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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just dont get the obsession with swimming pools.  Grounds for a track or flat outdoor space?  Yes, absolutely.  But many many great high schools across the US do not have swimming pools.  I can't shake the feeling that people are advocating for these not because they care about student needs, but rather because they just want another local pool to swim at.[/quote]

You are wrong.  Swimming *saves lives*.  It is the only sport that is also a survival skill. 
If anything there should be more swimming, more instruction in swimming, and more water safety, lifeguard classes etc. 
Arlington has made a commitment to teaching this valuable skill to every kid, and that is commendable. 
We need to keep supporting that. [/quote]

I agree 100% with the swimming curriculum. I think it's extremely important and value APS commitment to it. Also wanted to point out, for those saying high school is too late, that the swimming curriculum starts in elementary school when they evaluate the kids in (I think) 3rd grade and start teaching the ones who don't know how to swim. We have moved in and out of the area so can't remember what other grades/ages they do it but it's a tremendous resource to be able to include the swim unit again in high school PE when they have the access to the pool.

Also Arlington is not like Fairfax which houses public pools in rec centers - in Arlington public pools are almost exclusively in the high schools (plus one at Upton Hill) so they are a community resource for fitness and recreation. If there aren't enough high schools to meet the demand then there also aren't enough pools to meet the demand. Anyone who has ever wanted to sign kids up for swim lessons or wanted to swim laps knows what I'm talking about. [/quote]

So are they going to stop Long Bridge then? Where will the $$ come from? [/quote]

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