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Anonymous wrote:This place gets more wild every time I check back.

Good faith question - I know who/which schools are making the community argument. Where is the counterargument coming from? I assume people happy in their zoning are off not on DCUM so what particular boundary is the other side of this internet brawl so unhappy about?

You can be happy with your school assignment and unhappy that your elected officials would kowtow so much to the wealthiest, noisiest parents in the county. It makes a mockery of public education.

The school board listening to constituents saves public education. You keep pretending that dragging all the schools down to the lowest level will somehow save the system. In reality, the opposite is true, it’ll severely diminish the school system.

So what I am taking to be the answer is that this is less about school boundaries and more a forum for fighting over differences in worldviews...

100% The last 20 posts are about rich people thinking they are better than non-rich people, and slightly-less-rich people feeling insecure that they only make $250k and furious that the rich people look down on them.

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Anonymous wrote:New PDF out from last night’s BRAC meeting next map will be Reid’s, looks like.

Where did they post it?

The fcps website only shows Map 4.

https://www.fcps.edu/november-24-2025-superintendents-boundary-review-advisory-committee-meeting

Thank you

So this PDF is only listing changes to Map 4?

For example, there are no changes listed for Irving or WSHS.

Does this mean that Map 4 will now move up to the superintendent's desk for approval?

Rolling Valley will still be pulled from Lewis to WSHS, kicking out and replacing existing WSHS neighborhoods?

Dr. Reid said at the WSHS/LBSS meeting that the Rolling Valley move from Lewis to WSHS was going to be relooked at and possibly removed.

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Anonymous wrote:This place gets more wild every time I check back.

Good faith question - I know who/which schools are making the community argument. Where is the counterargument coming from? I assume people happy in their zoning are off not on DCUM so what particular boundary is the other side of this internet brawl so unhappy about?

You can be happy with your school assignment and unhappy that your elected officials would kowtow so much to the wealthiest, noisiest parents in the county. It makes a mockery of public education.

The school board listening to constituents saves public education. You keep pretending that dragging all the schools down to the lowest level will somehow save the system. In reality, the opposite is true, it’ll severely diminish the school system.

Are you saying that if you are rich, your kids should only go to school with other rich kids? Low income kids should study alongside other poor kids, despite some of these families with large income disparities living in relative proximity?

Are you saying the non Oakton, Langley and Mclean boundary zones should continually be grateful to them because they raise the tax base?

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Anonymous wrote:This place gets more wild every time I check back.

Good faith question - I know who/which schools are making the community argument. Where is the counterargument coming from? I assume people happy in their zoning are off not on DCUM so what particular boundary is the other side of this internet brawl so unhappy about?

You can be happy with your school assignment and unhappy that your elected officials would kowtow so much to the wealthiest, noisiest parents in the county. It makes a mockery of public education.

The school board listening to constituents saves public education. You keep pretending that dragging all the schools down to the lowest level will somehow save the system. In reality, the opposite is true, it’ll severely diminish the school system.

So what I am taking to be the answer is that this is less about school boundaries and more a forum for fighting over differences in worldviews...

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Anonymous wrote:This place gets more wild every time I check back.

Good faith question - I know who/which schools are making the community argument. Where is the counterargument coming from? I assume people happy in their zoning are off not on DCUM so what particular boundary is the other side of this internet brawl so unhappy about?

You can be happy with your school assignment and unhappy that your elected officials would kowtow so much to the wealthiest, noisiest parents in the county. It makes a mockery of public education.

The school board listening to constituents saves public education. You keep pretending that dragging all the schools down to the lowest level will somehow save the system. In reality, the opposite is true, it’ll severely diminish the school system.

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Anonymous wrote:This place gets more wild every time I check back.

Good faith question - I know who/which schools are making the community argument. Where is the counterargument coming from? I assume people happy in their zoning are off not on DCUM so what particular boundary is the other side of this internet brawl so unhappy about?

You can be happy with your school assignment and unhappy that your elected officials would kowtow so much to the wealthiest, noisiest parents in the county. It makes a mockery of public education.

