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I agree. Leaders should lead and make the unpopular decisions, instead of leaving it to a community that thinks nothing of segregation when little Johnny may not get to go all the way through ES, MS, and HS with all of the same kids. [/quote]

Oh please don't sound so holier than thou.  [b]It's not wrong that many people don't put demographic diversity at the top of their list when balancing multiple competing factors.  To me it's a nice-to-have, for my own child I have other factors that are more important.  In this case, many families zoned for W-L worry about losing IB access, which was a prime reason they bought in a W-L zone. For some, they do want community continuity for their children and families.  For some, they see no reason to attend a school 50% further away when there is at least one and possibly two HS closer.  And yes, some people do look at a school's performance or FARMS rate and want to send their kid to a school that is already high-performing rather than having their kid be one of those there to help improve it.
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FWIW, My planning unit is not in play this go-around but I'm watching the issue closely. [/quote]

And that, folks, is the definition of white privilege. [/quote]

Hi there. NP here. My family is NOT WHITE and we purchased in W-L in one of the planning units under consideration specifically because of IB and W-L's numbers (and we stretched hard to afford it over a home zoned for Wakefield). Painting educational planning as a white person's concern is tremendously insulting to minorities who very much want the best opportunities for their children.

This is a CB issue -- they are the ones concentrating affordable housing in particular areas of the county with NO thought to how it will impact school overcrowding and the distribution of poverty in our county. If affordable housing were more equally distributed instead of being 95% concentrated on the Pike and in central Arlington near Ballston, I guarantee all schools would be more diverse both racially and with regards to SES.

And if the county adopted a rational approach to new development that considered impact on county services (such as schools, transportation, police/fire, etc) BEFORE approving literally any and all new development (including affordable housing), this would NEVER have become the issue it has.[/quote]

I agree with the PP above.  We should be focusing our ire on the CB's poor decisions.  There should be a requirement as part of the approval process that an impact analysis (of issues such as school overcrowding and distribution of poverty) be performed.  How can we get this enacted?  Would a referendum work?[/quote]

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