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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a Fairfax County resident but with grown kids so I have no skin in the game at this point,  and I honestly couldn't read through every page of this discussion (though I find it interesting how much attention it is garnering), but I get the gist of the varying viewpoints and why everyone would be so fired up. However, regardless of what anyone thinks about TJ, don't you think getting rid of it would affect our real estate values? I know it's a bit selfish of me, but I'm going to sell in about 5-10 years, and I'm fairly confident that an FCPS without TJ would not be as desirable to buyers and industry alike. OK, fire away... I've armoured myself for your abuse...[/quote]

:-).  I'm one of the pro-TJ posters. One kid about to be done with TJ and another at a base HS since I will not have skin in the game in about a year.  I'm mainly posting to shut up the racists.

I don't think RE values will be impacted if TJ is gone.  It might actually go up if your school is a good one.  For example, a lot of the TJ kids come from the Herndon/Reston area.  They are zoned to South Lakes or Herndon High.  If TJ is gone, those parents will move to other areas zoned to Oakton, Madison or Mclean to get a "better" education for their kids and RE values in that area will go up. [/quote]

Your answer assumes that I live in one of those higher rent areas, though.  I'd be screwed. [/quote]

Typically values drop when the school zoning changes from a desirable school to a not so desirable one.  I recall Herndon area homes being affected when some were rezoned to South Lakes from Oakton (I think, don't recall the details) but in this case, I don't think the exodus will large enough to justify a wholesale price drop in Herndon/Reston.  And obviously, this is pure speculation on my part.. [/quote]

I'm not sure how this all works on a macro scale, but I know I was drawn to FCPS 5 yrs ago because I heard about TJ, and it sort of made me think the whole school district was as excellent, and that is what everyone seemed to be saying. Now I know better, but I imagine TJ's reputation affects a lot of people's perceptions. [/quote]

There was always a marketing/PR component to TJ, but the tide has turned.  People see the hypocrisy of a system that pretends to care about equity, but doesn't walk the walk.  APS and LCPS are eating FCPS alive these days as better alternatives for people who look beyond the headlines and do more research. [/quote]
Again your words are full of bias and propaganda. So we don’t give a crap about [b]your[/b] hypocrisy and  what you have to say. Move on..[/quote][/quote]

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