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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]the responses from 46010 saying that they would walk every day to fleet, but can't walk  safely to ANY OTHER school made me laugh.
That zone goes across Columbia Pike to get to Fleet, and walks nearly a mile.  It would also be less than a mile crossing Walter Reed to Drew.  Or less than a mile crossing Glebe to Randolph.
I get it- you don't want to go to those schools- but to say you can safely cross Columbia Pike but not the other ones is a little silly.[/quote]

That section of Douglas park is the new Arlington forest. A lot of people bought there thinking they had very cleverly saved some coin instead of moving to Arlington heights to gain access to Henry. They feel stupid and angry now and are gonna take it out on aps.[/quote]

Please. No one saved money “buying” into Henry. They paid for access to that school, and now they are screwed. Of course they don’t live north of 50, so they don’t get to complain. 
I f#cking hate this county.[/quote]

+1. I notice a lot of vitriol toward Henry-zoned parents on this board. But it’s okay for everyone else to kick and scream when they might be rezoned. No one feels “stupid” or “angry” - just concerned because there’s a lot at stake.[/quote]

Specifically, what is "at stake"?[/quote]

People just don't realize that Drew as they know it will no longer exist.  It's going to be almost an entirely new student body and a full neighborhood program.  The "performance" of that school will increase dramatically in the first year.

Being rezoned to a much, much lower performing school like Drew or Randolph when Henry moves to Fleet. [/quote][/quote]

Oh honey... no.
You don’t understand exactly how much affordable housing is about to be shifted away from Oakridge and into Drew. I love your optimism, but if that school is a 4, it will be a miracle.[/quote]

There isn't much affordable housing in that area. Most of it was torn down, which is how Oakridge and Gunston turned around in the first place. You're correct that what does exist will be zoned to Drew, because it's closer. But it's not so much that there won't be a balance. Will it be an 8 or 9? No, but probably at least a 6. [/quote]

You're just dead wrong. Arna valley has hundreds of such units that will be there in perpetuity. The Berkeley is another. Plus the Shelton across from Drew. Each of those buildings is entirely affordable housing. Drew will likely have a farms rate rivaling carlin springs. [/quote]

Plus, there's not many umc SFH in Nauck to offset low income apartments, and sadly, what few there are will prob think twice about going to Drew -- just like most SFH in Douglas Park avoid Randolph. That's why it's under enrolled. APS can zone, but it can't compel people to send their kids to schools they don't see as serving their kids needs.[/quote]

Yep, all that will happen is those who are rezoned out of Henry/Fleet will either move or just try to have their kids sent elsewhere. I realize there are options and I want to wait and see, which is why I’m not worrying quite yet, but yes there are going to be some people who feel they received the raw end of this deal.[/quote]

Of course Drew will get a raw deal, like it has for decades. APS is going to create one incredibly segregated school (Drew) from what were once 3 more or less integrated ones (old Drew, Oakridge, Henry). [/quote]

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