The school board listening to constituents saves public education. You keep pretending that dragging all the schools down to the lowest level will somehow save the system. In reality, the opposite is true, it’ll severely diminish the school system.

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Anonymous wrote:This place gets more wild every time I check back.

Good faith question - I know who/which schools are making the community argument. Where is the counterargument coming from? I assume people happy in their zoning are off not on DCUM so what particular boundary is the other side of this internet brawl so unhappy about?

You can be happy with your school assignment and unhappy that your elected officials would kowtow so much to the wealthiest, noisiest parents in the county. It makes a mockery of public education.

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Good faith question - I know who/which schools are making the community argument. Where is the counterargument coming from? I assume people happy in their zoning are off not on DCUM so what particular boundary is the other side of this internet brawl so unhappy about?

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Anonymous wrote:Now I'd like GFCA to put out a letter about their Western High scenario. I am guessing they are the ones who put in the comment into the boundary tool about moving McNair and Coates into Herndon HS. Which is never going to happen.

Cute conspiracy theory. They don’t have a position on the school. Most people in great falls don’t care about the school because it doesn’t affect us directly. There are a few people who question the costs for the school, just like the school board members have done recently.

BS. You don't speak for all of Great Falls nor does Fairfax Matters or the very limited number of persons who are on the GFCA. It's great that FCPS did this and spending 50m+ more to make it a solid AP comprehensive HS is a worthwhile use of our tax dollars for a county wide school division. Main complainer on Western is Meren. That one also voted NO on all MS having AAP. Lady likes the concept of a Loudoun style magnet BUT recognizes that this is a different situation since she stated there are 1700 students learning in trailers and 2 modulars in all involved schools. TJ as an option was created because FCPS had low enrollment at the site.

Those 2 modulars, Chantilly and Centreville, were installed in 2005. Churchill Rd has one that was installed in 2006 with a 280 student capacity. So as Tysons grows and empty nesters residences get replaced by k-12 there eventually could be an ES capacity deficit. 4 feeders had 533 less members in SY2024-25 than in SY2004-05. Spring Hill grew by 206.

Of course, I never claimed to speak for all of Great falls. fairfacts is a county-wide organization, so they certainly don’t speak for Great falls.

But note you’re trying to put words in my mouth, I’m just refuting the claim that Great falls was somehow against your community getting a new school, because no one has ever pointed to an actual statement from any GF organization to that effect. I just see people questioning the cost, just like, as you point out, meren has, and I’ll add Dunne has.

We all know that Fair Facts was started by and run by people in Great Falls. But Aren't there also TWO Great Falls Associations because they got in a fight? I would love someone to explain all the Great Falls drama sometime! How can one tiny part of the county have so much drama?? My part of town doesn't have a citizens association, no drama other than the Oakton moms!

Because of the history of the change. The real goal is to change Great Fall’s zoning. They don’t think we should own large lots, etc. what they don’t tell you is how much of GF is on well, septic, and propane. Part of it is also caving to the Tysons developers. They also don’t think we are diverse enough, but what they really mean is they don’t like our kind of diversity. They would like nothing more than to take GF land because they don’t like capitalism. It’s really that simple

This is a troll post. It’s true most of us want stability, but this post is intended to foment ill-will toward GF.

I wrote that post. I live in GF and I stand by what I say. There is already ill-will towards GF - nothing I say will change that.

Then you're posting nonsense. A fair number of the Great Falls residents aren't very sophisticated. They praise capitalism when it enriches them, but favor government intervention when it protects them. Zoning laws such as those that restrict growth in Great Falls are anti-capitalist because they inhibit private development that might otherwise take place.

Not true. When zoning laws are changed to favor socioeconomic and socialistic practices, that is not capitalism

You confuse privilege with capitalism. The mindset of many Great Falls residents has more to do with entitlement than capitalism.

What's entitled is moving kids from one high school to another because you need them to boost the quality of the school you ruined with your own policies.

No one is being moved out of Great Falls now because the numbers don’t justify it. In five years things may be different and a move may be necessary based on capacity grounds.

