Taylor's Feb Rec for Crown Boundary Study

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Anonymous wrote:LOL at kids being ostracized years from now because parents disagree with boundary studies. I like H so 90% of the community is going to look down on my kid years from now? GMAFB. It's not that deep. Kim, there's people that are dying...

It’s not. It was the pro H poster who first suggested that kids would be ostracized, which—I agree—is just wild.

The 90% was in response to that person.

I’m against H. But I’m not cool with calling kids losers or ostracizing kids.

If H is the chosen option, while I don’t agree, I would work toward building a close knit community.

Also, correct me if I'm wrong but, even if H passes, wouldn't the current Wootton schools be in the majority? And also wouldn't they move into the building with all four grades while just 9th and 10th graders arrive from Fields Road/Rosemont?

So, if anything, DuFief/SMES/Lakewood/TES/Fallsmead will be setting the culture first and are unlikely to be the ones ostracized...

PP here. Very reassuring to hear this viewpoint. I think community building will be more important than ever. I have a lot of concerns about the amount of awfulness being thrown at Dufief right now from the parkway parents. if not for that I would agree with you.

Parkway parent here. One that lol was name dropped. Thanks to whoever did that btw. But I don’t have ill will against Dufief or anyone who supports H.

I don’t agree with H and I will continue to advocate against it. But not cool with name calling kids/parents or ostracizing kids/parents. Also not cool implying that other kids are less then, and not cool calling out Dufief or anyone else.

I think most of us parents on both sides are not crazy. We have more in common than not. Whatever the final decision is, I’m all for working to create a positive culture of kids.

I think the issue is there is harm being done now and the not crazy parents who are anti-h might not be contributing to it but they’re also not taking a stand against it (and they do see it, as we all do both publicly and in their private planning threads). The anti-h parents who are concerned about an increase in the FARMS rate are vocal enough about it that it paints everyone in the anti-h movement with the same brush. And it leaves FRES and Rosemont families feeling like the Parkway parents are raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to avoid having to send their kids to school with FRES and Crown kids. I fully believe that is not your intent but the harm is real and it hinders all of our ability to build that positive culture.

GET OFF DCUM. Seriously. This is not the place to get a "feeling" about what real people are thinking. This is the place to hear from a literal handful of people who post over and over.

Look, we're walkers to Wootton. I don't support H because I don't want to trek to Crown every day. Our family's schedule is built around being walkable to school. This will genuinely present logistical problems for us. But, I'm also not contributing to the lawsuit because, as a lawyer, I don't think they have a good case and I don't like throwing money away. We'll just figure out the logistics somehow. But those who are involved with the litigation are fully within their rights and I understand. But I assure you, they are motivated by their own situations, not by you.

The vast, vast, vast majority of anti-H sentiment I have heard, even from the litigious folks, has nothing to do with Rosemont or Fields. If the plan was to send those schools to Wootton where it is, about 95% or more of the kvetching would stop. There are no "private planning threads" (that I've seen) ranting about the minor FARMS increase. Really. Rosemont and Fields are fine. Anyone shouting otherwise on here is probably a troll.

So,.stop thinking it's about you. It's not. People are inherently selfish. We oppose H because it will make our lives more inconvenient and it's bullshit that we have to bear that inconvenience because MCPS are morons. That's it. As I'm always telling my kids - no one is thinking about you anywhere near as much as you think they are. And once this happens, and everyone adjusts and figures out how to make it work, things will settle down and be fine. No one will be ostracized. The kids don't really care one way or the other.

This honesty is good. Love it actually. The challenge however is that your coalition has diverse views. You are clear in your reasons as a PP. Others also fighting your same cause are 1000% scared of Gburg FARMS families though and can’t get over increasing diversity.

Kudos for you having a clear perspective and being honest in your own reasons… but you are buddying up with folks that are far more lost in their reasons to be anti-H so unfortunately, the company you keep to further your ends is kinda ick.

