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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What I find so off-putting about the current SB is that one school is overcrowded (McLean) and is three mil away from another that is not (Langley).  Common sense would dictate that simple boundaries be changed in time for next school year, sending enough McLean students to Langley to get rid of all trailers at McLean.  This is so obvious, I honestly cannot understand what is taking the SB so long to just make this simple change.

And btw, I’m a Langley parent and everyone I know from Langley has been wondering what the hold up is.  I’ll be voting for whichever candidates have the common sense to address this issue.[/quote]

I think they’ve heard that a lot of McLean families would like to get rid of the 18 trailers, install the planned 14-unit modular, move some kids to Langley, and start planning for an addition at McLean, which is closer than Langley to the areas with the most growth.

If they dramatically shrink the enrollment at McLean, MHS will just inherit Langley’s current problems (losing teachers and electives) and the likelihood that Langley neighborhoods further out may themselves need to be redistricted in a few years will increase.  There needs to be a balanced approach that contemplates similar enrollments at both schools. [/quote]

They don’t have to send a dramatic amount of kids to Langley - just enough to make trailers unnecessary right now at McLean.  Who knows how long it will be before McLean is enlarged - the overcrowding needs to be dealt with immediately.  This is really the crux of the matter.  Everything else is just noise.[/quote]

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