If that happens, don’t expect anyone to buy your bogus argument that it’s based on an “anti-community” or “anti-capitalist” agenda. ALL it would mean is that you’re part of the same county as everyone else.

DP. Community isn’t bogus, it’s what makes public schools successful. Would give anything for the school board to understand that.

You define and redefine “community” as you see fit to stay zoned to certain schools.

People fight to stay in certain schools when a small chunk gets moved. If you wholesale moved Madison's student body to Marshall, in 3 years it would just be Madison. The culture would change, the baseball team would be a lot better, etc. School performance is almost entirely a result of what the families put into it.

In all the 90s movies about kids at rough schools turning things around, it's because teachers get the students and parents to see the value of education. Not because they magically made the quality of the education offered better. It's the community that sets those values.

It’s amusing that you pretend a sense of community is enhanced by sending kids to a different HS than 80% of both their ES and their MS classmates.

Did you seriously just cite "movies from the 90's" as a blueprint to turn rough schools around. I'm literally dying from the insane amount of privilege and complete cluelessness you displayed. This is literally the most white suburban Karen thing to ever be muttered and I can't wait to share this at the Thanksgiving table tomorrow so I can laugh again.

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Anonymous wrote:Now I'd like GFCA to put out a letter about their Western High scenario. I am guessing they are the ones who put in the comment into the boundary tool about moving McNair and Coates into Herndon HS. Which is never going to happen.

Cute conspiracy theory. They don’t have a position on the school. Most people in great falls don’t care about the school because it doesn’t affect us directly. There are a few people who question the costs for the school, just like the school board members have done recently.

BS. You don't speak for all of Great Falls nor does Fairfax Matters or the very limited number of persons who are on the GFCA. It's great that FCPS did this and spending 50m+ more to make it a solid AP comprehensive HS is a worthwhile use of our tax dollars for a county wide school division. Main complainer on Western is Meren. That one also voted NO on all MS having AAP. Lady likes the concept of a Loudoun style magnet BUT recognizes that this is a different situation since she stated there are 1700 students learning in trailers and 2 modulars in all involved schools. TJ as an option was created because FCPS had low enrollment at the site.

Those 2 modulars, Chantilly and Centreville, were installed in 2005. Churchill Rd has one that was installed in 2006 with a 280 student capacity. So as Tysons grows and empty nesters residences get replaced by k-12 there eventually could be an ES capacity deficit. 4 feeders had 533 less members in SY2024-25 than in SY2004-05. Spring Hill grew by 206.

Of course, I never claimed to speak for all of Great falls. fairfacts is a county-wide organization, so they certainly don’t speak for Great falls.

But note you’re trying to put words in my mouth, I’m just refuting the claim that Great falls was somehow against your community getting a new school, because no one has ever pointed to an actual statement from any GF organization to that effect. I just see people questioning the cost, just like, as you point out, meren has, and I’ll add Dunne has.

We all know that Fair Facts was started by and run by people in Great Falls. But Aren't there also TWO Great Falls Associations because they got in a fight? I would love someone to explain all the Great Falls drama sometime! How can one tiny part of the county have so much drama?? My part of town doesn't have a citizens association, no drama other than the Oakton moms!

Because of the history of the change. The real goal is to change Great Fall’s zoning. They don’t think we should own large lots, etc. what they don’t tell you is how much of GF is on well, septic, and propane. Part of it is also caving to the Tysons developers. They also don’t think we are diverse enough, but what they really mean is they don’t like our kind of diversity. They would like nothing more than to take GF land because they don’t like capitalism. It’s really that simple

This is a troll post. It’s true most of us want stability, but this post is intended to foment ill-will toward GF.

I wrote that post. I live in GF and I stand by what I say. There is already ill-will towards GF - nothing I say will change that.

Then you're posting nonsense. A fair number of the Great Falls residents aren't very sophisticated. They praise capitalism when it enriches them, but favor government intervention when it protects them. Zoning laws such as those that restrict growth in Great Falls are anti-capitalist because they inhibit private development that might otherwise take place.

