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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is what it means:

1. FFX is seeing a population surge in the number of school age kids.  While the county may be flat lining with respect to population growth, it is getting younger (kids getting born while old people move out) and adding to FCPS numbers.

2. The incoming students will need more ESOL services than what was previously provided.  FARMS doesn't increase FCPS costs, but ESOL does as it cascades down into other areas.  Do undocumented students add to this ESOL burden?  Yes.

3. More parents are getting their kids diagnosed with LDs - ADHD, etc. etc.  Students with visual and neurological impairments as those terms are used in the educational sector are some of the most expensive students to educate.  ADHD, dyslexia, et al. that give rise to IEPs also give rise to increased costs to FCPS.

It seems like a lot of people jump on #2 on these forums.  Hardly anyone acknowledges #3.  And I bet #3 costs more too. [/quote]

As a parent with kids on opposite ends of the spectrum - AAP & IEPs (not that AAP Kids don't also have IEPs sometimes). It's number #3. If you ever volunteer at a camp, you'll see that most kids seem to be on drugs or have something that requires extra medical forms.  And this is even the summer, where some kids go off their drugs. (The IEP parents are usually more fun to hang with than the AAP parents. The IEP parents one-up-manship is totally different!)

FCPS does a great job of taking care of all kids (special needs and not born here) and making sure they have the opportunity to get a good education. I've had teacher friends move to what they thought were good schools in NC and although they like the lower stress life, the schools drive them crazy. I'll gladly pay taxes. I know everyone complains, but really, we don't have much tax compared to other parts of the US.

No one ever asks my European friends if they are here legally (and no one ever asked my Canadian friend!).  I think it's kinda cool that my kids have been the only blonde on their tennis, fencing, swim and piano events - (for sure they were the only blonde, might have been the only white kid. I kinda assume most kids are mixed if they don't look white/black/asian/hispanic.  it's hard to line up parents with the kids).  My kids don't notice and I think that's great. [/quote]

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