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Anonymous wrote:So let me get this straight. Skyview was purchased to relieve capacity at Chantilly and Centreville and to reduce travel time for far flung Oakton students. Yet the leading scenario guts Westfield and South Lakes while leaving Chantilly, Centreville, and Oakton boundaries mostly untouched, save for the poor kids who are easier to shuffle around without a fight.

Agree! When it was bought multiple school board members and FCPS specifically claimed one of the main purposes was to reduce overcrowing and long commutes from Herndon to Oakton! And now they aren't moving anyone out of Oakton whatosever!

It moves 1000 kids out of Westfield--which wasn't overcrowded--and only one group of poor kids out from Centreville.

They could have moved smaller numbers to Skyview out of Oakton, Westfield and Chantilly and that wouldn't have decimated Westfield.

It makes no sense. FCPS has completely lost the plot.

No kids north of 50 belong at Westfield. They never should have been there. It is geographically and socially isolated from the other Westfield neighborhoods.

+1 I don’t think PP realizes where those kids actually live. They are clustered very close to and north of Skyview. No one actually lives in the area south of Discovery Square down to 50.

+1. Also, east of Skyview. No one is west because of Dulles.

https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/Coates-Area-Boundary-Maps.pdf

Found some!

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone please explain why so many in crossfield are so laser focused on staying Oakton? I would MUCH prefer my teen having a close option like Skyview rather than the outrageously long commute to Oakton.

They paid oakton price to buy the house in oakton hs. They did not mind the commute to oakton when they bought the house and still do not mind that. For the people who were willing to pay the extra to buy in oakton hs, going to a better school out weighs 10+ minutes of extra commute time. As simple as that.

I actually do not understand why people who hates commute to oakton so much would buy in crossfield in the first place.

Really? You don't understand how an option that didn't even exist when we bought our homes 15 years ago could now be more appealing? Are you that stupid???

And you are too smart to realize that Chantilly existed 15 years ago and crossfield parents chose not to buy in chantilly hs. They bought oakton and there's nothing wrong for wanting to stay where they bought for. It's surprising to see so many people think they know better than those who actually live in crossfield area. Btw, I am not a crossfield parent but I understand them.

Wah wah wah. School boundaries have NEVER been guaranteed.

Preach! If you want your kid to stay with their cohort through 12 grade, then pay for private. If not, then socialized, government school it is. Some will loose, when ithe decisions benefit the majority.

Which type of school would teach them to spell "lose" correctly?

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone please explain why so many in crossfield are so laser focused on staying Oakton? I would MUCH prefer my teen having a close option like Skyview rather than the outrageously long commute to Oakton.

They paid oakton price to buy the house in oakton hs. They did not mind the commute to oakton when they bought the house and still do not mind that. For the people who were willing to pay the extra to buy in oakton hs, going to a better school out weighs 10+ minutes of extra commute time. As simple as that.

I actually do not understand why people who hates commute to oakton so much would buy in crossfield in the first place.

Really? You don't understand how an option that didn't even exist when we bought our homes 15 years ago could now be more appealing? Are you that stupid???

And you are too smart to realize that Chantilly existed 15 years ago and crossfield parents chose not to buy in chantilly hs. They bought oakton and there's nothing wrong for wanting to stay where they bought for. It's surprising to see so many people think they know better than those who actually live in crossfield area. Btw, I am not a crossfield parent but I understand them.

Wah wah wah. School boundaries have NEVER been guaranteed.

Preach! If you want your kid to stay with their cohort through 12 grade, then pay for private. If not, then socialized, government school it is. Some will loose, when ithe decisions benefit the majority.

OR.. pay the walker premium like I did. Never had to worry about changes to any of my boundaries throughout all of this.

What school? ES, MS, or HS? What percent of houses in the county let you walk to all three?

Over under is 1%. Just saying your post isn’t rooted in reality.

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Anonymous wrote:So let me get this straight. Skyview was purchased to relieve capacity at Chantilly and Centreville and to reduce travel time for far flung Oakton students. Yet the leading scenario guts Westfield and South Lakes while leaving Chantilly, Centreville, and Oakton boundaries mostly untouched, save for the poor kids who are easier to shuffle around without a fight.

Not really.

The goal was always to relieve capacity at Chantilly, Centreville and Westfield.

