How many fights did your kid see at Deal this week?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think its really weird we're at the point on this thread while adults are taking time during their work day trying to surmise why 13/14 year old girls are fighting in school

It's because Bowser, obvi. Bowser told one of them that they other had looked at her boyfriend, so they got into a fight about mayoral control.

She’s such a mean girl

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How about not putting kids and teachers in a building that is overcrowded?

Thank you Mayor Bowser for creating a feeder plan that does not support learning. You had the choice not to "Grandfather" in certain neighborhoods - you decided it was in your best political interest.

There is no way to enforce the policy that if you move to another neighborhood in DC that you get to stay at your current school through the truncating grade.

And every year you make Deal fight for every budget dollar that they get - I need to check records again - but I believe it is the smallest budget as measured by total school budget per pupil.

Why not give the teachers there and the administration so city wide respect and enable them to do their jobs. They are trying.

Ah yes, the overcrowding is the direct cause of fights. Much like how when I get on a busy metro car, I start uncontrollably punching people.

How long are you on that crowded metro train? Do you use a bathroom on the train where ten people are trying to use the one working toilet before they are late to their next class? Are you required to stay on that train to eat your lunch? Are you required to spend part of your metro ride with the same bully every day?

+1 everyone knows that bad things only happen in crowded schools. underenrolled schools are so, so peaceful.

oh wait no that's not how it works at all

It’s like you are blind. Completely blind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think its really weird we're at the point on this thread while adults are taking time during their work day trying to surmise why 13/14 year old girls are fighting in school

It's because Bowser, obvi. Bowser told one of them that they other had looked at her boyfriend, so they got into a fight about mayoral control.

Hilarious!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How about not putting kids and teachers in a building that is overcrowded?

Thank you Mayor Bowser for creating a feeder plan that does not support learning. You had the choice not to "Grandfather" in certain neighborhoods - you decided it was in your best political interest.

There is no way to enforce the policy that if you move to another neighborhood in DC that you get to stay at your current school through the truncating grade.

And every year you make Deal fight for every budget dollar that they get - I need to check records again - but I believe it is the smallest budget as measured by total school budget per pupil.

Why not give the teachers there and the administration so city wide respect and enable them to do their jobs. They are trying.

Ah yes, the overcrowding is the direct cause of fights. Much like how when I get on a busy metro car, I start uncontrollably punching people.

How long are you on that crowded metro train? Do you use a bathroom on the train where ten people are trying to use the one working toilet before they are late to their next class? Are you required to stay on that train to eat your lunch? Are you required to spend part of your metro ride with the same bully every day?

+1 everyone knows that bad things only happen in crowded schools. underenrolled schools are so, so peaceful.

oh wait no that's not how it works at all

It’s like you are blind. Completely blind.

if you can draw a direct line between crowding and violence, you are either working without a corpus colossum or a working knowledge of countries outside the US.

[Anonymous]

The primary cause of fights are the kids growing up in an environment where fighting is normal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How about not putting kids and teachers in a building that is overcrowded?

Thank you Mayor Bowser for creating a feeder plan that does not support learning. You had the choice not to "Grandfather" in certain neighborhoods - you decided it was in your best political interest.

There is no way to enforce the policy that if you move to another neighborhood in DC that you get to stay at your current school through the truncating grade.

And every year you make Deal fight for every budget dollar that they get - I need to check records again - but I believe it is the smallest budget as measured by total school budget per pupil.

Why not give the teachers there and the administration so city wide respect and enable them to do their jobs. They are trying.

Ah yes, the overcrowding is the direct cause of fights. Much like how when I get on a busy metro car, I start uncontrollably punching people.

How long are you on that crowded metro train? Do you use a bathroom on the train where ten people are trying to use the one working toilet before they are late to their next class? Are you required to stay on that train to eat your lunch? Are you required to spend part of your metro ride with the same bully every day?

