Invest in a meditation app or spend some quality time with your kids rather than stewing in all this anger and hate. Or ... you’re a 14 year old poster who’s figured out that parents around here can go down an endless rabbit hole of bickering on DCUM, in which case ... carry on. It could go forever. Consider yourself warned.

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Wouldn’t it be ironic if the no-move people turned out to be right that the move will kill the immersion program, but the reason is the toxic environment they’ve created, and not because of actual location?

Sheesh, still slamming Key, ATS, and McKinley boosters. Talk about sore winners.

As long as the boosters are still publicly threatening retaliation they’re fair game.

GAFL. You won. You hate dual language immersion. 700+ key families are all the worst in Arlington. You love to watch SB meetings. You compare yourselves to everyone around you. Life is short, go try to celebrate already.

Perhaps meditate on whether all the vitriol, hyperbole, and hysteria over school programs moving a few miles away is good for your health.

Seriously. So much hate.

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Wouldn’t it be ironic if the no-move people turned out to be right that the move will kill the immersion program, but the reason is the toxic environment they’ve created, and not because of actual location?

Sheesh, still slamming Key, ATS, and McKinley boosters. Talk about sore winners.

As long as the boosters are still publicly threatening retaliation they’re fair game.

GAFL. You won. You hate dual language immersion. 700+ key families are all the worst in Arlington. You love to watch SB meetings. You compare yourselves to everyone around you. Life is short, go try to celebrate already.

Perhaps meditate on whether all the vitriol, hyperbole, and hysteria over school programs moving a few miles away is good for your health.

Thank you doctor!

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Anonymous wrote:
Wouldn’t it be ironic if the no-move people turned out to be right that the move will kill the immersion program, but the reason is the toxic environment they’ve created, and not because of actual location?

Sheesh, still slamming Key, ATS, and McKinley boosters. Talk about sore winners.

As long as the boosters are still publicly threatening retaliation they’re fair game.

GAFL. You won. You hate dual language immersion. 700+ key families are all the worst in Arlington. You love to watch SB meetings. You compare yourselves to everyone around you. Life is short, go try to celebrate already.

Perhaps meditate on whether all the vitriol, hyperbole, and hysteria over school programs moving a few miles away is good for your health.

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Anonymous wrote:
Wouldn’t it be ironic if the no-move people turned out to be right that the move will kill the immersion program, but the reason is the toxic environment they’ve created, and not because of actual location?

Sheesh, still slamming Key, ATS, and McKinley boosters. Talk about sore winners.

As long as the boosters are still publicly threatening retaliation they’re fair game.

GAFL. You won. You hate dual language immersion. 700+ key families are all the worst in Arlington. You love to watch SB meetings. You compare yourselves to everyone around you. Life is short, go try to celebrate already.

You poor thing.

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Anonymous wrote:
Wouldn’t it be ironic if the no-move people turned out to be right that the move will kill the immersion program, but the reason is the toxic environment they’ve created, and not because of actual location?

Sheesh, still slamming Key, ATS, and McKinley boosters. Talk about sore winners.

As long as the boosters are still publicly threatening retaliation they’re fair game.

GAFL. You won. You hate dual language immersion. 700+ key families are all the worst in Arlington. You love to watch SB meetings. You compare yourselves to everyone around you. Life is short, go try to celebrate already.

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Anonymous wrote:
Wouldn’t it be ironic if the no-move people turned out to be right that the move will kill the immersion program, but the reason is the toxic environment they’ve created, and not because of actual location?

Sheesh, still slamming Key, ATS, and McKinley boosters. Talk about sore winners.

As long as the boosters are still publicly threatening retaliation they’re fair game.

Anonymous wrote:
Wouldn’t it be ironic if the no-move people turned out to be right that the move will kill the immersion program, but the reason is the toxic environment they’ve created, and not because of actual location?

Sheesh, still slamming Key, ATS, and McKinley boosters. Talk about sore winners.

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Anonymous wrote:Let the record reflect that Key went down swinging. Fought the good fight.

Well, I’ll agree that they fought. But I think many that fought on their behalf were/still are very divisive, hostile, selfish and had no qualms pitting one small group of lower SES students against others of equal need. Frankly, there’s no way I’m putting my kids in the lottery for Key; the parents have been a huge turn-off and I don’t know whether it will be a healthy environment for the next few years.