Oakton and South Lakes were included in the boundary study because of their proximity to Skyview but they were not the main target. This point was clear from the beginning.

Chantilly is going to see a meaningful relief.

I do think they should move more Centreville kids to Westfield.

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone please explain why so many in crossfield are so laser focused on staying Oakton? I would MUCH prefer my teen having a close option like Skyview rather than the outrageously long commute to Oakton.

They paid oakton price to buy the house in oakton hs. They did not mind the commute to oakton when they bought the house and still do not mind that. For the people who were willing to pay the extra to buy in oakton hs, going to a better school out weighs 10+ minutes of extra commute time. As simple as that.

I actually do not understand why people who hates commute to oakton so much would buy in crossfield in the first place.

Really? You don't understand how an option that didn't even exist when we bought our homes 15 years ago could now be more appealing? Are you that stupid???

And you are too smart to realize that Chantilly existed 15 years ago and crossfield parents chose not to buy in chantilly hs. They bought oakton and there's nothing wrong for wanting to stay where they bought for. It's surprising to see so many people think they know better than those who actually live in crossfield area. Btw, I am not a crossfield parent but I understand them.

Wah wah wah. School boundaries have NEVER been guaranteed.

Preach! If you want your kid to stay with their cohort through 12 grade, then pay for private. If not, then socialized, government school it is. Some will loose, when ithe decisions benefit the majority.

Which type of school would teach them to spell "lose" correctly?

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone please explain why so many in crossfield are so laser focused on staying Oakton? I would MUCH prefer my teen having a close option like Skyview rather than the outrageously long commute to Oakton.

They paid oakton price to buy the house in oakton hs. They did not mind the commute to oakton when they bought the house and still do not mind that. For the people who were willing to pay the extra to buy in oakton hs, going to a better school out weighs 10+ minutes of extra commute time. As simple as that.

I actually do not understand why people who hates commute to oakton so much would buy in crossfield in the first place.

Really? You don't understand how an option that didn't even exist when we bought our homes 15 years ago could now be more appealing? Are you that stupid???

And you are too smart to realize that Chantilly existed 15 years ago and crossfield parents chose not to buy in chantilly hs. They bought oakton and there's nothing wrong for wanting to stay where they bought for. It's surprising to see so many people think they know better than those who actually live in crossfield area. Btw, I am not a crossfield parent but I understand them.

Wah wah wah. School boundaries have NEVER been guaranteed.

Preach! If you want your kid to stay with their cohort through 12 grade, then pay for private. If not, then socialized, government school it is. Some will loose, when ithe decisions benefit the majority.

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone please explain why so many in crossfield are so laser focused on staying Oakton? I would MUCH prefer my teen having a close option like Skyview rather than the outrageously long commute to Oakton.

They paid oakton price to buy the house in oakton hs. They did not mind the commute to oakton when they bought the house and still do not mind that. For the people who were willing to pay the extra to buy in oakton hs, going to a better school out weighs 10+ minutes of extra commute time. As simple as that.

I actually do not understand why people who hates commute to oakton so much would buy in crossfield in the first place.

Really? You don't understand how an option that didn't even exist when we bought our homes 15 years ago could now be more appealing? Are you that stupid???

And you are too smart to realize that Chantilly existed 15 years ago and crossfield parents chose not to buy in chantilly hs. They bought oakton and there's nothing wrong for wanting to stay where they bought for. It's surprising to see so many people think they know better than those who actually live in crossfield area. Btw, I am not a crossfield parent but I understand them.

Wah wah wah. School boundaries have NEVER been guaranteed.

Preach! If you want your kid to stay with their cohort through 12 grade, then pay for private. If not, then socialized, government school it is. Some will loose, when ithe decisions benefit the majority.

OR.. pay the walker premium like I did. Never had to worry about changes to any of my boundaries throughout all of this.

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone please explain why so many in crossfield are so laser focused on staying Oakton? I would MUCH prefer my teen having a close option like Skyview rather than the outrageously long commute to Oakton.

They paid oakton price to buy the house in oakton hs. They did not mind the commute to oakton when they bought the house and still do not mind that. For the people who were willing to pay the extra to buy in oakton hs, going to a better school out weighs 10+ minutes of extra commute time. As simple as that.

I actually do not understand why people who hates commute to oakton so much would buy in crossfield in the first place.

