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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pretty much anyone arguing for strictly geography to be considered. Also, it's mostly classism. So there's that. [/quote]  Bullshit.  The is efficiency, contiguity and alignment which most people would probably list if not even looking at any sort of demographic numbers. My spouse looked at the demographics that were available outside of just the free lunch data and the fact of the matter is that most if the poorer neighborhoods are clustered in the south do it is really difficult to achieve balance among all 3 schools. As others have noted in prior postings above the county is largely to blame for approving all of the affirdable units in the south with no requirement to factor in how this impacts the current school system.[/quote]

BS.  I chose W-L after having gone to a similarity diverse (but good academically) HS filled with kids of different races and SES backgrounds. I bought a house before my kids started Kindergartem zoned specifically for W-L, as well as another diverse N Arlington elementary school.

My kids walk to elementary and we planned to have them walk to WL in coming years.  We are 0.97 miles through neighborhoods to W-L, but our planning unit (a chunk out of the middle of a cohesive neighborhood) is under consideration for a move to Yorktown.  The distance ranges from 1.0-1.6 miles.

If I were  racist, I'd be ecstatic instead of upset.  [/quote]  We are in the same boat as you. Don't want to possibly move to yorktown. But the more honest quwstion us how would you feel about moving to wakefield. Also you also showed support that you want contiguity, efficiency and alignment.[/quote]

I want to maintain my walkability to HS.  Wakefield is an even longer bus ride.  Much longer.

[b]I didn't pay $1  million+ for Wakefield[/b].  For the County to take walkers and instead add 45 min to and from their homes in the morning (waiting for bus; bus stops, etc) is a County that is not thinking properly--especially when they made such a big deal about more sleep for HS students.  It's untenable to use my children to support their social objective and increase the amount of bussing when they claim to want AC as car-free as possible.[/quote]

You didn't pay $1 million for any school. You bought a house. The end. [/quote]

I am not the poster above who said they paid $1 million so they wouldn't have to be in Wakefield, but it's also true that housing prices are strongly tied to school zones.   To say it's not true, is naive.  [/quote]

I didn't say that housing prices are not influenced by schools. I'm not some rube who just fell from a turnip truck passing through Arlington.

I simply stated that things change and you have no more right to attend the school you were zoned for at the time of house purchase because you paid $1 million than someone who paid a mere $700,000. It doesn't work like that. The only way to guarantee a school through money is by paying tuition at a private school. It was your mistake not to realize this. [/quote]

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