Not true. When zoning laws are changed to favor socioeconomic and socialistic practices, that is not capitalism

You confuse privilege with capitalism. The mindset of many Great Falls residents has more to do with entitlement than capitalism.

What's entitled is moving kids from one high school to another because you need them to boost the quality of the school you ruined with your own policies.

No one is being moved out of Great Falls now because the numbers don’t justify it. In five years things may be different and a move may be necessary based on capacity grounds.

If that happens, don’t expect anyone to buy your bogus argument that it’s based on an “anti-community” or “anti-capitalist” agenda. ALL it would mean is that you’re part of the same county as everyone else.

DP. Community isn’t bogus, it’s what makes public schools successful. Would give anything for the school board to understand that.

You define and redefine “community” as you see fit to stay zoned to certain schools.

People fight to stay in certain schools when a small chunk gets moved. If you wholesale moved Madison's student body to Marshall, in 3 years it would just be Madison. The culture would change, the baseball team would be a lot better, etc. School performance is almost entirely a result of what the families put into it.

In all the 90s movies about kids at rough schools turning things around, it's because teachers get the students and parents to see the value of education. Not because they magically made the quality of the education offered better. It's the community that sets those values.

It’s amusing that you pretend a sense of community is enhanced by sending kids to a different HS than 80% of both their ES and their MS classmates.

Did you seriously just cite "movies from the 90's" as a blueprint to turn rough schools around. I'm literally dying from the insane amount of privilege and complete cluelessness you displayed. This is literally the most white suburban Karen thing to ever be muttered and I can't wait to share this at the Thanksgiving table tomorrow so I can laugh again.

In the 1800s there was a doctor who suggested that hand-washing would reduce mortality rates in childbirth. The upper class doctors were all offended they were being called unclean and the practice first caught on in hospitals for the poor. Which the rich women all went to when giving birth because they didn't want to die.

It has nothing to do with money although you weirdly keep making it about that. It has to do with the underlying values and beliefs of the people at the schools. My guess is that you aren't at one of the schools people are fighting to stay at, and that you fit in just fine.

You do know how absolutely absurd you sound right?

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Anonymous wrote:Now I'd like GFCA to put out a letter about their Western High scenario. I am guessing they are the ones who put in the comment into the boundary tool about moving McNair and Coates into Herndon HS. Which is never going to happen.

Cute conspiracy theory. They don’t have a position on the school. Most people in great falls don’t care about the school because it doesn’t affect us directly. There are a few people who question the costs for the school, just like the school board members have done recently.

BS. You don't speak for all of Great Falls nor does Fairfax Matters or the very limited number of persons who are on the GFCA. It's great that FCPS did this and spending 50m+ more to make it a solid AP comprehensive HS is a worthwhile use of our tax dollars for a county wide school division. Main complainer on Western is Meren. That one also voted NO on all MS having AAP. Lady likes the concept of a Loudoun style magnet BUT recognizes that this is a different situation since she stated there are 1700 students learning in trailers and 2 modulars in all involved schools. TJ as an option was created because FCPS had low enrollment at the site.

Those 2 modulars, Chantilly and Centreville, were installed in 2005. Churchill Rd has one that was installed in 2006 with a 280 student capacity. So as Tysons grows and empty nesters residences get replaced by k-12 there eventually could be an ES capacity deficit. 4 feeders had 533 less members in SY2024-25 than in SY2004-05. Spring Hill grew by 206.

Of course, I never claimed to speak for all of Great falls. fairfacts is a county-wide organization, so they certainly don’t speak for Great falls.

But note you’re trying to put words in my mouth, I’m just refuting the claim that Great falls was somehow against your community getting a new school, because no one has ever pointed to an actual statement from any GF organization to that effect. I just see people questioning the cost, just like, as you point out, meren has, and I’ll add Dunne has.

We all know that Fair Facts was started by and run by people in Great Falls. But Aren't there also TWO Great Falls Associations because they got in a fight? I would love someone to explain all the Great Falls drama sometime! How can one tiny part of the county have so much drama?? My part of town doesn't have a citizens association, no drama other than the Oakton moms!