Really? You don't understand how an option that didn't even exist when we bought our homes 15 years ago could now be more appealing? Are you that stupid???

And you are too smart to realize that Chantilly existed 15 years ago and crossfield parents chose not to buy in chantilly hs. They bought oakton and there's nothing wrong for wanting to stay where they bought for. It's surprising to see so many people think they know better than those who actually live in crossfield area. Btw, I am not a crossfield parent but I understand them.

Wah wah wah. School boundaries have NEVER been guaranteed.

Preach! If you want your kid to stay with their cohort through 12 grade, then pay for private. If not, then socialized, government school it is. Some will loose, when ithe decisions benefit the majority.

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone please explain why so many in crossfield are so laser focused on staying Oakton? I would MUCH prefer my teen having a close option like Skyview rather than the outrageously long commute to Oakton.

They paid oakton price to buy the house in oakton hs. They did not mind the commute to oakton when they bought the house and still do not mind that. For the people who were willing to pay the extra to buy in oakton hs, going to a better school out weighs 10+ minutes of extra commute time. As simple as that.

I actually do not understand why people who hates commute to oakton so much would buy in crossfield in the first place.

Really? You don't understand how an option that didn't even exist when we bought our homes 15 years ago could now be more appealing? Are you that stupid???

And you are too smart to realize that Chantilly existed 15 years ago and crossfield parents chose not to buy in chantilly hs. They bought oakton and there's nothing wrong for wanting to stay where they bought for. It's surprising to see so many people think they know better than those who actually live in crossfield area. Btw, I am not a crossfield parent but I understand them.

Wah wah wah. School boundaries have NEVER been guaranteed.

Preach! If you want your kid to stay with their cohort through 12 grade, then pay for private. If not, then socialized, government school it is. Some will loose, when ithe decisions benefit the majority.

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Anonymous wrote:So let me get this straight. Skyview was purchased to relieve capacity at Chantilly and Centreville and to reduce travel time for far flung Oakton students. Yet the leading scenario guts Westfield and South Lakes while leaving Chantilly, Centreville, and Oakton boundaries mostly untouched, save for the poor kids who are easier to shuffle around without a fight.

Agree! When it was bought multiple school board members and FCPS specifically claimed one of the main purposes was to reduce overcrowing and long commutes from Herndon to Oakton! And now they aren't moving anyone out of Oakton whatosever!

It moves 1000 kids out of Westfield--which wasn't overcrowded--and only one group of poor kids out from Centreville.

They could have moved smaller numbers to Skyview out of Oakton, Westfield and Chantilly and that wouldn't have decimated Westfield.

It makes no sense. FCPS has completely lost the plot.

No kids north of 50 belong at Westfield. They never should have been there. It is geographically and socially isolated from the other Westfield neighborhoods.

+1 I don’t think PP realizes where those kids actually live. They are clustered very close to and north of Skyview. No one actually lives in the area south of Discovery Square down to 50.

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Anonymous wrote:So let me get this straight. Skyview was purchased to relieve capacity at Chantilly and Centreville and to reduce travel time for far flung Oakton students. Yet the leading scenario guts Westfield and South Lakes while leaving Chantilly, Centreville, and Oakton boundaries mostly untouched, save for the poor kids who are easier to shuffle around without a fight.

Agree! When it was bought multiple school board members and FCPS specifically claimed one of the main purposes was to reduce overcrowing and long commutes from Herndon to Oakton! And now they aren't moving anyone out of Oakton whatosever!

It moves 1000 kids out of Westfield--which wasn't overcrowded--and only one group of poor kids out from Centreville.

They could have moved smaller numbers to Skyview out of Oakton, Westfield and Chantilly and that wouldn't have decimated Westfield.

It makes no sense. FCPS has completely lost the plot.

No kids north of 50 belong at Westfield. They never should have been there. It is geographically and socially isolated from the other Westfield neighborhoods.

+1 I don’t think PP realizes where those kids actually live. They are clustered very close to and north of Skyview. No one actually lives in the area south of Discovery Square down to 50.

+1. Also, east of Skyview. No one is west because of Dulles.

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Anonymous wrote:So let me get this straight. Skyview was purchased to relieve capacity at Chantilly and Centreville and to reduce travel time for far flung Oakton students. Yet the leading scenario guts Westfield and South Lakes while leaving Chantilly, Centreville, and Oakton boundaries mostly untouched, save for the poor kids who are easier to shuffle around without a fight.

