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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To All of the posters stating they don't have a dog in this fight, that they don't have units in play...

That doesn't fly. This is an opportunity to get Buckingham and the western end of Columbia Pike moved away from WL. Of course that affects you, and your property values. Not saying that's everyone's agenda, but there are few regulars here that very much want that.  I was having issues with the tool yesterday, and got busy doing other things. Does it show you what it does to the total demographics of the school after units are moved? [/quote]

If someone lives in the upper most part of Arlington (so go to Yorktown and Williamsburg), their kids will very unlikely get moved to schools further south.  How does that impact their property values if kids closer to Wakefield go to that school?  What planning unit are you in?[/quote]

If someone lives in Lyon village they have an opportunity to purge WL of some their least advantaged students. [/quote]

Ok, sure.  But my point was that not all people care or have an agenda.  If my kids live closer to one HS, then wanting them to go there shouldn't be a basis for others to call "racism."[/quote]

It's not racism, but it's obnoxious to say that people don't need to concern themselves about an approach that makes some schools that are already high poverty -- in an extremely wealthy county -- have an even higher concentration of poverty if, say, it means their kids might have to travel farther to high school. People are saying, in this thread, "diversity" isn't my highest priority. It's pretty sad that people think that raising their kids in a county with a history of explicit racial segregation don't seem to have any concern about it at all. They may not be actively racist but they are pretty shockingly obtuse. [/quote]

Can someone point me to public school districts where this issue has been resolved successfully?  What about Wakefield is inferior to the other high schools?  (Sincere question.  My kids haven't started K yet.) Didn't they get a brand new building recently?  WL looks pretty sad whenever I pass by it.  Aren't the teachers across all 3 HSs considered excellent?  It's not like the students at Wakefield get less access to resources, correct?

Commuting in the DC-metro area is a huge issue.  Our family bought in Arlington (at a premium from the further out suburbs) so we wouldn't have to spend all day in traffic.  My spouse and I switched our schedules (and also accepted more flexible jobs that don't pay as highly) so we could be home early enough to spend time with out young kids who go to be before 8 pm.  As they get older, and they become busier (I hear from parents with older kids that they barely have enough time to do their sports practice and get their homework done) I still want to see them during the school week.  So, sorry, diversity isn't my biggest issue.  Signed, an Arlington resident who also happens to be a minority.[/quote]

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