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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The segregationists are always championing walkability, and strong communities. 
They are never going to admit we could do a county wide system. They paid too much money for an almost all wealthy school.[/quote]

I live within walking distance of W-L, and I'm happy my teens can walk to school.

That said, if APS went to a county-wide system tomorrow, I'd say, great! Arlington is definitely small enough, and my kids wouldn't spend any more time on a bus then I did when I was there age (in a rural area). And of course, there'd be at least a 33% chance they'd end up at W-L anyway. So, fine with me. :-)[/quote]

A county-wide system defeats one of the great advantages of public schools:  going to school with kids in your neighborhood or at least 5-10 minutes away.  No need to balance the three high schools -- let them each retain their own identity.   [/quote]

^^segregationist[/quote]

Says a south Arlington parent who is just looking for a way to get their schools rated higher by shipping the problem kids to a different school that they weren't able to afford. [/quote]

No, I'm the person who wrote "segregationist." (And I was joking.) I'm also the person whose teens walk to W-L.

I do think the "walkable neighborhood" argument is pretty much BS for high school. Again, my kids walk to W-L, it's a nice benefit. I don't think it outweighs other important county/school system concerns.[/quote]

sorry, hit return to quickly. I meant to add--While I was joking that the PP was a segregationist, you might be. You are definitely a jerk.[/quote]

W-L parent--disagree.,,walkability is huge for me.  Keeps my kids from having to drive.  They walk home after sports practices.  Don't worry about bus schedules, etc.

My FFxco HS was a 30 minute car ride.  My siblings and I had are fair share of dents and accidents to the family car.  The school parking lot was also a nightmare.[/quote]

I needed to go to W-L recently and walked over from Ballston.  Lot of noisy kids yelling on the streets and one threw a football into the window of a house on Stafford.  No thanks, plus that school is just a giant cluster-fuck in general these days.[/quote]

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