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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The higher SES schools in the eastern part of the county are overcrowded, while lower SES schools (Lee, Mount Vernon) are nearly empty. Perhaps closing a HS and moving boundaries makes sense? New road improvements along Route 1 and extension of Mount Vernon Memorial Highway to Telegraph make East-West travel easier. There are too many high schools clustered too close together. [/quote]

It's hyperbole to suggest Lee and Mount Vernon are nearly empty, but they are under-enrolled compared to other schools in their general vicinity (West Springfield and West Potomac).

There isn't enough space to absorb all the students at those two schools without building sizable additions at multiple schools.  It's more consistent with the One Fairfax initiative to move part of West Springfield to Lee and part of Mount Vernon to West Potomac than to keep those schools open but neglect them year after year, turn a blind eye when students pupil place to avoid those schools, and cater to higher-income families asking to be redistricted to higher ranked schools. [/quote]

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