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That's actually not true as of 2021.  Now that Alexandria is building a low-level school to remove the West End kids from TC, half the kids in Alexandria will no longer have full academic access.  The Alexandria School Board's final, unanimous plan for two different 9-12 high schools is at:  http://esbpublic.acps.k12.va.us/public_itemview.aspx?ItemId=9189&mtgId=1003

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That is a set of theoretical specs for any possible future high school (including expansion at the present campus) It is NOT a plan for two high schools. No decision has been made on that, and it is certainly not correct that Alexandria "is building" a second high school.   The only new school they are building in the West End is an elementary school on Beauregard Street.  [/quote]

Except they can't find a principal for thal school. [b]And the legislature has yet to OK the building.[/b][/quote]

The General Assembly in Richmond has to okay an elementary school in Alexandria?  Link? [/quote]

The City Council alone needs to approve.  The City Manager handles the budget by Council resolution, and the Council votes on the Manager's recommendation.  It's in the budget.  See:  https://www.alexandriava.gov/uploadedFiles/budget/info/budget2019/Section%2015%20-%20CIP%20Overview.pdf

And once the budget goes through, School Board can do anything they want with the money (if it isn't illegal).  City Council cannot control one penny of the actual use.  The City admits that.  See:  https://www.alexandriava.gov/uploadedFiles/planning/info/JTFMemofromCAO111317.pdf

As of now, today, Alexandria has budgeted and the school board is proceeding with the division of the high school into two separate 9-12 high schools.  That's just a fact.  
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[i](reserving $30.0 million for land acquisition and $5.15
million for new high school planning and design).
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Nothing for construction. Council would still have to approve.  And of course Council and School Board are now doing joint meetings on facility planning.

and still no evidence they are proceeding with two separate 9-12 high schools.

BTW, when you post a link to a multipage document that you claim proves something, it would be helpful to tell us the page number.   Netiquette and all that. [/quote]

I don't think they have any choice at this point but to separate into multiple high schools and it's not a big deal.  
The issues in the past regarding segregation no longer hold true.  There are no laws in place and there is no desire from residents.

The majority of the public housing is on the east side of the City.
The west end of the City simply has more and cheaper, older market rate multifamily units. Large condo buildings , apartment buildings and garden apartments.  
I think it's unfair to assume that families in the west end do not want a high school near them that would offer their kids a walk able school reducing bus rides and hours needed in transport. [/quote]

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