Anonymous wrote:My problem is you all can ignore all the demeaning language toward crossfield/Oakton, but can not tolerate anything once crossfield say the truth. Where are you when he is making fun of foreigners, grammars.

It is very clear which side you are on and where you are from.

At the end, i do agree with you that we should all only respect other who show respect to us, we should all only be nice to others who are nice to us.

You were the one demeaning others.
Go read what your wrote.

My problem is you all can ignore all the demeaning language toward crossfield/Oakton, but can not tolerate anything once crossfield say the truth. Where are you when he is making fun of foreigners, grammars.

It is very clear which side you are on and where you are from.

At the end, i do agree with you that we should all only respect other who show respect to us, we should all only be nice to others who are nice to us.

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Anonymous wrote:These comments are starting to get out of hand. Let’s stop belittling other communities all who care about the future of their children. Everyone can have differing views and all should vocalize their perspective at the next meeting or in writing to FCPS.

Maybe the school board shouldn't have come up with such a rushed plan that sets up neighbors against neighbors.

A more thoughtful approach, taking into account community input first would have been a smarter move. For those who were present at the meeting last saturday, you should have heard the cheering in the audience for those who wanted to stay in place and the anger in the voices of those who jumped the line and shouted out to Dr. Reid how they wanted to move.

There is no way to redistrict without causing neighbors to disagree. Some people are invested in specific schools and others are fine with moving. The question is how do the different groups handle it. You can advocate for your position without attacking others.

If anything, this should be shorter. The longer it goes, the uglier it gets.

Just look at the comprehensive boundary study. These types of conversations are not limited to western Fairfax.

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Anonymous wrote:These comments are starting to get out of hand. Let’s stop belittling other communities all who care about the future of their children. Everyone can have differing views and all should vocalize their perspective at the next meeting or in writing to FCPS.

Maybe the school board shouldn't have come up with such a rushed plan that sets up neighbors against neighbors.

A more thoughtful approach, taking into account community input first would have been a smarter move. For those who were present at the meeting last saturday, you should have heard the cheering in the audience for those who wanted to stay in place and the anger in the voices of those who jumped the line and shouted out to Dr. Reid how they wanted to move.

There is no way to redistrict without causing neighbors to disagree. Some people are invested in specific schools and others are fine with moving. The question is how do the different groups handle it. You can advocate for your position without attacking others.

DP. Personally my only issue is when people try to speak up for anyone other than themselves saying everyone at a particular school wants X or everyone in a neighborhood doesn’t want Y. Each of us can only speak for ourselves and what we want. When people organize I wish they would use petitions or something where people have to put their name so the school board can have a true idea of how many people feel a certain way. Better yet send out a secure survey where each household can only respond once.

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Anonymous wrote:These comments are starting to get out of hand. Let’s stop belittling other communities all who care about the future of their children. Everyone can have differing views and all should vocalize their perspective at the next meeting or in writing to FCPS.

Maybe the school board shouldn't have come up with such a rushed plan that sets up neighbors against neighbors.

A more thoughtful approach, taking into account community input first would have been a smarter move. For those who were present at the meeting last saturday, you should have heard the cheering in the audience for those who wanted to stay in place and the anger in the voices of those who jumped the line and shouted out to Dr. Reid how they wanted to move.

Yes, I was there. Waiting your turn to provide your perspective on what you see as best for your child is the right way to do things. Saying “ You want the better school, then work harder and move!” is not.

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Anonymous wrote:These comments are starting to get out of hand. Let’s stop belittling other communities all who care about the future of their children. Everyone can have differing views and all should vocalize their perspective at the next meeting or in writing to FCPS.

Maybe the school board shouldn't have come up with such a rushed plan that sets up neighbors against neighbors.

A more thoughtful approach, taking into account community input first would have been a smarter move. For those who were present at the meeting last saturday, you should have heard the cheering in the audience for those who wanted to stay in place and the anger in the voices of those who jumped the line and shouted out to Dr. Reid how they wanted to move.

There is no way to redistrict without causing neighbors to disagree. Some people are invested in specific schools and others are fine with moving. The question is how do the different groups handle it. You can advocate for your position without attacking others.

