Fairfax County Virginia's Falls Church High School was opened in 1967. The school has NOT been substantially renovated since that date. There are no plans to begin renovating the school any earlier than 2017. There are no guarantees that any renovation will This angers and offenses many of the parents who have children who are attending or who will start attending the school over the next few years.At the current track of scheduled school renovation, it is likely that ANY future renovation of Falls Church High School would not be completed until 2024 or later.
A Parent's Advocacy group formed to push for the school's renovation has been established! This group calls itself UPROAR - United Parents to Restore Our Economic Resource. The UPROAR Parents maintain that the PRESENT electrical wiring does not support interactive whiteboards. The Computer Lab at the school has to be jury-rigged to support enough machines.
The parent strongly maintain that the highest performance students in the area choose to go to other schools. The school's poor physical appearance is seen as a major factor in those decisions. The school's heating and cooling is seen as inadequate. People have chosen to move to avoid sending their children to the school. In a county where some of the High Schools are bursting at the seems, Falls Church High School is currently operating under capacity.
Does Falls Church High School sound like a Public School any where near you? Are there any schools that are near you that seem somewhat abandoned, forlorn and withering away on the vine?
- Johnny -
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