+1 everyone knows that bad things only happen in crowded schools. underenrolled schools are so, so peaceful.

oh wait no that's not how it works at all

It’s like you are blind. Completely blind.

if you can draw a direct line between crowding and violence, you are either working without a corpus colossum or a working knowledge of countries outside the US.

Are you denying it’s a factor? How about we put 2200 kids in Deal? Or 2500? Would that work for you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Deal is overcrowded. It is partially the mayor’s doing that Deal is overcrowded. She will not make the hard political choices to alleviate the overcrowding. Overcrowding leads to stress which leads to acting out in all sorts of disruptive ways. There are not enough adults in the building to respond to the disruptions. Those of you who think overcrowding is not a factor are naive and have not spent any significant time in the building.

Yes, to a certain extent,

• overcrowding
• staffing shortages
• emphasis on SEL/RJ
• Grosso's legislation banning suspension
and
• tendency to blame everything on racism

these all contribute to a toxic school environment

I would rank these in order of importance:

#4, #3, #5, #1, #2

Yep, that sounds about right.

[Anonymous]

The idea of banning out of school suspension is insane. What other work environment allows employees to be endangered by violent people? A basic societal norm is that you will not be allowed to stay around other people if you engage in violence against them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How about not putting kids and teachers in a building that is overcrowded?

Thank you Mayor Bowser for creating a feeder plan that does not support learning. You had the choice not to "Grandfather" in certain neighborhoods - you decided it was in your best political interest.

There is no way to enforce the policy that if you move to another neighborhood in DC that you get to stay at your current school through the truncating grade.

And every year you make Deal fight for every budget dollar that they get - I need to check records again - but I believe it is the smallest budget as measured by total school budget per pupil.

Why not give the teachers there and the administration so city wide respect and enable them to do their jobs. They are trying.

Ah yes, the overcrowding is the direct cause of fights. Much like how when I get on a busy metro car, I start uncontrollably punching people.

How long are you on that crowded metro train? Do you use a bathroom on the train where ten people are trying to use the one working toilet before they are late to their next class? Are you required to stay on that train to eat your lunch? Are you required to spend part of your metro ride with the same bully every day?

+1 everyone knows that bad things only happen in crowded schools. underenrolled schools are so, so peaceful.

oh wait no that's not how it works at all

It’s like you are blind. Completely blind.

if you can draw a direct line between crowding and violence, you are either working without a corpus colossum or a working knowledge of countries outside the US.

Are you denying it’s a factor? How about we put 2200 kids in Deal? Or 2500? Would that work for you?

There are more proximate causes.

Also, based on the blatant racism from parents in this thread, I wouldn't be surprised if their children are saying or doing racist things.

[Anonymous]

Apparently this stuff is becoming more common across the country.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/10/26/schools-violence-teachers-guns-fights/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How about not putting kids and teachers in a building that is overcrowded?

Thank you Mayor Bowser for creating a feeder plan that does not support learning. You had the choice not to "Grandfather" in certain neighborhoods - you decided it was in your best political interest.

There is no way to enforce the policy that if you move to another neighborhood in DC that you get to stay at your current school through the truncating grade.

And every year you make Deal fight for every budget dollar that they get - I need to check records again - but I believe it is the smallest budget as measured by total school budget per pupil.

Why not give the teachers there and the administration so city wide respect and enable them to do their jobs. They are trying.

Ah yes, the overcrowding is the direct cause of fights. Much like how when I get on a busy metro car, I start uncontrollably punching people.

How long are you on that crowded metro train? Do you use a bathroom on the train where ten people are trying to use the one working toilet before they are late to their next class? Are you required to stay on that train to eat your lunch? Are you required to spend part of your metro ride with the same bully every day?

+1 everyone knows that bad things only happen in crowded schools. underenrolled schools are so, so peaceful.

oh wait no that's not how it works at all

It’s like you are blind. Completely blind.

if you can draw a direct line between crowding and violence, you are either working without a corpus colossum or a working knowledge of countries outside the US.

Are you denying it’s a factor? How about we put 2200 kids in Deal? Or 2500? Would that work for you?

There are more proximate causes.

