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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The split feeder supporters here just want things to stay the same because they are currently zoned to the "better" school after the split. That's why they're being so vocal about it and trying to downplay the importance of fixing the split feeders.
Most parents would love for our kids to go to school in real pyramids where they don't lose half their friends at the transition to middle or high school.  It's only the ones afraid of where they'd end up that are speaking up to keep the split feeders.[/quote]

Such arrogance.  Most people are fine with the existing splits.  That came out when FCPS hired a consultant years ago - eliminating split feeders was a very low priority - and it came out during the current boundary study, where parents largely preferred stability over boundary changes.  And, yes, there were some exceptions like Wolftrap, but there were also many situations where people preferred their current assignments, including to "lesser" schools in a split feeder.

This School Board will never eliminate a split feeder just to eliminate a split feeder.  It will only do so when they sense it's politically advantageous.  As a result, any purported commitment to eliminating split feeders will only end up with a subset of split feeders addressed, and in ways that tend to magnify existing disparities between or among schools. [/quote]

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