Agree! When it was bought multiple school board members and FCPS specifically claimed one of the main purposes was to reduce overcrowing and long commutes from Herndon to Oakton! And now they aren't moving anyone out of Oakton whatosever!

It moves 1000 kids out of Westfield--which wasn't overcrowded--and only one group of poor kids out from Centreville.

They could have moved smaller numbers to Skyview out of Oakton, Westfield and Chantilly and that wouldn't have decimated Westfield.

It makes no sense. FCPS has completely lost the plot.

No kids north of 50 belong at Westfield. They never should have been there. It is geographically and socially isolated from the other Westfield neighborhoods.

+1 I don’t think PP realizes where those kids actually live. They are clustered very close to and north of Skyview. No one actually lives in the area south of Discovery Square down to 50.

Floris has 1 or 2 SPAs south of the airport. Both have <10 students. I guess the consultant looks at Floris in bulk and Avion Parkway is 1.8 miles to Westfield and 4.5 to Skyview. It's an isolated Floris feed overlooked and needs to change. for all 3 levels

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Anonymous wrote:So let me get this straight. Skyview was purchased to relieve capacity at Chantilly and Centreville and to reduce travel time for far flung Oakton students. Yet the leading scenario guts Westfield and South Lakes while leaving Chantilly, Centreville, and Oakton boundaries mostly untouched, save for the poor kids who are easier to shuffle around without a fight.

Agree! When it was bought multiple school board members and FCPS specifically claimed one of the main purposes was to reduce overcrowing and long commutes from Herndon to Oakton! And now they aren't moving anyone out of Oakton whatosever!

It moves 1000 kids out of Westfield--which wasn't overcrowded--and only one group of poor kids out from Centreville.

They could have moved smaller numbers to Skyview out of Oakton, Westfield and Chantilly and that wouldn't have decimated Westfield.

It makes no sense. FCPS has completely lost the plot.

No kids north of 50 belong at Westfield. They never should have been there. It is geographically and socially isolated from the other Westfield neighborhoods.

+1 I don’t think PP realizes where those kids actually live. They are clustered very close to and north of Skyview. No one actually lives in the area south of Discovery Square down to 50.

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Anonymous wrote:So let me get this straight. Skyview was purchased to relieve capacity at Chantilly and Centreville and to reduce travel time for far flung Oakton students. Yet the leading scenario guts Westfield and South Lakes while leaving Chantilly, Centreville, and Oakton boundaries mostly untouched, save for the poor kids who are easier to shuffle around without a fight.

Agree! When it was bought multiple school board members and FCPS specifically claimed one of the main purposes was to reduce overcrowing and long commutes from Herndon to Oakton! And now they aren't moving anyone out of Oakton whatosever!

It moves 1000 kids out of Westfield--which wasn't overcrowded--and only one group of poor kids out from Centreville.

They could have moved smaller numbers to Skyview out of Oakton, Westfield and Chantilly and that wouldn't have decimated Westfield.

It makes no sense. FCPS has completely lost the plot.

No kids north of 50 belong at Westfield. They never should have been there. It is geographically and socially isolated from the other Westfield neighborhoods.

+1 I don’t think PP realizes where those kids actually live. They are clustered very close to and north of Skyview. No one actually lives in the area south of Discovery Square down to 50.

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone please explain why so many in crossfield are so laser focused on staying Oakton? I would MUCH prefer my teen having a close option like Skyview rather than the outrageously long commute to Oakton.

They paid oakton price to buy the house in oakton hs. They did not mind the commute to oakton when they bought the house and still do not mind that. For the people who were willing to pay the extra to buy in oakton hs, going to a better school out weighs 10+ minutes of extra commute time. As simple as that.

I actually do not understand why people who hates commute to oakton so much would buy in crossfield in the first place.

Really? You don't understand how an option that didn't even exist when we bought our homes 15 years ago could now be more appealing? Are you that stupid???

And you are too smart to realize that Chantilly existed 15 years ago and crossfield parents chose not to buy in chantilly hs. They bought oakton and there's nothing wrong for wanting to stay where they bought for. It's surprising to see so many people think they know better than those who actually live in crossfield area. Btw, I am not a crossfield parent but I understand them.

Wah wah wah. School boundaries have NEVER been guaranteed.