Wouldn’t it be ironic if the no-move people turned out to be right that the move will kill the immersion program, but the reason is the toxic environment they’ve created, and not because of actual location?

I doubt that will be the reason. The demand just won’t be there. Why in the world does this county need two Spanish immersion schools??

It’s very popular with English speakers who want their kids to be bilingual. They blame APS for not enticing enough Spanish speakers to the schools to accommodate more ES in a 50:50 ratio. There’s even a guy on AEM who advocates for ALL APS schools to be immersion, and says that it should be forced to people who don’t want it, because “they don’t understand what’s best for themselves.” The elephant in the room is that Spanish speakers can become bilingual just by attending their neighborhood schools.

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Anonymous wrote:Let the record reflect that Key went down swinging. Fought the good fight.

Well, I’ll agree that they fought. But I think many that fought on their behalf were/still are very divisive, hostile, selfish and had no qualms pitting one small group of lower SES students against others of equal need. Frankly, there’s no way I’m putting my kids in the lottery for Key; the parents have been a huge turn-off and I don’t know whether it will be a healthy environment for the next few years.

Wouldn’t it be ironic if the no-move people turned out to be right that the move will kill the immersion program, but the reason is the toxic environment they’ve created, and not because of actual location?

I doubt that will be the reason. The demand just won’t be there. Why in the world does this county need two Spanish immersion schools??

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Anonymous wrote:Let the record reflect that Key went down swinging. Fought the good fight.

Well, I’ll agree that they fought. But I think many that fought on their behalf were/still are very divisive, hostile, selfish and had no qualms pitting one small group of lower SES students against others of equal need. Frankly, there’s no way I’m putting my kids in the lottery for Key; the parents have been a huge turn-off and I don’t know whether it will be a healthy environment for the next few years.

Wouldn’t it be ironic if the no-move people turned out to be right that the move will kill the immersion program, but the reason is the toxic environment they’ve created, and not because of actual location?

It would - but they will never admit they were any part of the cause at all. Soley APS' intentional efforts to destroy the progra via admissions policy change and moving the program.

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Anonymous wrote:Let the record reflect that Key went down swinging. Fought the good fight.

Well, I’ll agree that they fought. But I think many that fought on their behalf were/still are very divisive, hostile, selfish and had no qualms pitting one small group of lower SES students against others of equal need. Frankly, there’s no way I’m putting my kids in the lottery for Key; the parents have been a huge turn-off and I don’t know whether it will be a healthy environment for the next few years.

Wouldn’t it be ironic if the no-move people turned out to be right that the move will kill the immersion program, but the reason is the toxic environment they’ve created, and not because of actual location?

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Anonymous wrote:Let the record reflect that Key went down swinging. Fought the good fight.

Well, I’ll agree that they fought. But I think many that fought on their behalf were/still are very divisive, hostile, selfish and had no qualms pitting one small group of lower SES students against others of equal need. Frankly, there’s no way I’m putting my kids in the lottery for Key; the parents have been a huge turn-off and I don’t know whether it will be a healthy environment for the next few years.

We won’t miss you.

Wow, I’m sure this is a troll not an actual key parent. So over the top.

I believe it. Have you seen the recent posts on AEM? They are bitter and retaliatory.

“I refuse to vote for any board member who voted for this proposal, and any candidates they endorse!!”

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Anonymous wrote:On to the next stages. What will the new Key be called? And I seriously wonder whether enough Key students will make the move to the ATS site to even justify keeping it as an immersion school.

Well, if there aren't enough people actually interested in immersion (and not just location), then maybe we don't need a second program.

Fair enough, and time will tell. My guess is that the interest to support two locations ultimately won’t be there in sufficient numbers from the Spanish speaking community. But interest should be solid enough from English speaking parents looking to “escape” from their neighborhood schools in S Arlington. Down the road a few years, I’m compelled to say, I highly doubt that the ATS site will support an immersion program.

Anonymous wrote:On to the next stages. What will the new Key be called? And I seriously wonder whether enough Key students will make the move to the ATS site to even justify keeping it as an immersion school.

Well, if there aren't enough people actually interested in immersion (and not just location), then maybe we don't need a second program.