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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You prefer the Arlington model where they reduce capacity during renovation.  However, when enrollment increases, the new school building is immediately overcrowded.  But at least there was a short period of non-wastefulness.[/quote]

They are expanding and growth is not following - particularly in the southeast part of the county. I would prefer they restrain the expansions when there is available space nearby. Some of this is egregious. Simply done to avoid changing boundaries - I don't think that can be denied. [/quote]

The school buildings are old and will be renovated.  It makes sense to add extra space during renovation that isn't needed than to "restrain" expansion when space may be needed in the next 10-20 years (or later).  School buildings are on a 50 year cycle - enrollment could increase or decrease a lot in the coming decades.  [/quote]

+1, I work at a school that is 60+ years old and is scheduled to be renovated in the next few years. It is a DUMP. Everything is old and broken. These schools, including teachers and students, deserve to come to a place that isn’t an eye sore.[/quote]

No one is arguing against the renovation of a dumpy school.  However, just because a school is a dump doesn’t mean it deserves a huge addition if there’s nothing in the projections suggesting a need for it.  It’s a misallocation of taxpayer money and FCPS has been discriminatory in its expenditures, in some cases funding additions outside the renovation cycle and in other cases ignoring schools that are overcrowded.  If there were accountability in FCPS,[b] there would be audits [/b]and some Gatehouse employees would likely be barred from holding public employment.[/quote]

All building plans and projects ARE audited.[/quote]

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