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It wasn't that it was too expensive to renovate. There was some poltical horse-trading involved and Clifton ES lost, which didn't make sense, objectively speaking. I'm not one of the families affected, but I can understand why they're stll mad. It was an [b]old community school[/b], important to the neighborhood, and was not closed for the usual reasons community schools are closed (declining student population). It's been years, but I wonder if it would be feasible to reopen the school. [/quote]

FCPS does not like community schools.  Even poor ones.  Look what they did against the wishes of the families at Graham Road.  They wanted to keep their community school--one the parents with no transportation could easily access.  Look at all the magnets and centers around the county.  This is the elimination of community schools.  It is damaging to the whole system and creates disconnects.  I have taught in "community schools" and schools where the kids were almost all bussed in.  It is a lot easier to get parents in for events and conferences when the school is in the community.  It fosters lots of healthy benefits.  It helps create pride in your own communities and neighborhoods.  And, no, I do not live in Clifton--but it was given a rotten deal.  It split up the community.  Why?  Probably to enhance some other nearby schools which are now overcrowded.

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