Because of the history of the change. The real goal is to change Great Fall’s zoning. They don’t think we should own large lots, etc. what they don’t tell you is how much of GF is on well, septic, and propane. Part of it is also caving to the Tysons developers. They also don’t think we are diverse enough, but what they really mean is they don’t like our kind of diversity. They would like nothing more than to take GF land because they don’t like capitalism. It’s really that simple

This is a troll post. It’s true most of us want stability, but this post is intended to foment ill-will toward GF.

I wrote that post. I live in GF and I stand by what I say. There is already ill-will towards GF - nothing I say will change that.

Then you're posting nonsense. A fair number of the Great Falls residents aren't very sophisticated. They praise capitalism when it enriches them, but favor government intervention when it protects them. Zoning laws such as those that restrict growth in Great Falls are anti-capitalist because they inhibit private development that might otherwise take place.

Not true. When zoning laws are changed to favor socioeconomic and socialistic practices, that is not capitalism

You confuse privilege with capitalism. The mindset of many Great Falls residents has more to do with entitlement than capitalism.

What's entitled is moving kids from one high school to another because you need them to boost the quality of the school you ruined with your own policies.

No one is being moved out of Great Falls now because the numbers don’t justify it. In five years things may be different and a move may be necessary based on capacity grounds.

If that happens, don’t expect anyone to buy your bogus argument that it’s based on an “anti-community” or “anti-capitalist” agenda. ALL it would mean is that you’re part of the same county as everyone else.

DP. Community isn’t bogus, it’s what makes public schools successful. Would give anything for the school board to understand that.

You define and redefine “community” as you see fit to stay zoned to certain schools.

People fight to stay in certain schools when a small chunk gets moved. If you wholesale moved Madison's student body to Marshall, in 3 years it would just be Madison. The culture would change, the baseball team would be a lot better, etc. School performance is almost entirely a result of what the families put into it.

In all the 90s movies about kids at rough schools turning things around, it's because teachers get the students and parents to see the value of education. Not because they magically made the quality of the education offered better. It's the community that sets those values.

It’s amusing that you pretend a sense of community is enhanced by sending kids to a different HS than 80% of both their ES and their MS classmates.

Did you seriously just cite "movies from the 90's" as a blueprint to turn rough schools around. I'm literally dying from the insane amount of privilege and complete cluelessness you displayed. This is literally the most white suburban Karen thing to ever be muttered and I can't wait to share this at the Thanksgiving table tomorrow so I can laugh again.

In the 1800s there was a doctor who suggested that hand-washing would reduce mortality rates in childbirth. The upper class doctors were all offended they were being called unclean and the practice first caught on in hospitals for the poor. Which the rich women all went to when giving birth because they didn't want to die.

It has nothing to do with money although you weirdly keep making it about that. It has to do with the underlying values and beliefs of the people at the schools. My guess is that you aren't at one of the schools people are fighting to stay at, and that you fit in just fine.

You do know how absolutely absurd you sound right?

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Anonymous wrote:Now I'd like GFCA to put out a letter about their Western High scenario. I am guessing they are the ones who put in the comment into the boundary tool about moving McNair and Coates into Herndon HS. Which is never going to happen.

Cute conspiracy theory. They don’t have a position on the school. Most people in great falls don’t care about the school because it doesn’t affect us directly. There are a few people who question the costs for the school, just like the school board members have done recently.

BS. You don't speak for all of Great Falls nor does Fairfax Matters or the very limited number of persons who are on the GFCA. It's great that FCPS did this and spending 50m+ more to make it a solid AP comprehensive HS is a worthwhile use of our tax dollars for a county wide school division. Main complainer on Western is Meren. That one also voted NO on all MS having AAP. Lady likes the concept of a Loudoun style magnet BUT recognizes that this is a different situation since she stated there are 1700 students learning in trailers and 2 modulars in all involved schools. TJ as an option was created because FCPS had low enrollment at the site.

