Comments on: Hundreds of Parents Protest Against APS Bus Changes

By: Quoth the Raven

Quoth the Raven — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:12:11 +0000

But you can check the registry and see if any offenders live on the route your kids will take to school.

By: drax

drax — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:10:20 +0000

Simply look up the sex offenders on the database and adjust your kid’s route to be 500 feet away.

If that’s your concern.

By: Curt

Curt — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:33:39 +0000

I am very concerned with the following fact.

Any student to lives up to a mile from school must walk to school.

The Virginia Law only requires that sex offenders live 500 feet from schools.

§ 18.2-370.3. Sex offenses prohibiting residing in proximity to children; penalty.

Our children have to walk through an unknown amount of sex offenders to get to school. If we are going have our children walk a mile to school, then at least change the distance of the sex offenders to a further distance.

Thank you

By: Tanner

Tanner — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 21:52:03 +0000

NAACP sueing Thomas Jefferson High School for not inviting enough african americans and latinos into elementary gifted programs so they have a better chance of being accepted into Thomas Jefferson.

Arlington Traditional School already went through that with Tuttle vs. Arlington Public Schools were the Federal District Judge reiterated that you can’t use race to promote or discriminate for or against a person. So, not only is TJ barred from not picking kids due to race, they are not allowed to accept kids due to race. The NAACP knows this but they want people to just wink wink nod nod and let it happen anyway. The NAACP wants an open double standard for them but not for TJ? Thats rich.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-schools-insider/post/federal-civil-rights-complaint-filed-over-low-numbers-of-black-latino-students-at-elite-tj-high/2012/07/23/gJQA1sY04W_blog.html

By: citizen

citizen — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:12:18 +0000

yes, two weeks notice and lack of space in extended day is awful. Yes, they’re still your kids and still your responsibility. Yes the schools anticipated the growing numbers, but some folks won’t let the school redistrict, and others don’t fund the system to build new schools etc etc.

fwiw, I understand Barcroft kids in Alcova Heights still ride to school. That last bus stop isn’t even .9 miles away.

Imperfect system all around. That’s life. We can work on communication, funding priorities and all give each other the benefit of the doubt. Everyone in this wants the best for their kids within constraints of present day choices. Long term, you don’t like it? Find a better alternative, either in life choices, location, school leadership or all of the above.

By: citizen

citizen — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:02:49 +0000

Good for you. We, too saved and planned and bought carefully and are available to walk our child to school.

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:31:37 +0000

Arlington County taxes the s_hit out of us. Get a few more buses and drivers

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:29:06 +0000

“embraces their culture”

If I want to embrace their culture, I will pay for a plane ticket to El Salvador and immerse myself.

They are the new arrivals. They should be embracing our culture.

That starts by learning English.

By: Kenny Powers

Kenny Powers — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 20:53:50 +0000

I’ll give you that one.

By: But seriously folks

But seriously folks — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:45:30 +0000

Pack up Pat! Back to Fairfax!!

Where’s the petition?