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Anonymous wrote:LOL at kids being ostracized years from now because parents disagree with boundary studies. I like H so 90% of the community is going to look down on my kid years from now? GMAFB. It's not that deep. Kim, there's people that are dying...

It’s not. It was the pro H poster who first suggested that kids would be ostracized, which—I agree—is just wild.

The 90% was in response to that person.

I’m against H. But I’m not cool with calling kids losers or ostracizing kids.

If H is the chosen option, while I don’t agree, I would work toward building a close knit community.

Also, correct me if I'm wrong but, even if H passes, wouldn't the current Wootton schools be in the majority? And also wouldn't they move into the building with all four grades while just 9th and 10th graders arrive from Fields Road/Rosemont?

So, if anything, DuFief/SMES/Lakewood/TES/Fallsmead will be setting the culture first and are unlikely to be the ones ostracized...

PP here. Very reassuring to hear this viewpoint. I think community building will be more important than ever. I have a lot of concerns about the amount of awfulness being thrown at Dufief right now from the parkway parents. if not for that I would agree with you.

Parkway parent here. One that lol was name dropped. Thanks to whoever did that btw. But I don’t have ill will against Dufief or anyone who supports H.

I don’t agree with H and I will continue to advocate against it. But not cool with name calling kids/parents or ostracizing kids/parents. Also not cool implying that other kids are less then, and not cool calling out Dufief or anyone else.

I think most of us parents on both sides are not crazy. We have more in common than not. Whatever the final decision is, I’m all for working to create a positive culture of kids.

I think the issue is there is harm being done now and the not crazy parents who are anti-h might not be contributing to it but they’re also not taking a stand against it (and they do see it, as we all do both publicly and in their private planning threads). The anti-h parents who are concerned about an increase in the FARMS rate are vocal enough about it that it paints everyone in the anti-h movement with the same brush. And it leaves FRES and Rosemont families feeling like the Parkway parents are raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to avoid having to send their kids to school with FRES and Crown kids. I fully believe that is not your intent but the harm is real and it hinders all of our ability to build that positive culture.

GET OFF DCUM. Seriously. This is not the place to get a "feeling" about what real people are thinking. This is the place to hear from a literal handful of people who post over and over.

Look, we're walkers to Wootton. I don't support H because I don't want to trek to Crown every day. Our family's schedule is built around being walkable to school. This will genuinely present logistical problems for us. But, I'm also not contributing to the lawsuit because, as a lawyer, I don't think they have a good case and I don't like throwing money away. We'll just figure out the logistics somehow. But those who are involved with the litigation are fully within their rights and I understand. But I assure you, they are motivated by their own situations, not by you.

The vast, vast, vast majority of anti-H sentiment I have heard, even from the litigious folks, has nothing to do with Rosemont or Fields. If the plan was to send those schools to Wootton where it is, about 95% or more of the kvetching would stop. There are no "private planning threads" (that I've seen) ranting about the minor FARMS increase. Really. Rosemont and Fields are fine. Anyone shouting otherwise on here is probably a troll.

So,.stop thinking it's about you. It's not. People are inherently selfish. We oppose H because it will make our lives more inconvenient and it's bullshit that we have to bear that inconvenience because MCPS are morons. That's it. As I'm always telling my kids - no one is thinking about you anywhere near as much as you think they are. And once this happens, and everyone adjusts and figures out how to make it work, things will settle down and be fine. No one will be ostracized. The kids don't really care one way or the other.

So the 87% of Travilah families we keep getting told oppose the move are just sad about the loss of their…3 hour walk to Wootton?

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Anonymous wrote:Not so sure it's actually viable. But good luck...

Essentially the ones suing don't like the data and they are insisting this Wootton relocation is instead a move. They say it's "carving" up the school. Uh, no. The school clusters are completely intact except for Cold Spring who ASKED to be sent to Churchill. Adding some Fields Rd and Rosemont students- gasp!


Per their press release-

The plan:

The complaint raises concerns that the Superintendent’s recommended “Modified Option H” may have been advanced through a process that lacked required planning analysis and transparency.