Those 2 modulars, Chantilly and Centreville, were installed in 2005. Churchill Rd has one that was installed in 2006 with a 280 student capacity. So as Tysons grows and empty nesters residences get replaced by k-12 there eventually could be an ES capacity deficit. 4 feeders had 533 less members in SY2024-25 than in SY2004-05. Spring Hill grew by 206.

Of course, I never claimed to speak for all of Great falls. fairfacts is a county-wide organization, so they certainly don’t speak for Great falls.

But note you’re trying to put words in my mouth, I’m just refuting the claim that Great falls was somehow against your community getting a new school, because no one has ever pointed to an actual statement from any GF organization to that effect. I just see people questioning the cost, just like, as you point out, meren has, and I’ll add Dunne has.

We all know that Fair Facts was started by and run by people in Great Falls. But Aren't there also TWO Great Falls Associations because they got in a fight? I would love someone to explain all the Great Falls drama sometime! How can one tiny part of the county have so much drama?? My part of town doesn't have a citizens association, no drama other than the Oakton moms!

Because of the history of the change. The real goal is to change Great Fall’s zoning. They don’t think we should own large lots, etc. what they don’t tell you is how much of GF is on well, septic, and propane. Part of it is also caving to the Tysons developers. They also don’t think we are diverse enough, but what they really mean is they don’t like our kind of diversity. They would like nothing more than to take GF land because they don’t like capitalism. It’s really that simple

This is a troll post. It’s true most of us want stability, but this post is intended to foment ill-will toward GF.

I wrote that post. I live in GF and I stand by what I say. There is already ill-will towards GF - nothing I say will change that.

Then you're posting nonsense. A fair number of the Great Falls residents aren't very sophisticated. They praise capitalism when it enriches them, but favor government intervention when it protects them. Zoning laws such as those that restrict growth in Great Falls are anti-capitalist because they inhibit private development that might otherwise take place.

Not true. When zoning laws are changed to favor socioeconomic and socialistic practices, that is not capitalism

You confuse privilege with capitalism. The mindset of many Great Falls residents has more to do with entitlement than capitalism.

What's entitled is moving kids from one high school to another because you need them to boost the quality of the school you ruined with your own policies.

No one is being moved out of Great Falls now because the numbers don’t justify it. In five years things may be different and a move may be necessary based on capacity grounds.

If that happens, don’t expect anyone to buy your bogus argument that it’s based on an “anti-community” or “anti-capitalist” agenda. ALL it would mean is that you’re part of the same county as everyone else.

DP. Community isn’t bogus, it’s what makes public schools successful. Would give anything for the school board to understand that.

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Anonymous wrote:Now I'd like GFCA to put out a letter about their Western High scenario. I am guessing they are the ones who put in the comment into the boundary tool about moving McNair and Coates into Herndon HS. Which is never going to happen.

Cute conspiracy theory. They don’t have a position on the school. Most people in great falls don’t care about the school because it doesn’t affect us directly. There are a few people who question the costs for the school, just like the school board members have done recently.

BS. You don't speak for all of Great Falls nor does Fairfax Matters or the very limited number of persons who are on the GFCA. It's great that FCPS did this and spending 50m+ more to make it a solid AP comprehensive HS is a worthwhile use of our tax dollars for a county wide school division. Main complainer on Western is Meren. That one also voted NO on all MS having AAP. Lady likes the concept of a Loudoun style magnet BUT recognizes that this is a different situation since she stated there are 1700 students learning in trailers and 2 modulars in all involved schools. TJ as an option was created because FCPS had low enrollment at the site.

Those 2 modulars, Chantilly and Centreville, were installed in 2005. Churchill Rd has one that was installed in 2006 with a 280 student capacity. So as Tysons grows and empty nesters residences get replaced by k-12 there eventually could be an ES capacity deficit. 4 feeders had 533 less members in SY2024-25 than in SY2004-05. Spring Hill grew by 206.

Of course, I never claimed to speak for all of Great falls. fairfacts is a county-wide organization, so they certainly don’t speak for Great falls.

