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Green Hedges School Rich Kids Make & Break the Rules

The ultra-exclusive Green Hedges School, located in the middle of the Windover Heights residential neighborhood, is set to expand again. They are proposing a massive new complex that will overwhelm neighbors (existing elevations and proposed elevations). Interestingly, Green Hedges expands quite regularly. In 1997 they received a special conditional use permit to expand. They agreed to limit themselves to 33 staff members (PDF), but if you go to the Green Hedges web site (PDF saved from today) they freely advertise 42 staff members. Now they want more "breaks" from the Town while not abiding by the original limits? Will the Town enforce the law or will it allow the "rich kids" school to do whatever it wants?

How rich is rich? Here are the fees to attend Green Hedges:

1. Three and Four Year Olds: $9,905.00 per year
2. Grades 1-5: $17,095.00 per year
3. Grades 6-8: $17,380.00 per year

If your kid goes there for grades 1-8 that's $136,000 dollars! By comparison George Mason University is $11,000 per year for tuition. Money must be talking REAL loud in Vienna Town Hall these days.

Posted by Historic Vienna Posts on April 3, 2006 02:46 PM |

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