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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]Can someone post the comments for that one?[/quote]

They turned it off at 9pm and when i tried to refresh all data was gone. There were a lot about Coates (needs relief now). Quite a few about the McLean island going to falls church (people are against it). Lots for just stopping all together. Wanting residency checks, bringing pupil placements back before moving other kids [/quote]

Well the interesting thing is the parents in the Falls Church island have a Facebook group that was instructing everyone to vote multiple times using an incognito browser. Their group started when the new boundary was announced and they questioned the “equity” of their children being moved to Falls Church High School. Their new angle is they are pointing out that it removes the one Title 1 school from McLean. Which would be a good point if their private group wasn’t originally  focusing on property values and how their children are deserve to go to a school farther than two closer high schools. It seems like they are now trying to use the Title 1 families for their own gain. It should be the next episode of Nice White Parents. [/quote]

Sounds like the Emerald Chase of Falls Church![/quote]

Yes, I am in the group because I am in the neighborhood (and do not want to change boundaries), but I am shocked at what my neighbors believe are valid reasons. This is literally one of the suggested talking points:
“·         Moving our assigned HS from one of the top in US (McLean ranked 218, vs. FCHS at 5,630), does not provide equity for us or the children in our neighborhood ([b]I think we need to be careful about how we communicate this point. Suggest we soften it or make it implied. I don’t think we’re going to garner a lot of goodwill being so direct)”[/b][/quote]

Here is their longer lists of talking points:  https://timberlanemcleanpyramid.com/?page_id=23

As I understand it, Emerald Chase wants to use the boundary study as an opportunity to move to a new HS (Chantilly).  These folks, like many others who are the subject of Thru's latest proposals, want to stay at their current school (McLean).
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A lot of people want to stay at their current school, which makes sense. Pretending it’s because of your concern for the education your Title 1 neighbors, which is what the group is saying will get the most attention, is ridiculous. [/quote]

If Forestville was a Title I school, and Thru was proposing to move them to Herndon to fill up some of the vacant seats there, those parents would be making the same argument.

People will make every argument they think is at their disposal to stay put.  It's not insane to think an all-Democratic school board will have second thoughts about moving the only Title I feeder to McLean out of the pyramid.  And these folks only found out last week that Thru was proposing to redistrict them.  None of the earlier BRAC slides had this area moving to Falls Church. 
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Almost all want to stay put.

I went through several boundary redistrictings when new schools were built.

After the first meeting, my friend looked at me and said that everyone wants to stay where they are---even the people in the "poorer" schools.  
This is what the SB does not get.  The community does not want this.  The only ones that may want it are the ones that want others to move to their schools.  They don't want to leave, they just want wealthier students to join them.  [/quote]

I bet you're also ok with gerrymandering at the political level. Everyone has the politician that they like! Leave the districts alone! Who cares that actual communities are being split up?[/quote]

No.  Not for gerrymandering, but, I'm trying to understand how that breaks up a community?
School boundary changes do break up communities.  Schools are communities.  Not sure that a Congressional district is.  
Stupid comparison.[/quote]

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