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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You know I appreciate that Westfield parents haven't been at every meeting for the past year complaining. They seemed fine to take any regular mix of kids, and only became unhappy when the projected enrollment dipped well below every previous estimate. I think that behavior is reasonable. [/quote]

The point is that it's unclear that Westfield parents are engaging in any manner reasonably designed to have an actual impact.  If you've ever heard a SB member talk about this forum, it's not positive.

They really have no leg to stand on if their complaint is that they'd be left with more kids than nine other high schools.  If they think the post-Skyview demographic mix won't support strong academics and extra-curriculars (and I hope it's more than just thinking they need to have 2300 or 2400 kids for dominant sports teams), they have to step up to the plate and make that argument.

As long as FCPS is prepared to keep a school with lower capacity utilization open, that just means more square footage per student, which while not the most important thing is a relative luxury.

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FCPS told parents to leave comments on the boundary tool. To be fair, there were a lot of "red" comments in the Westfield area and the Walney Oaks area--I assume those were Westfield parents (and this was BEFORE they put out the final, uncommentable scenario which was even worse for Westfield.

My personal hero is whoever left the comment right above Seema's house. Not all heros wear capes.[/quote]

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