But note you’re trying to put words in my mouth, I’m just refuting the claim that Great falls was somehow against your community getting a new school, because no one has ever pointed to an actual statement from any GF organization to that effect. I just see people questioning the cost, just like, as you point out, meren has, and I’ll add Dunne has.

We all know that Fair Facts was started by and run by people in Great Falls. But Aren't there also TWO Great Falls Associations because they got in a fight? I would love someone to explain all the Great Falls drama sometime! How can one tiny part of the county have so much drama?? My part of town doesn't have a citizens association, no drama other than the Oakton moms!

Because of the history of the change. The real goal is to change Great Fall’s zoning. They don’t think we should own large lots, etc. what they don’t tell you is how much of GF is on well, septic, and propane. Part of it is also caving to the Tysons developers. They also don’t think we are diverse enough, but what they really mean is they don’t like our kind of diversity. They would like nothing more than to take GF land because they don’t like capitalism. It’s really that simple

This is a troll post. It’s true most of us want stability, but this post is intended to foment ill-will toward GF.

I wrote that post. I live in GF and I stand by what I say. There is already ill-will towards GF - nothing I say will change that.

Then you're posting nonsense. A fair number of the Great Falls residents aren't very sophisticated. They praise capitalism when it enriches them, but favor government intervention when it protects them. Zoning laws such as those that restrict growth in Great Falls are anti-capitalist because they inhibit private development that might otherwise take place.

Not true. When zoning laws are changed to favor socioeconomic and socialistic practices, that is not capitalism

You confuse privilege with capitalism. The mindset of many Great Falls residents has more to do with entitlement than capitalism.

What's entitled is moving kids from one high school to another because you need them to boost the quality of the school you ruined with your own policies.

No one is being moved out of Great Falls now because the numbers don’t justify it. In five years things may be different and a move may be necessary based on capacity grounds.

If that happens, don’t expect anyone to buy your bogus argument that it’s based on an “anti-community” or “anti-capitalist” agenda. ALL it would mean is that you’re part of the same county as everyone else.

DP. Community isn’t bogus, it’s what makes public schools successful. Would give anything for the school board to understand that.

You define and redefine “community” as you see fit to stay zoned to certain schools.

People fight to stay in certain schools when a small chunk gets moved. If you wholesale moved Madison's student body to Marshall, in 3 years it would just be Madison. The culture would change, the baseball team would be a lot better, etc. School performance is almost entirely a result of what the families put into it.

In all the 90s movies about kids at rough schools turning things around, it's because teachers get the students and parents to see the value of education. Not because they magically made the quality of the education offered better. It's the community that sets those values.

It’s amusing that you pretend a sense of community is enhanced by sending kids to a different HS than 80% of both their ES and their MS classmates.

Did you seriously just cite "movies from the 90's" as a blueprint to turn rough schools around. I'm literally dying from the insane amount of privilege and complete cluelessness you displayed. This is literally the most white suburban Karen thing to ever be muttered and I can't wait to share this at the Thanksgiving table tomorrow so I can laugh again.

In the 1800s there was a doctor who suggested that hand-washing would reduce mortality rates in childbirth. The upper class doctors were all offended they were being called unclean and the practice first caught on in hospitals for the poor. Which the rich women all went to when giving birth because they didn't want to die.

It has nothing to do with money although you weirdly keep making it about that. It has to do with the underlying values and beliefs of the people at the schools. My guess is that you aren't at one of the schools people are fighting to stay at, and that you fit in just fine.

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Anonymous wrote:Now I'd like GFCA to put out a letter about their Western High scenario. I am guessing they are the ones who put in the comment into the boundary tool about moving McNair and Coates into Herndon HS. Which is never going to happen.

Cute conspiracy theory. They don’t have a position on the school. Most people in great falls don’t care about the school because it doesn’t affect us directly. There are a few people who question the costs for the school, just like the school board members have done recently.

