Comments on Our Loudoun Schools: A Lone Vote on New High School Land

Thanks for getting to topic back on track. what co...

2010-12-03T16:06:30.668-05:00

Thanks for getting to topic back on track. what concerns me is that your vote "no" was not about the school but about your continued frustration w/ processes. they need to be dealt with separately. it is another example of wasted time if you want to throw a wrench in a good plan to make another point.

John, Your conscientious objection is well state...

2009-11-06T17:20:07.169-05:00

John,

Your conscientious objection is well stated. The process is still a broken process and the waist is exorbitant. The good news is that the citizens in Dulles South get a good location for two schools where they serve the students in close proximity rather than a sweetheart deal for defunct developers. I personally am tired of the Barbara Munsey's of the world who keep

Thanks, but the comment space is for your comments...

2009-11-05T15:29:31.377-05:00

Thanks, but the comment space is for your comments, not mine. This thread has gotten off the topic of the post. I'll start a new one for you about the pending Lansdowne/Tuscarora boundary item.

I guess you haven't seen the next move coming ...

2009-11-05T15:13:31.659-05:00

I guess you haven't seen the next move coming - this was straight from the "expert" planner you mention. All the kids south of Hay Rd will move south.

So, in the short term, this does move the fewest kids, but long term, it moves FAR more than you think. You are talking 700+ from Ashburn Farm, which means the dominio effect will happen and another 700 kids from

The staff plan moved the fewest kids and kept them...

2009-11-05T14:32:01.543-05:00

The staff plan moved the fewest kids and kept them together with their classmates from Eagle Ridge to Briar Woods.

Just because stupid moves have been made in the past, we shouldn't continue them in the future. A rational distribution when we're done no matter who gets moved is the obvious solution.

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that moving one

How quickly/conveniently people forget that DN35 i...

2009-11-05T08:50:13.620-05:00

How quickly/conveniently people forget that DN35 in Ashburn has already moved 2 times in the last 5 years. If this last go round was approved, that would be 3 TIMES IN 6 YEARS!

Talk about railroading. The only reason we were up to move again was to keep the feeder system intact. That's a joke. How can you expect to keep student communities together with a feeder system when

I can't understand how and why someone with yo...

2009-11-04T17:01:54.042-05:00

I can't understand how and why someone with your common sense and apparent lack of political motivation has anything to do with the rest of the school board members.

I wish that we could have you vote 6 times on all issues but especially on the boundary issue to avoid the railroading of Lansdowne to Tuscorora that DuPree and Reed seem so determined to do.

As usual, your logic is spot on. The tremendous w...

2009-11-04T14:27:35.298-05:00

As usual, your logic is spot on. The tremendous waste I have seen in the past year alone is abborrant. The county employees a very capable staff to evaluate and estimate student populations, school needs and location requirements and yet time and time again their recommendations are ignored or simply tossed out the door. Politics as usual whether it be school location, boundary assignements or