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Anonymous wrote:Do you think those far out Langley families would rather send their kids to privates, before sending them to “gasp” Herndon, if the boundaries are re-drawn? They are already used to the long commute as it is.

It wouldn’t be any different than the Madison families who got redistricted to South Lakes in 2008. Some complained bitterly; some moved; and some pupil placed or went private. But over time most adjusted because the kids also moved to Hughes and wanted to stay with their peers by the time they got to HS.

Anyway, you can’t just move kids from Langley to Herndon when Langley is still under capacity. You’d have to move other kids to Langley first.

How about moving some kids out of crowded Mclean to Langley?

This. My view is three or so feeders need to move out of McLean and a feeder or two should be moved from Justice to Mclean. That would balance the over-crowding problems in that side of the county WITHOUT spending tons of money on expansions.

-A REAL republican who cares about spending resources efficiently and isn't a classist racist d-bag.

I went to Stuart/Justice. One side of the school is basically the expensive Lake Barcroft/Sleepy Hollow area. The other side towards Route 7/Baileys includes Culmore, which is a large, almost entirely Hispanic run-down area. More students come from the poor area than the wealthy area, so that's why the school has so many kids on assistance. Culmore may be run-down, but it's also within walking distance of the high school. Tell those kids they have to take a bus to some other high school (McLean, Langley, Madison, whatever) and the already high dropout rate among the Hispanic kids will double or triple.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you think those far out Langley families would rather send their kids to privates, before sending them to “gasp” Herndon, if the boundaries are re-drawn? They are already used to the long commute as it is.

It wouldn’t be any different than the Madison families who got redistricted to South Lakes in 2008. Some complained bitterly; some moved; and some pupil placed or went private. But over time most adjusted because the kids also moved to Hughes and wanted to stay with their peers by the time they got to HS.

Anyway, you can’t just move kids from Langley to Herndon when Langley is still under capacity. You’d have to move other kids to Langley first.

How about moving some kids out of crowded Mclean to Langley?

This. My view is three or so feeders need to move out of McLean and a feeder or two should be moved from Justice to Mclean. That would balance the over-crowding problems in that side of the county WITHOUT spending tons of money on expansions.

-A REAL republican who cares about spending resources efficiently and isn't a classist racist d-bag.

They are already expanding Justice. The addition is probably over 50% complete at this point.

But it’s nice to know a “REAL Republican” is ready to dismantle someone else’s pyramid.

Okay, no boundary change. Can we house some migrant family in your million dollar house?

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Anonymous wrote:Do you think those far out Langley families would rather send their kids to privates, before sending them to “gasp” Herndon, if the boundaries are re-drawn? They are already used to the long commute as it is.

It wouldn’t be any different than the Madison families who got redistricted to South Lakes in 2008. Some complained bitterly; some moved; and some pupil placed or went private. But over time most adjusted because the kids also moved to Hughes and wanted to stay with their peers by the time they got to HS.

Anyway, you can’t just move kids from Langley to Herndon when Langley is still under capacity. You’d have to move other kids to Langley first.

How about moving some kids out of crowded Mclean to Langley?

This. My view is three or so feeders need to move out of McLean and a feeder or two should be moved from Justice to Mclean. That would balance the over-crowding problems in that side of the county WITHOUT spending tons of money on expansions.

-A REAL republican who cares about spending resources efficiently and isn't a classist racist d-bag.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you think those far out Langley families would rather send their kids to privates, before sending them to “gasp” Herndon, if the boundaries are re-drawn? They are already used to the long commute as it is.

It wouldn’t be any different than the Madison families who got redistricted to South Lakes in 2008. Some complained bitterly; some moved; and some pupil placed or went private. But over time most adjusted because the kids also moved to Hughes and wanted to stay with their peers by the time they got to HS.

Anyway, you can’t just move kids from Langley to Herndon when Langley is still under capacity. You’d have to move other kids to Langley first.

How about moving some kids out of crowded Mclean to Langley?

The next step in FCPS’s dismembering of McLean, after moving kids to Langley in 2021, will be to move other McLean kids to Falls Church when the FCHS renovation is finished. That’s why they left McLean in Region 2 with just Falls Church and Justice.

Anonymous wrote:Do you think those far out Langley families would rather send their kids to privates, before sending them to “gasp” Herndon, if the boundaries are re-drawn? They are already used to the long commute as it is.

