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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We looked at all these areas as well and have lived in Arlington for a very long time. I would say that from a wealth perspective Jamestown is one notch above the others. Remember Jamestown is the one where the parents did not want any boundary changes so were willing to pay out of their pocket for more buses specifically for Jamestown. This is not a joke, it was in the written public comments on the boundary process several years ago. Our top choice was Nottingham due to walkability, involvement of families in activities and things like that. From an education perspective they all seem about the same   [/quote]

NP.  I don’t want to derail the thread but is this the culture at Jamestown or is it a small group of people?  If this is a bigger issue than a small group of parents, we would like to avoid this school.[/quote]

It was a comment by one person. Never anything advocated by the school community. This wouldn’t even be legal. Buses are allocated by APS and private citizens can’t charter a bus.

There has been all kinds of nonsense over the years with zoning. Tuckahoe and Nottingham got really insane a few years ago. Just don’t pay attention to it.[/quote]

Thanks!  I know people say a lot of crazy things during any public process. I was curious if it was a larger group since the comment involved parents personally paying for buses.  Between that and the parent pageant comment it was starting to sound a little strange [/quote]

I hate to say it, but it IS a strange place. Sure there are normal and lovely families but there is a powerful current of new money running through Jamestown that separates it culturally from the other North Arlington schools. We ended up at a private during covid and I find the parents friendlier and the shared values higher, despite the fact that Jamestown is ostensibly a public school.[/quote]

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