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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My priority is my kids going to school in the community they live in which they do. If boundaries were redrawn and they went somewhere else it would not feel like our community anymore (would be across a major highway). I'm not really worried about because it would be completely nonsensical.

I don't think they'll really shake things up, but if they do, they better do it to every school, not just a few that don't have as vocal parents as others.

Also, the "under-enrolled" schools like Mt. Vernon and Lee are underenrolled for a reason. Many of the more wealthy families that are zoned for those schools just do private. Fairfax will lose the students it wants to keep  to private schools if they shake things up too much. [/quote]

There's probably more kids in the Langley pyramid in privates than any other pyramid in FCPS. My guess is that, if they got rid of IB at Lee and moved 400 kids into the school from LB, WS and/or SC, they'd retain most families and there'd be a significant improvement in the school's reputation. The situation at Mount Vernon might be different, because the Waynewood/Fort Hunt areas are wealthier, and there would be more trepidation and racism at play in sending kids to MV, which until recently always had the highest percentage of black kids in the county.

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We're slated for WSHS and I think you're partially right. If a very large chunk (like our whole elementary school) was moved to Lee we would probably send our kids there and work to improve the school with the many close friends and families we've gotten to know. If, however, it was just our small neighborhood we would do private at Immanuel Christian which is not that far, not that expensive, and starting a high school. [/quote]

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