Why Is This Giant Cell Phone Tower Smack Dab in the Middle of an Elementary School Playground?!

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24. Location, location, location.

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Minority, majority - makes no difference. Also, I believe the word you are looking for is "rent," not kickback.

As of January 2005, seven Fairfax County Public Schools facilities have cell phone base station antennas.

They consist of six schools and one administrative center. They are:

Centreville High School
Chantilly High School
Langley High School (2 towers)
South Lakes High School (2 towers)
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Westgate Elementary School
Lorton Administrative Center

Langley is in one of Fairfax County's wealthiest per capita ZIP codes. It's where the offspring of CIA employees attend school.

As for Jefferson, people are standing in line to get their kids into the place. If they are not Fairfax County residents, their locality's school board is charged tuition. It's often rated the best or second best high school in the country.

Loudoun Students To Continue At Thomas Jefferson

Posted: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 10:49 am | Updated: 12:38 pm, Wed Sep 25, 2013.

The Loudoun County School Board voted unanimously last night to extend its contract for Loudoun students attending Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County for next school year.

Students who are attending Thomas Jefferson this year and will return for the 2014-2015 school year will be charged $14,000 per pupil for tuition. Students who will be new to Thomas Jefferson next school year will have a tuition rate that will cover a portion of the renovation costs for the school. The tuition rate for new students will be $16,074, to be paid by Loudoun County Public Schools.