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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What you call a quid pro quo others would consider equity.

If this property hadn’t become available the reality is that a new western high school likely never would have been built. No land, too expensive, and too many other schools like Oakton and Herndon had already been expanded (and eventually they would have found a way to expand Centreville as well).

However, it’s FCPS and School Board members who repeatedly have said the KAA purchase will save FCPS between $250-300 million that will benefit other communities.  That is based on an assumption that they would have devoted their entire capital budget for several years to building a new western HS - which we all know probably would never have happened.

However, since that’s the party line, they should go ahead and start telling us what projects will benefit from thepurported savings.  It could be McLean HS, which is certainly in poor condition, but it could be other schools like aging Annandale HS or Lewis HS, or overcrowded Kilmer MS.

Holding them accountable makes perfect sense.  If they don’t do this, the purported benefits of the KAA acquisition for others in the county will clearly be a farce. It will just turn out to have been a windfall for those closest to KAA who otherwise would have attended other schools.  [/quote]
It's laughable that you only consider it equity if you are "getting yours."  The need on the western end of the county has been there longer and is greater than whatever slight you feel has been thrown your way.  Then you try to justify that it's okay do deny other people's kids because fixing it would be too expensive anyway, but it's still okay to spend that money on your kids instead.
You thought the opportunity that had been stolen from others when the Saudis got the land would benefit you.  Now you are bitter that it didn't work out 100% that way.  You should be grateful that at least we are getting a discount on the school so there will be more money in the future, and maybe you can make your case and actually get into the CIP before you whine about others getting what was planned.[/quote]
DP. What a weird weird post.

You’re going to absolutely flip your shit when this thing becomes an academy and your kid doesn’t benefit, given how much you feel entitled to the school. You’re flexing and dunking  halfway through the game and you don’t even know what it’ll become.[/quote]
I'm not flexing. My kids won't be affected by the KAA boundary at all, whatever it may be.  I just happened to be house shopping in the area back when the 2008-ish rezoning happened to that area, and still following along when the KAA site vanished overnight with no input from the community.  I'm happy to see some sort of justice returning, even though it doesn't affect me or my family personally.
Honestly, an academy/magnet is the only way my kids even could "benefit" but that's not what the school should be and it's not something I would want or support.  McDaniel has it right, that type of programming should be spread across the entire school system so all can benefit from it - that's equity.[/quote]

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