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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is how the June Newsletter that Moon just sent out describes Crossfield:
[quote]Originally opened in 1988, Crossfield Elementary has long served generations of students and families in the Herndon and Reston communities.[/quote]
So why again are they still going to high school in Oakton, the 5th closest high school to them?[/quote]

Quoted from their website, which describes why 🤦🏻‍♀️

“Our kids are not just numbers. 
They are future graduates, athletes, artists, and leaders whose success depends on stability and support. 
They are part of a living, growing community — one that deserves consistency, care, and a voice in decisions that shape their future.”[/quote]

They are so full of shit. -Crossfield parent who would rather go to the closer school.[/quote]

Regardless of language on websites, let's be honest with ourselves: Proximity does not ALWAYS equal quality.

As a parent of an 8th grader at Carson, let me give you a preview of what Skyview will be like. It's going to look similar to the direction that Carson has been moving in for the past year. You'll have about a third of the kids there who are really committed to their studies and want to excel academically and participate in extracurriculars. Wonderful! The remaining student body will be bringing knives to school and reselling things they stole from Walmart. (No, these are not hypothetical happenings: These are two very real occurrences that happen at least once a month now at Carson. And this kind of activity has only gotten worse in the past 2 years.)

So ... sure. If that's the environment you want your child in for HS, go for it. Yes, ALL schools have unique challenges and none are immune from problems. And I have no doubt that Skyview will hire great staff. But be careful what you wish for when your top priority is attending the "closer school." [/quote]

You do realize that all of Crossfield except a small part, already goes to Carson now right? If Crossfield is fine with Carson, which they are, and Skyview will be the same as Carson as you claim, they should be fine with Skyview.

Oh wait…something something rooted in a zip code 10 miles away something something.

The irony of the rooted in Oakton people is their lobbying to be sent to a “poorer” performing middle school (Franklin) which, let’s be honest, is masked by the fact that their AAP kids will stay at Carson anyway.

In summary, they got their entire school moved to a lower performing middle school, knowing their own kids would stay at the higher performing middle school, all to justify their weird obsession with a high school an hour from their house by bus.

I hope the school board sees right through that. [/quote]

No, the AAP kids will not stay at Carson, actually. Kyle McDaniel specifically said at a recent meeting that Franklin will be an AAP center within the next two years. So AAP kids technically zoned to Franklin will no longer be opting in to Carson - they will remain at Franklin.

FCPS has long said that they are phasing out AAP opt-ins at the middle school level and they are in the process of making that change now.

Appreciate your comment but your "facts" are completely inaccurate.[/quote]

The school board has been saying for years they’re doing that and it has yet to actually happen like the middle school start times. RIO crowd engineered a bait and switch, and everyone sees through it. [/quote]

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