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[quote=Anonymous]There are several similar posts on this topic that I've commented on, but now I'll add something to this one...

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Boundary changes are hard because people have made long term financial decisions (like purchasing a home) based on school boundaries. It's not so simple to just change these. I'm in a neighborhood that I'm pretty sure would stay as it's currently structured, simply because of proximity to the schools we're assigned to, but I really feel for people who might face changes. There are very few situations where you'd be getting a better deal with boundary changes. You're talking about moving people who have chosen to pay more for a house to be in a better school zone to a worse school zone and changing their housing value drastically. Not a good solution.

I think they should work harder to improve the schools as they exist. We are at an elementary school that is only 46% white and 40% FARMs with a high ESL rate. My kids are white upper middle class and we love this school. The principal and teachers are excellent. There are challenges, of course, but the wider community supports the school as well (churches help with food over weekends and summer, coat drives, etc.). There are ways to meet a school's needs where it is instead of trying to change the student population. I also think there's an element of racism in the thought that adding "white rich kids" will improve a school.[/quote]

+100 -- work harder to improve the schools as they exist!!

Also, while my kids are on their way out of FCPS I discussed this topic with my DD (MHS by the way) and she is against the social engineering behind redistricting - she is a compassionate middle class child who knows the truth....in her words "poor kids get made fun of for not wearing name brand clothes and knock off Uggs...to me this would increase bullying".

I'll tell you what...if my kids were on the border of going to either Langley or MHS I would fight tooth and nail to keep them at MHS.  Langley is "richer" than MHS and my kids would stick out as they wouldn't be wearing Vinyard Vines and sporting Coach purses.

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