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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Or they could put a crossing guard on Kirkwood and get over 200 walkers from Lyons Village to ASFS (in addition to the 100 potential walkers in the ASFS walk zone). Doesn't that also keep the current "community" fairly intact? [/quote]

No, because the 101 students in the immediate ASFS walkzone (23170-68 and 23190-33) don't all go to ASFS right now because they are zoned Taylor. Also, the 122 students in the expanded walk zone across Kirkwood (23180-46, 23200-26, 23210-50) are also zoned to Taylor currently. So while a crossing guard on Kirkwood could increase the walkers to ASFS, they would mostly be new introductions to the community rather than current members.

https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ES_ASF_WZ_Policy_Round2.pdf
https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/K-5-Student-County-by-Planning-Unit-SY2017-18.pdf[/quote]

Uh, how would adding the walkers in the expanded walk zone be "new introductions" to the community when they are currently being bussed to ASFS? And for the Taylor folks who live in the walk zone, they are neighbors with the ASFS walk zone, many of whom already know and socialize with each other outside of school. [/quote]

I'm not saying they don't know each other, just saying that planning units 23170, 231910, [b]23180, 23200, and 23210[[/b]/b] are all currently zoned to Taylor, and are being bused there unless they managed to luck into ASFS. Why do you think they are so mad? https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ESZones_Letter_2017_Revised2-1.pdf [/quote]

That link just takes you to a boundary map?

Regardless of what happens with ASFS/Key, these Taylor folks aren't going to Taylor.  Key and ASFS both neighborhood schools:  They are going to one or the other.  Key and ASFS swap: They are going to "new" Key (because everyone over in Cherrydale will have to go to Taylor).  If Key and ASFS stay the same:  Could possibly stay Taylor but likely to walk to ASFS after they put a Crossing Guard in.   Many of those in 23170 and 23190 already go to ASFS. Yes, some go to Taylor and want to stay but there are others who wanted/still want to go to ASFS.   [/quote]

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