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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We moved to another part of Virginia entirely, not NOVA. It's been fantastic as far as education! Leaps above FCPS. Nice teachers, and our kids are happier, too. They have friends now, too. They started to smile again after we left FCPS, which was very hard on them. The bullying, the social and financial stratification (rich kids vs. poor kids), the overcrowded classrooms, etc. FCPS is coasting on fumes from the 1990s. It isn't that anymore.[/quote]

Don't buy into the FCPS hype. There are dozens of HS between Richmond and Hampton Roads that can go toe to toe with your typical above average FCPS HS. If you are not tied to a job keeping you locked down to NoVA then you can get a better house in a HS that won’t change its boundary, and your kid will oftentimes have a better outcome for college admissions.  Yes, it is true your kid will feel a little more shock from college academic rigor depending on the school, but it’s easy to overcome.  Source: attended a rural high school and graduated from UVa with tons of TJ students, have met many FCPS students who had better HS bona fides and went on to JMU, VT, VCU.  Also I would argue I had a much better high school quality of life/mental health outcome compared to your average FCPS student. [/quote]

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