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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]1.  "Little" expenditures add up.  How about the money being spent to provide a free computer to EVERY student in the Chantilly pyramid?   (Can't wait to see what happens at the end of the year when computers go missing or turn up damaged.)
2. Money to study and change the names of schools--a million or so-at least.
3. Time and effort spent on the transgender policy--and, very likely, money to be committed to new plumbing costs.  Also, money will be spent defending the new policy in lawsuits.  Do you have any idea how much FCPS spends on legal fees?

[b]Much of the additional costs in FCPS are due to the sanctuary county policy. [/b] We have soooo many kids who need very expensive education--these kids cost us more than kids who speak English.  It is right that we educate the kids who are here--but, the sanctuary policy in Fairfax County attracts families whose education costs are above the norm.  The elimination of the sanctuary policy would eliminate the need for more funds.[/quote]

Do you have any proof, any whatsoever, of either end of this statement? Because I mostly find right wing websites that claim this. My kid's in FCPS. It's expensive because the school is effing awesome.[/quote]

Not the pp, but look at the FCPS budget.  When ESOL students comprise 20% of the student population in FCPS, that is quite a chunk of the budget.  FCPS supports over 36,000 students with ESOL services, and many of those also need SpEd services.  Any teacher will tell you that a large number of these students are in our country illegally.  [/quote]

This doesn't show the change, but it does give numbers.

https://www.fcps.edu/about-fcps

"As the 10th largest school division in the U.S., Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) serves a diverse student population of more than 186,000 students in grades prekindergarten through 12. More than 52,000 (28 percent of total population) of those students are eligible for free and reduced-price meals; more than 28,000 (17 percent of total population) receive English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) services, and more than 25,000 (13 percent of total population) receive special education services. Demographically, 40 percent of FCPS students are White, 24 percent are Hispanic, 19 percent are Asian American, 10 percent are African American, and five percent are multiracial."[/quote]
I would like to know what percentage are children of illegal immigrants. [/quote]

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