Anonymous wrote:PP kept saying Fox Mill should leave SLHS for KAA, and making fun of crossdield os sending them to SLHS.

This is not attack? What you call this, Fox Mill?

There are many people posting in this thread, not just Fox Mill and Crossfield and Oakton families. I don’t think the person(s) posting about Crossfield ending up at SLHS are Fox Mill families. I think that some Crossfield parents have posted that because they see Oakton being over capacity in five years, due to new homes and town houses. If Crossfield doesn’t move to the new school now, the new school will be at capacity, the only school in the area with capacity will be SLHS and Crossfield could be moved there.

The Fox Mill posters I recognize stay pretty much on the topic of why they want or don’t want Fox Mill to move. There is nothing to gain tossing other schools under the bus, especially when I have friends at most of those schools. Most of us are advocating for what we think is best for our kids.

Anonymous wrote:These comments are starting to get out of hand. Let’s stop belittling other communities all who care about the future of their children. Everyone can have differing views and all should vocalize their perspective at the next meeting or in writing to FCPS.

Maybe the school board shouldn't have come up with such a rushed plan that sets up neighbors against neighbors.

A more thoughtful approach, taking into account community input first would have been a smarter move. For those who were present at the meeting last saturday, you should have heard the cheering in the audience for those who wanted to stay in place and the anger in the voices of those who jumped the line and shouted out to Dr. Reid how they wanted to move.

Ask your community to respect others first before asking.

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Anonymous wrote:Crossfield want to stay at Oakton HS for the same exactly reason Fox Mill want to leave SLHS for KAA: Academic Quality.

The difference is crossfield bought the house knowing their kids go to Oakton. Fox Mill bought the house knowing their kids go to SLHS. Now Fox Mill want to go to a school way better than SLHS without paying the matching better school district housing price. Is it fair?

Why crossfield is criticized when they value academic quality, Fox Mill is not?

With all due respect, academic quality also involves subject/verb agreement.

Can you address the content of the post, otherwise its not very helpful to the discussion. Or are you implying that only native speakers can have a voice?

https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/demographics/sites/demographics/files/Assets/ACS/acs2022.pdf

Fairfax is over 30% foreign born, why wouldn't they have a voice in the discussion?

With all due respect, the PP with poor grammar was slamming another community about academics.

Being foreign is not an excuse to demean others.

These comments are starting to get out of hand. Let’s stop belittling other communities all who care about the future of their children. Everyone can have differing views and all should vocalize their perspective at the next meeting or in writing to FCPS.

The KAA is bought for people who need the resources, not for people who want the resources!

You want the better school, then work harder and move!

Crossfield is merely protecting what the parents having been working hard for their kids.

Fox Mill is asking for free luxury upgrade so the can enjoy by doing nothing.

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Anonymous wrote:Crossfield want to stay at Oakton HS for the same exactly reason Fox Mill want to leave SLHS for KAA: Academic Quality.

The difference is crossfield bought the house knowing their kids go to Oakton. Fox Mill bought the house knowing their kids go to SLHS. Now Fox Mill want to go to a school way better than SLHS without paying the matching better school district housing price. Is it fair?

Why crossfield is criticized when they value academic quality, Fox Mill is not?

With all due respect, academic quality also involves subject/verb agreement.

Can you address the content of the post, otherwise its not very helpful to the discussion. Or are you implying that only native speakers can have a voice?

https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/demographics/sites/demographics/files/Assets/ACS/acs2022.pdf

Fairfax is over 30% foreign born, why wouldn't they have a voice in the discussion?

Anonymous wrote:Crossfield want to stay at Oakton HS for the same exactly reason Fox Mill want to leave SLHS for KAA: Academic Quality.

The difference is crossfield bought the house knowing their kids go to Oakton. Fox Mill bought the house knowing their kids go to SLHS. Now Fox Mill want to go to a school way better than SLHS without paying the matching better school district housing price. Is it fair?

Why crossfield is criticized when they value academic quality, Fox Mill is not?

With all due respect, academic quality also involves subject/verb agreement.