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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think people would take this all more seriously if it wasn’t coming from a bunch of privileged UMC people who have lots of options available to them but are refusing to compromise.[/quote]

What compromises would you suggest they make?[/quote]

Hmm, they could go to school with the other families in their community. Or they could move a little further out if they want a different kind of community for their money. [/quote]

And then no one stays, so the ED kids are kept separate. Great plan![/quote]

Honestly, if that happened I'd be a lot more open to putting additional resources into balancing schools because at least it would be going to help people who really don't have many alternative options. Right now all we really hear is a bunch of UMC people who bought in neighborhoods they don't want to actually associate with and now want other people to make educational sacrifices in order to bus those UMC kids out of their own neighborhoods to more "acceptable" ones. They don't care about fixing their local schools, they just want out at someone else's expense.[/quote]

All these pages and still so ignorant. You depress me. 
Schools like Randolph don’t have now, nor will they ever have a balance. So middle class familes make other plans. It will take intervention from APS and the County board. But who cares! Just as long as you get yours...[/quote]

Randolph certainly will never have balance if UMC families refuse to stay there. If it's not good enough for you, why should it be good enough for someone else just because they live even further away? No one believe this little sob story you have going about how you're doing the neighborhood a favor by deigning to live there while fighting tooth and nail to avoid being a part of it.[/quote]

It’s not my school you freaking idiot...
How many pages are we at now and you still don’t understand the numbers? The data? The geography? 
It doesn’t matter if the UMC families stay. Even if they ALL stay, it doesn’t matter. It’s not enough to balance demographics. Never mind. Please keep your kids uptown. They will need every advantage they can get. Bless their hearts.[/quote]

Ah, the righteous indignation of people who demand more of others than they are willing to do themselves...[/quote]

But, but, but the parents from N. Arlington are Democrats and Progressives and fully supportive of diversity and AH (provided it's not in their schools and in their neighborhoods...) [/quote]

If they were really progressive they would bail out SA homeowners who aren't getting the ROI they anticipated.[/quote]

And that’s what this is really about. Some people thought they were just brilliant, buying early in what they expected to be an up-and-coming neighborhood where their home values were going to start skyrocketing any day now. But the gamble didn’t pay and now they want someone else to.[/quote]

22204 has seen the greatest appreciation in all of Arlington over the last few years. Maybe try a conservative talking point with a little more reality and truth next time.[/quote]

My appreciation in 22204 has been just fantastic, but thanks for the condescension. However, I’ll sell (hopefully to someone unsuspecting and not following this nightmare) if my neighborhood gets zoned from Fleet to Drew or Randolph. [/quote]

Hey genius, we’re talking about people who bought in Randolph and similar. The people at Henry and Oakridge aren’t the ones throwing temper tantrums about APS not giving them enough avenues to escape their failing neighborhood schools. I know it’s hard to imagine that everything isn’t all about you, but try. [/quote]

Dp- see here you idiot. The houses in DP and Alcova have appreciated at the same rate ( possibly more) than homes zoned Henry in The last couple of years. Find a new talking point, this is one doesn’t work.[/quote]

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