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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I have not mentioned Aldrin or Armstrong in prior posts, and know where Forest Edge is located (i.e., closer to Langley than Forestville). [/quote]

So, you think it is okay to switch schools around just for the sake of demographics?  Forest Edge would well more than double their current commute. (And, I just checked and that is on a Sunday.  I suspect it would be much, much worse on a school day.) I have no idea how that community would feel about it.  But, one thing for sure, you would be taking them out of their own community--where they shop, do sports, etc.

I agree that it is logical for Forestville to go to Herndon  But, not by kicking out Aldrin and Armstrong.  It sounds to me like your goal is to change the demographics of Langley.

I do agree that Langley is lopsided.  But, in reality, that is due to the location and the community around it.  That is just the way it is. It is at the edge of Fairfax County.  My kids high school is far more diverse.  It does not have as many languages offered as Langley--but. that is probably reflective of its demand.  For the number of kids, the number of language teachers is probably in ratio to Langley, but fewer languages are offered.

I gather that McLean and Marshall are doing just fine.  Why do you resent Langley so much?  What will be the result of doing this?  Taking poorer kids further away from their neighborhoods will not increase their opportunities for extra-curricular activities.  I know this from experience.  So, Langley kids have more extras--so what?  Do you think changing its demographics will give those opportunities to others?  Very likely, it will just result in fewer languages at Langley--but, I guess, to you, that's the goal.

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I don't resent Langley, but was responding to the suggestion that, due to geography alone, Langley will always be a school that serves next to no lower-income kids.  That's just BS, and I pointed out how changing a few of the boundaries could add some diversity to Langley and result in net shorter transportation times for the affected students.  The main thing FCPS needs to do with Langley right now is make use of the empty seats, which are an affront to the taxpayers who paid for the school's renovation and reasonably could expect FCPS to take advantage of that.

I'm starting to think that you are either deliberately obtuse, or just have a knee-jerk, negative reaction to anything that could be perceived as increasing diversity at the county's segregated schools.  It doesn't seem to matter to you that the primary drivers of the types of changes being discussed here are making efficient use of existing capacity and reducing the amount of time that kids spend on buses.  As long as they could also be viewed as promoting greater diversity or SES balance, you're going to object. [/quote]

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