People who stretched their finances for the pyramid will be pissed. They will just have to suck it up and put their children on the bus for Herndon. No doubt some of them will be surprised to find that they actually like the school and appreciate the shorter commute.

Some will just be mad the entirety of their children’s middle and high school and that’s sad but what can you do?

People who aren’t stretched will just go private or sell their houses and move back in boundary. After FCPS closed schools several of my friends just yawned and put their kids in private, some were pissed at spending the extra money but went private, some homeschooled/podded up with friends/hired tutors.

Anyway, I bet a few people would at least try Herndon before going through the inconvenience of moving or canceling half their international vacations to do private.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you think those far out Langley families would rather send their kids to privates, before sending them to “gasp” Herndon, if the boundaries are re-drawn? They are already used to the long commute as it is.

It wouldn’t be any different than the Madison families who got redistricted to South Lakes in 2008. Some complained bitterly; some moved; and some pupil placed or went private. But over time most adjusted because the kids also moved to Hughes and wanted to stay with their peers by the time they got to HS.

Anyway, you can’t just move kids from Langley to Herndon when Langley is still under capacity. You’d have to move other kids to Langley first.

How about moving some kids out of crowded Mclean to Langley?

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Anonymous wrote:Are you trying to say they'll move Langley families to Herndon or Oakton families? Either way, they'll get a LOT of pushback. I didn't spend a million plus dollars on my house only to get rezoned to a shitty school.

It's more like when they bump up Herndon's reported post-renovation capacity from 2500 to 2744 the next year with no explanation, they invite Republicans to imply before an election that there must be some plan afoot to move kids to Herndon from Langley, etc. by the Democrats if they get re-elected.

Am I saying they will do so? Absolutely not.

P.S. - If you're trying to pass yourself off as a Langley parent worried about getting rezoned to a "shitty school," you need to say you spent several million dollars on your house, not some paltry "million plus dollars."

Did you know that there are million dollar homes zoned to Westfields, South Lakes, Oakton, Chantilly, even Herndon High? Great Falls isn't the only city with expensive houses in this region, PP.

Maybe the poster upthread who complained about buying a “million-plus house” and then getting rezoned to a “shitty school” should just come back and tell us their pyramid.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you trying to say they'll move Langley families to Herndon or Oakton families? Either way, they'll get a LOT of pushback. I didn't spend a million plus dollars on my house only to get rezoned to a shitty school.

It's more like when they bump up Herndon's reported post-renovation capacity from 2500 to 2744 the next year with no explanation, they invite Republicans to imply before an election that there must be some plan afoot to move kids to Herndon from Langley, etc. by the Democrats if they get re-elected.

Am I saying they will do so? Absolutely not.

P.S. - If you're trying to pass yourself off as a Langley parent worried about getting rezoned to a "shitty school," you need to say you spent several million dollars on your house, not some paltry "million plus dollars."

Did you know that there are million dollar homes zoned to Westfields, South Lakes, Oakton, Chantilly, even Herndon High? Great Falls isn't the only city with expensive houses in this region, PP.

Anonymous wrote:Do you think those far out Langley families would rather send their kids to privates, before sending them to “gasp” Herndon, if the boundaries are re-drawn? They are already used to the long commute as it is.

It wouldn’t be any different than the Madison families who got redistricted to South Lakes in 2008. Some complained bitterly; some moved; and some pupil placed or went private. But over time most adjusted because the kids also moved to Hughes and wanted to stay with their peers by the time they got to HS.

Anyway, you can’t just move kids from Langley to Herndon when Langley is still under capacity. You’d have to move other kids to Langley first.

Do you think those far out Langley families would rather send their kids to privates, before sending them to “gasp” Herndon, if the boundaries are re-drawn? They are already used to the long commute as it is.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you trying to say they'll move Langley families to Herndon or Oakton families? Either way, they'll get a LOT of pushback. I didn't spend a million plus dollars on my house only to get rezoned to a shitty school.

It's more like when they bump up Herndon's reported post-renovation capacity from 2500 to 2744 the next year with no explanation, they invite Republicans to imply before an election that there must be some plan afoot to move kids to Herndon from Langley, etc. by the Democrats if they get re-elected.

Am I saying they will do so? Absolutely not.

P.S. - If you're trying to pass yourself off as a Langley parent worried about getting rezoned to a "shitty school," you need to say you spent several million dollars on your house, not some paltry "million plus dollars."

DP. My kids go to Langley and we live in house worth about $950,000. There are a lot of us "under a million" in the area, but of course people like you just refuse to believe it.

