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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Maybe I am in the minority viewpoint, or it is just that people like me are not too concerned about all this because our houses are not close to a boundary. [/quote]

You may think you are not close to a boundary, but that does not matter anymore.  When I moved here, we were not close to a boundary.  We haven't moved, but the boundaries have.
Elementary is safe for us because we are walkers.  At least, I think it is safe.  Middle school is very close--yet we are close to a boundary.  High school is very close--yet we are close to a boundary.

When the boundaries were drawn, there were valid reasons for them.  Traffic patterns, overcrowding at some schools, etc.  With limited exceptions, that is not true with this boundary study.

This is kind of like going on vacation and having others come in to rearrange your furniture.  They throw away what they think is not useful--but is important to you.  And, yes, they also rearrange your kitchen so that you cannot find what you frequently use.  [/quote]

Did FCPS promise you that high school in perpetuity?[/quote]

Did FCPS promise you an equity-based hand-out paid for by your neighbors?[/quote]

Boundaries changes. All over the country, not just in Fairfax County.

Build a bridge and get over it. [/quote]
“Get over it.” This is about real impact to real kids so no, I won’t just “get over it”. Since ES, my MS-aged kid has built connections to their zoned HS through sports, music, and academic activities. They visit the HS and know so many of the kids they’ll soon go to school with. Taking that away (and worse, asking them to switch part way through!) isn’t necessary. I’m all for raising resilient kids, but we’ve already asked these kids to be resilient through a pandemic, which significantly disrupted their education and community. What are we trying to achieve through this exercise that’s worth the real impact it will have on kids? I’d prefer that public schools always prioritize the kids. 
Also, any data being used to inform decisions isn’t reliable. This area is facing major changes through the ripple effects of downsizing the federal government and curbing immigration. The region needs to stabilize before we use data to make major and costly decisions. 
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Adjustments need to happen periodically. If it’s not your kid being moved now, it’s somebody else’s kids later. I personally would
have loved for this review to happen years ago, but it’s not about me (or you).  Stop taking this personally. [/quote]

No actual human being would write “Stop taking this personally” when it involves kids. It’s gotta be a bot or someone with serious issues.[/quote]

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