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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nobody is going to like a massive boundary change, that's just the truth.

I will say for the second or third time on this thread that the general Langley focus is not to be broken up and send kids to different places.  If there is capacity, send whatever kids make the most sense to fill that gap, Tysons, whatever it may be.  The Langley focus is to keep the neighborhood feeling that exists in Great Falls.

It doesn't fit the narrative here or the attaching of motive that is really easy to sell in the current political environment (wealthy person is to blame for any problems in the world) but that's not the truth.  Great Falls has a unique neighborhood feel in part due to it's natural boundary of Rte 7 that makes it feel like a neighborhood more than most places in FXCO or the DC area.  you don't know when you have crossed over from Herndon to Reston, for instance but you do feel that you enter a neighborhood when you enter Great Falls and that is what people are trying to protect.  Everyone here buys knowing that in some cases Langley is a bit of a drive but do it anyway and don't care.

Tell GF that they don't have to split up the community and backfill the extra capacity with whatever you feel is reasonable[/quote]

I have attended multiple meetings related to boundaries recently where I have heard Great Falls parents say they want to avoid Herndon because of gangs; attribute growth in the county to FCPS “letting all the illegals in”; and, in some cases, say they oppose moving any McLean students to Langley because increases the odds of Langley kids moving to Herndon some day

Great Falls is just one part of unincorporated Fairfax County. It’s hard to know when you are in western McLean or eastern Great Falls, and many of the subdivisions in western Great Falls out towards Loudoun are similar to subdivisions in Vienna or Oakton.

Few of us want to change school districts, but the Langley parents have been particularly vociferous in objecting to changes that are unlikely to happen for years, if ever. If and when FCPS builds a high school in western Fairfax, part of Langley may need to move to Herndon, just like part of McLean may be forced to move to Langley soon, parts of Oakton, Madison and Westfield were moved to South Lakes back in 2008, and other neighborhoods were redistricted when Westfield and South County were built.  The more you keep trying to claim GF deserves special treatment, the less persuasive you appear.  Why not simply point out that you’d like to stay at your (under-enrolled) high school until there is a compelling need to change the boundaries?  Then you’d actually come across as having something in common with everyone else.[/quote]

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