Also, based on the blatant racism from parents in this thread, I wouldn't be surprised if their children are saying or doing racist things.

Great. We agree it’s a factor. Now how to fix it?

[Anonymous]

to PP - this is my concern. We left due to 2020/2021, weren't planning on it pre-covid, but kid needed a smaller environment after the impact of last year. We would like to go back to public to focus on college savings, and send our younger kid to Deal - but the central office planning capabilities (and what i'm hearing about the 4x4 at Wilson which seems to be a byproduct) have what continually give me pause and keeping a closer eye also on MD for public options....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How about not putting kids and teachers in a building that is overcrowded?

Thank you Mayor Bowser for creating a feeder plan that does not support learning. You had the choice not to "Grandfather" in certain neighborhoods - you decided it was in your best political interest.

There is no way to enforce the policy that if you move to another neighborhood in DC that you get to stay at your current school through the truncating grade.

And every year you make Deal fight for every budget dollar that they get - I need to check records again - but I believe it is the smallest budget as measured by total school budget per pupil.

Why not give the teachers there and the administration so city wide respect and enable them to do their jobs. They are trying.

Ah yes, the overcrowding is the direct cause of fights. Much like how when I get on a busy metro car, I start uncontrollably punching people.

How long are you on that crowded metro train? Do you use a bathroom on the train where ten people are trying to use the one working toilet before they are late to their next class? Are you required to stay on that train to eat your lunch? Are you required to spend part of your metro ride with the same bully every day?

+1 everyone knows that bad things only happen in crowded schools. underenrolled schools are so, so peaceful.

oh wait no that's not how it works at all

It’s like you are blind. Completely blind.

if you can draw a direct line between crowding and violence, you are either working without a corpus colossum or a working knowledge of countries outside the US.

Are you denying it’s a factor? How about we put 2200 kids in Deal? Or 2500? Would that work for you?

There are more proximate causes.

Also, based on the blatant racism from parents in this thread, I wouldn't be surprised if their children are saying or doing racist things.

Really? Please point out one post on this thread that is even marginally racist, let alone "blatant."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How about not putting kids and teachers in a building that is overcrowded?

Thank you Mayor Bowser for creating a feeder plan that does not support learning. You had the choice not to "Grandfather" in certain neighborhoods - you decided it was in your best political interest.

There is no way to enforce the policy that if you move to another neighborhood in DC that you get to stay at your current school through the truncating grade.

And every year you make Deal fight for every budget dollar that they get - I need to check records again - but I believe it is the smallest budget as measured by total school budget per pupil.

Why not give the teachers there and the administration so city wide respect and enable them to do their jobs. They are trying.

Frankly, Bowser grandfathered in all the kids who fight. It's not PC to say this but they're always, year-after-year from those schools.

Here's one for the person looking for evidence of racism!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How about not putting kids and teachers in a building that is overcrowded?

Thank you Mayor Bowser for creating a feeder plan that does not support learning. You had the choice not to "Grandfather" in certain neighborhoods - you decided it was in your best political interest.

There is no way to enforce the policy that if you move to another neighborhood in DC that you get to stay at your current school through the truncating grade.

And every year you make Deal fight for every budget dollar that they get - I need to check records again - but I believe it is the smallest budget as measured by total school budget per pupil.

Why not give the teachers there and the administration so city wide respect and enable them to do their jobs. They are trying.

Frankly, Bowser grandfathered in all the kids who fight. It's not PC to say this but they're always, year-after-year from those schools.

Here's one for the person looking for evidence of racism!

+1. Which is weird. And also factually wrong. What “schools” were students from Crestwood and 16th St Heights (the only students that were grandfathered) coming from? If PP knew anything about Crestwood, she wouldn’t have been such an idiotic statement. If PP was being overtly racist by implying it’s the black students that fight, then she’s still wrong because black students are either IB (not grandfathered) or in through OOB feeder, most certainly NOT by being grandfathered. The 20 or so grandfathered kids attending Deal from Crestwood are not causing fights. One just won the debate tournament