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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Since none of the liberals on this board seem to think there is a burden on the poor FCPS schools, then none of them should be against a massive realignment of the FCPS boundaries.

Simple fact is that the schools in FCPS are very far apart now. Spending a few extra tax dollars on a very poor school with a large number of non-English speakers who had very little if any formal schooling in their native countries does not make these schools comparable. The poor schools are sending out "attendance matters" e-mails/phone calls and trying to teach the unaccompanied minors English. The wealthy schools are wondering how many kids will take AP Calculus and if the robotics team will be competitive.

Liberal policies will continue to import more poverty and they will continue to be concentrated in particular schools. The people at the effected schools would like this to stop. At the very least this burden should be shared in a more equitable fashion.

And I don't blame the immigrants at all - I can see why they want to be here. [/quote]

The conservatives in Clifton, Fairfax Station, Great Falls and West Springfield would be the first to object to a major realignment of FCPS boundaries (which under your scenario presumably would send kids from West Springfield to Lee, from Robinson to Centreville, from Langley to Herndon, etc.).  [/quote]

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