In a 950k house, you’re positively lower middle class. Clearly you’re proof of Langley’s economic diversity

The average house zoned for Langley is closer to $2M than $960K. But that poster pipes up a lot. Her $950K houses makes Langley sound less exclusive and covers up how groups like the GFCA have fought to exclude any multi-family housing from Langley (for fear it might bump them to Herndon).

The school board makes the decisions.

Elaine Tholen was a complete lapdog for the GFCA.

Going to know that the GFCA runs the school board.

Now we know to testify at their meetings when we have a concern instead of bothering to go to our elected officials.

It won’t have as much influence with Tholen leaving. Maybe that’s why someone started this thread.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you trying to say they'll move Langley families to Herndon or Oakton families? Either way, they'll get a LOT of pushback. I didn't spend a million plus dollars on my house only to get rezoned to a shitty school.

It's more like when they bump up Herndon's reported post-renovation capacity from 2500 to 2744 the next year with no explanation, they invite Republicans to imply before an election that there must be some plan afoot to move kids to Herndon from Langley, etc. by the Democrats if they get re-elected.

Am I saying they will do so? Absolutely not.

P.S. - If you're trying to pass yourself off as a Langley parent worried about getting rezoned to a "shitty school," you need to say you spent several million dollars on your house, not some paltry "million plus dollars."

DP. My kids go to Langley and we live in house worth about $950,000. There are a lot of us "under a million" in the area, but of course people like you just refuse to believe it.

In a 950k house, you’re positively lower middle class. Clearly you’re proof of Langley’s economic diversity

The average house zoned for Langley is closer to $2M than $960K. But that poster pipes up a lot. Her $950K houses makes Langley sound less exclusive and covers up how groups like the GFCA have fought to exclude any multi-family housing from Langley (for fear it might bump them to Herndon).

The school board makes the decisions.

Elaine Tholen was a complete lapdog for the GFCA.

Going to know that the GFCA runs the school board.

Now we know to testify at their meetings when we have a concern instead of bothering to go to our elected officials.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you trying to say they'll move Langley families to Herndon or Oakton families? Either way, they'll get a LOT of pushback. I didn't spend a million plus dollars on my house only to get rezoned to a shitty school.

It's more like when they bump up Herndon's reported post-renovation capacity from 2500 to 2744 the next year with no explanation, they invite Republicans to imply before an election that there must be some plan afoot to move kids to Herndon from Langley, etc. by the Democrats if they get re-elected.

Am I saying they will do so? Absolutely not.

P.S. - If you're trying to pass yourself off as a Langley parent worried about getting rezoned to a "shitty school," you need to say you spent several million dollars on your house, not some paltry "million plus dollars."

DP. My kids go to Langley and we live in house worth about $950,000. There are a lot of us "under a million" in the area, but of course people like you just refuse to believe it.

In a 950k house, you’re positively lower middle class. Clearly you’re proof of Langley’s economic diversity

The average house zoned for Langley is closer to $2M than $960K. But that poster pipes up a lot. Her $950K houses makes Langley sound less exclusive and covers up how groups like the GFCA have fought to exclude any multi-family housing from Langley (for fear it might bump them to Herndon).

The school board makes the decisions.

Elaine Tholen was a complete lapdog for the GFCA.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you trying to say they'll move Langley families to Herndon or Oakton families? Either way, they'll get a LOT of pushback. I didn't spend a million plus dollars on my house only to get rezoned to a shitty school.

It's more like when they bump up Herndon's reported post-renovation capacity from 2500 to 2744 the next year with no explanation, they invite Republicans to imply before an election that there must be some plan afoot to move kids to Herndon from Langley, etc. by the Democrats if they get re-elected.

Am I saying they will do so? Absolutely not.

P.S. - If you're trying to pass yourself off as a Langley parent worried about getting rezoned to a "shitty school," you need to say you spent several million dollars on your house, not some paltry "million plus dollars."

DP. My kids go to Langley and we live in house worth about $950,000. There are a lot of us "under a million" in the area, but of course people like you just refuse to believe it.

In a 950k house, you’re positively lower middle class. Clearly you’re proof of Langley’s economic diversity

The average house zoned for Langley is closer to $2M than $960K. But that poster pipes up a lot. Her $950K houses makes Langley sound less exclusive and covers up how groups like the GFCA have fought to exclude any multi-family housing from Langley (for fear it might bump them to Herndon).

The school board makes the decisions.

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The PP is just a broken, resentful, boring record.