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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm kind of shocked they caved to the Henry families. Also surprised Alcova didnt get moved to Fleet.  It seems like the county always caters to certain neighborhoods.[/quote]

But moving that 1/2 of Alcova Heights to Fleet and redistricting those units South of Columbia Pike would have only made Fleet richer and whiter, right?  [/quote]

I'm not PP but who cares? Honestly, I am sick of crocodile tears over the lily whiteness of some of the northern schools. You buy into Yorktown or similar, you are obviously just not that concerned about diversity. That's fine. You do you, I'm no county-wide busing proponent. But if, working within the parameters APS has said are important like maximizing walkers and minimizing alignment disruption, you can make a proposal that would alleviate severe concentration of poverty within a historically challenged school and you choose not to do that? I can't understand it.

Specifically with regard to Fleet, I wouldn't really call it rich and white. It's still around 1/4 to 1/3 low income. That's a pretty decent balance from whichever way you're looking at the issue. 
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I'm PP and don't follow you.  The east side of Alcova Heights is higher income compared to the west side of Alcova Heights.  Thus, moving all the higher income units from Barcroft to Fleet, and moving the lower income units (South of Columbia Pike) from Henry to other schools would make Henry/Fleet LOSE diversity.  I don't follow what you are saying about crocodile tears.  I have two kids at Patrick Henry, and want the entire community to go to Fleet.  [/quote]
Gilliam Place is in the East side of alcova - is there some chart you're looking at that tells the income level of each PU?  Without Gilliam operational, I don't see why one would think the west is poorer than the east -- there are townhouses on the west side; but not necessarily all lower-income people.  The northern portion of duplexes is likely on the lower side; but alcova is a pretty mixed neighborhood.[/quote]

I don’t know. I see Alcova Heights as very similar—housing wise—to Arlington heights (excluding the new Gilliam place).  The big apartment complexes don’t start until you move west of George mason into Barcroft.[/quote]

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