BS. You don't speak for all of Great Falls nor does Fairfax Matters or the very limited number of persons who are on the GFCA. It's great that FCPS did this and spending 50m+ more to make it a solid AP comprehensive HS is a worthwhile use of our tax dollars for a county wide school division. Main complainer on Western is Meren. That one also voted NO on all MS having AAP. Lady likes the concept of a Loudoun style magnet BUT recognizes that this is a different situation since she stated there are 1700 students learning in trailers and 2 modulars in all involved schools. TJ as an option was created because FCPS had low enrollment at the site.

Those 2 modulars, Chantilly and Centreville, were installed in 2005. Churchill Rd has one that was installed in 2006 with a 280 student capacity. So as Tysons grows and empty nesters residences get replaced by k-12 there eventually could be an ES capacity deficit. 4 feeders had 533 less members in SY2024-25 than in SY2004-05. Spring Hill grew by 206.

Of course, I never claimed to speak for all of Great falls. fairfacts is a county-wide organization, so they certainly don’t speak for Great falls.

But note you’re trying to put words in my mouth, I’m just refuting the claim that Great falls was somehow against your community getting a new school, because no one has ever pointed to an actual statement from any GF organization to that effect. I just see people questioning the cost, just like, as you point out, meren has, and I’ll add Dunne has.

We all know that Fair Facts was started by and run by people in Great Falls. But Aren't there also TWO Great Falls Associations because they got in a fight? I would love someone to explain all the Great Falls drama sometime! How can one tiny part of the county have so much drama?? My part of town doesn't have a citizens association, no drama other than the Oakton moms!

Because of the history of the change. The real goal is to change Great Fall’s zoning. They don’t think we should own large lots, etc. what they don’t tell you is how much of GF is on well, septic, and propane. Part of it is also caving to the Tysons developers. They also don’t think we are diverse enough, but what they really mean is they don’t like our kind of diversity. They would like nothing more than to take GF land because they don’t like capitalism. It’s really that simple

This is a troll post. It’s true most of us want stability, but this post is intended to foment ill-will toward GF.

I wrote that post. I live in GF and I stand by what I say. There is already ill-will towards GF - nothing I say will change that.

Then you're posting nonsense. A fair number of the Great Falls residents aren't very sophisticated. They praise capitalism when it enriches them, but favor government intervention when it protects them. Zoning laws such as those that restrict growth in Great Falls are anti-capitalist because they inhibit private development that might otherwise take place.

Not true. When zoning laws are changed to favor socioeconomic and socialistic practices, that is not capitalism

You confuse privilege with capitalism. The mindset of many Great Falls residents has more to do with entitlement than capitalism.

What's entitled is moving kids from one high school to another because you need them to boost the quality of the school you ruined with your own policies.

No one is being moved out of Great Falls now because the numbers don’t justify it. In five years things may be different and a move may be necessary based on capacity grounds.

If that happens, don’t expect anyone to buy your bogus argument that it’s based on an “anti-community” or “anti-capitalist” agenda. ALL it would mean is that you’re part of the same county as everyone else.

DP. Community isn’t bogus, it’s what makes public schools successful. Would give anything for the school board to understand that.

You define and redefine “community” as you see fit to stay zoned to certain schools.

People fight to stay in certain schools when a small chunk gets moved. If you wholesale moved Madison's student body to Marshall, in 3 years it would just be Madison. The culture would change, the baseball team would be a lot better, etc. School performance is almost entirely a result of what the families put into it.

In all the 90s movies about kids at rough schools turning things around, it's because teachers get the students and parents to see the value of education. Not because they magically made the quality of the education offered better. It's the community that sets those values.

It’s amusing that you pretend a sense of community is enhanced by sending kids to a different HS than 80% of both their ES and their MS classmates.

Did you seriously just cite "movies from the 90's" as a blueprint to turn rough schools around. I'm literally dying from the insane amount of privilege and complete cluelessness you displayed. This is literally the most white suburban Karen thing to ever be muttered and I can't wait to share this at the Thanksgiving table tomorrow so I can laugh again.

DP. Absurd reference, but the underlying point is right. Schools will never improve if importance of education and achievement isn't in the home. Move those kids around all you want - a kid that isn't getting reinforcement at home isn't going to get into Harvard because some boundary tetris puts them at Madison.