Faiirfax County school redistricting plans draw protests from parents

Kevin Sieff:

Fairfax County is considering its most sweeping redistricting plan in several years as it seeks to balance booming enrollment at many elementary schools and the expected closure of one, Clifton Elementary.
The Southwestern Boundary Study, which the School Board authorized in September, contemplates four approaches to rebalancing populations within a school district that is growing swiftly but unevenly, with the heaviest growth along the Route 29 corridor through the heart of the county. The boundary changes, depending on what version of the plan is approved, could affect students in as many as 23 elementary schools.
“Some schools continue to be overcrowded and others are well under capacity. Neither is a good environment for learning,” said Denise James, director of facilities planning services for Fairfax public schools.