white families that can buy their way out of thinking about it.  Right . . . [/quote]

I don't think anyone's saying that. [/quote]

I'll say it. Go look at the APS Board meetings regarding the school moves and boundary changes that took place in N Arlington. Upper middle class white parents with SB connections were able to convince the board to move them to closer schools while the poorer kids in certain planning units will now pass a couple of elementary schools on their way to their new school.

S Arlington's boundary plan I'm sure will be more of the same.

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It was either that or concentrate all of the poor kids at Innovation. I thought that was something else we were supposed to avoid?[/quote]

That's not true. Some of those kids live closer to Taylor or Long Branch (which was not in play, I know. I have a sneaking suspicion it will be those poor kids who will be moved twice, in 2021 and 2022.)

And I'm no crazy Key parent, but I'm still not convinced that school had to move. A lot of parents moved into Key's walk zone so that their kids could walk to school. But it was the rich parents in Rosslyn and Lyon Park that lobbied hard for that move. They could have just solved this issue just as they will do at the former ATS building: make a trailer park! No recess for the option kids because the neighborhood kids are more important! But at least they'll eat outside because it's the only option they'll have without lunch starting at 9:30.[/quote]

Are you that clueless bike nut?

No, it wasn’t “rich” parents in Rosslyn. There were plenty of “poor” families who didn’t want to bus past 2+ other schools.

And it certainly wasn’t Lyon Park - those families go to Long Branch.

Choice schools are a choice. 
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I'm an ASFS parent. Even I can see that the poor students had no say in the matter at all.

Some PTA Exec Board members have been working on the board for years. After a few sputters, they got what they wanted.

My kid will be able to walk to school, so yea? Meanwhile it's now the poor kids who will be driving by 3 schools on the way to school.

And I think OP meant Lyon Village. I get confused too.[/quote]

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