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[quote] That said, is there any legal impediment to APS setting up a new public school in Fairfax? Until recently, Falls Church City's high school was located in Fairfax. And of course we also send kids to TJ in Fairfax. Not sure how much that really improves our options, but it's probably available. 
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FFX resident here. Um, maybe you haven't noticed, but FFX County is crowded, too. If the county does have any land for school builds, it will use it for its own students, not for Arlington's. The only reason students can go to TJ is because it is a regional magnet that Arlington pays into, as does Loudon Co.

If you want your kids to go to school in Fairfax Co., move here. From reading this thread, it looks like that's what your superintendent wants you to do anyway.
 
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Another Fairfax resident here.  There is land here, plenty of empty office buildings and undeveloped space.  If the only impediment to building a fourth high school for APS is land/location, then building it in Fairfax might not be a bad idea.  I grew up in a school district with some buildings located across city lines, so that I lived and went to school in one city but in a different district.  It's possible there's some rule against it that I don't know of, but if there's no rule, then it seems like an option to explore.[/quote]

It's a lot of acreage for a traditional high school. Like 12 acres - soemthing like that. Fields take up quite a bit of space on there own. 
I can't think of tons of space ffx has to spare just over the county line. Seems any space ffx might have to spare is outside the beltway. Not helpful to Arlington.
No, Pat and the SB need to put on their big kid pants and show they will have to have a 4th school in Arlington. [/quote]

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