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OP, you've got 3 pages of people telling you not to move to CA.

1. The money will not go as far as you think.
2. The public schools are not good, even in wealthy areas.  Great Schools is relative within a state, so a school that is a "9" in CA would not be a "9" here.
3. You are looking for a community that hates the things you hate but doesn't hate you: you aren't going to find it there.[/quote]

[quote=Anonymous]On private schools: Private schools in the area are generally harder to get into than the DC area (fewer slots, more competition), except perhaps for smaller parochial schools. They are also more expensive. On the plus side, they are better at STEM than DC area schools in general. They will also have little to no patience for requests to remove rainbow flags if there are any, and odds are high there will be the occasional rainbow flag in private school classrooms (except for small parochial schools). Actually, making a fuss about rainbow flags will probably get you quickly counseled out at the good private schools, if you even make it past the admissions process. They won’t want to keep someone they view as a time waster, and there is a line out the door for admissions. There are lots of conservatives at Silicon Valley private schools but they are libertarian leaning, not social conservatives.

Silicon Valley private schools are more like New York than DC. There is more money, more competition, and more rigor. [/quote]

Hmm ok.. Thank you both for your inputs. Definitely not good incentives for me.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Personally I am kind of shocked to learn that principals in Fairfax VA would listen to a parent demanding the removal of a rainbow flag from a classroom. I would have thought they’d just laugh.[/quote]

OP gave it as an example of something OP would like to do, but said it has not actually come up in real life.  I don't know what a principal would do here, but my guess is that OP's kids are already getting plenty of exposure to liberal ideas from their friends and classmates in FCPS.[/quote]

I think principals here in Fairfax know that if they allow rainbow and BLM flags, there are enough parents who would complain, so they try to keep a balance. Recently there was this privilege bingo thing exposed by a parent which had significant backlash. I'm not saying there is no liberal exposure here, but I guess it is nothing like schools in Bay area. From what you describe, I guess the privilege bingo would be acceptable there, and that alone is a good enough reason not to move there.[/quote]

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