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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Man I’m glad we left all the uncertainty of this hood.  Wishing all the good tax payers luck as your kids become political pawns in some strange faculty lounge game about demographics - which once it starts will force even more ‘bright’ flight.[/quote]

What neighborhood would you recommend to escape these problems?[/quote]

Oh we left the county.  [/quote]
I assume not to HoCo since they go through boundary assessment every few years, and includes diversity in their assessment, just like MoCo.

https://www.npr.org/local/305/2019/11/21/781709432/what-howard-county-s-demographic-data-tells-you-about-the-school-redistricting-battle

I also assume not FCPS because they have the same "diversity" criteria in their boundary analysis that MoCo does.

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/fears-over-boundary-changes-for-racial-social-equity-in-fairfax-county/65-8af279e3-8c7b-4916-9e6b-e6be24f62daf

So, where did you move to that has great schools but the BoE doesn't look at diversity when drawing boundaries?[/quote]

MoCo doesn't just "look at" diversity when drawing boundaries. The MoCo Board of Ed instituted a new policy a few years that prioritizes diversity as the #1 priority over all other elements (like proximity and stability of school assignment).[/quote]

False. In each of the boundary studies completed since the policy was revised, other factors have been given priority over diversity.[/quote]
+1  every boundary option they chose in the end had some balance. They didn't choose the option where diversity was the #1 factor.

So, again, I'm curious to know where the ^^PP moved to that has great schools but doesn't look at diversity in their boundary assessment.[/quote]

I'm sure once the election is over, the BOE will go back to its radical ways and will actually follow its own policy of prioritizing diversity over all other factors, including stability of school assignments and proximity.[/quote]
And I'm sure you're talking out of your a$$. I am not a huge fan of the BoE, or MoCo, btw.  I voted for Blair.  But, you're wrong on this.

And I'm still waiting for you or the ^^PP to tell us where they moved where the schools are good but they don't look at diversity .[/quote]

No, you're wrong. I don't care which candidate for County Executive you voted for - it's irrelevant. What's relevant is that, unless parents mobilize on each individual boundary analysis that the BOE engages in, they will revert to complying with their own policy of prioritizing diversity over all other elements of the analysis. Stop trying to pretend that it's not their policy. It's up to parents to raise a stink and keep them in check like they did when the BOE wasted tons of time, money and trust in a county wide boundary study only to scrap it after they realized how out of touch they are with parents and county residents. [/quote]

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