The concerns:

The complaint asks the Inspector General to review several issues related to the boundary study and capital planning process, including:

Material Exceedance of Board-Approved Boundary Study Scope as the recommendation exceeds Board’s own The October 30, 2025 amendment that authorized only the consideration of Crown High School as temporary holding space.
Possible predetermined decision-making in the boundary study process prior to completion of the public engagement phase.
Potential misuse or recharacterization of state-approved capital funding for the new Crown High School project.
Failure to conduct transportation, infrastructure, environmental, and safety analyses typically associated with major public infrastructure decisions.
Potential reliance on flawed or incomplete enrollment projections, including modeling that may not account for significant new housing development within the Wootton cluster.
Possible waste or inefficient use of public infrastructure, including repurposing an existing high school facility for indefinite temporary use.
Inadequate documentation and administrative record supporting a major structural change to the county’s high school system.
Defacto school closure, constituting a functional discontinuance of a comprehensive high school under Md. Educ. § 4-109 and COMAR 13A.02.09.


This has led community-based groups to launch a Legal Defense Fund managed by the newly-formed non-profit, the Community and Education Policy Alliance (CEPA,) with plans to sue over multiple aspects of the mismanaged decision-making process.

EDIT: Essentially the ones suing don't like the data and they are insisting this Wootton relocation is instead a CLOSURE.

Misuse of state funds sounds serious.

Serious if true. The problem is they have no evidence. Just vibes.

How do you know they don’t have evidence? Are you a part of their legal team?

I wouldn’t be so quick to say that.

Is it like that AI data video they put out about projections? Their version of alternate facts?

Nope! Guess you’ll just have to wait 😉

And you think opening Crown as a holding school couldn't also be construed as misuse of state funds? LOL

But isn’t that what Taylor proposed as Option G? So you’re saying Taylor proposed misusing state funds?

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Anonymous wrote:Happy Saturday y’all. Dufief mom here. I heard my name was dropped last night. No hard feelings about whomever did that - I just want to say having read this very long thread that kids should be 1000000% off limits, period. We keep our heads held high and stick to facts and our various POV. Make our kids proud for advocating for what we think is best for them and our community. Reading these vitriolic petty attacks makes me feel like I’m in a mean girls movie. Yuck.
Anyway, regardless of what the vote is, I am looking forward to the next phase of building bridges with whomever will be at the new Wootton at either location. Even though I support the rec, this process could have been much more thoughtful and solicitous of affected communities. I respect others pursuing in good faith paths they think might give them clarity even if I don’t agree as to the legal merit. Anything we learn that can improve this process for the ES study will be helpful.

Just saying thanks for this post, that’s all!

Especially appreciate the “Even though I support the rec, this process could have been much more thoughtful and solicitous of affected communities. I respect others pursuing in good faith paths they think might give them clarity even if I don’t agree as to the legal merit. Anything we learn that can improve this process for the ES study will be helpful.”

I’ve long said, if this process was done the right way, starting first with the superintendent coming to the cluster before the option came out to explain it first to us OR coming to visit us within the first week or 2, perhaps we wouldn’t be feeling this frustrated. Personally, I could have been convinced to stay out of the way of it even if I don’t agree with it.

But not like this. This was a sham of a process. I do hope the lawsuit will make MCPS tighten up especially for the ES boundary coming up.

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So when is the OAR fundraising concert at the football stadium for the cepa fund? Gotta mark the calendar!

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Anonymous wrote:Happy Saturday y’all. Dufief mom here. I heard my name was dropped last night. No hard feelings about whomever did that - I just want to say having read this very long thread that kids should be 1000000% off limits, period. We keep our heads held high and stick to facts and our various POV. Make our kids proud for advocating for what we think is best for them and our community. Reading these vitriolic petty attacks makes me feel like I’m in a mean girls movie. Yuck.
Anyway, regardless of what the vote is, I am looking forward to the next phase of building bridges with whomever will be at the new Wootton at either location. Even though I support the rec, this process could have been much more thoughtful and solicitous of affected communities. I respect others pursuing in good faith paths they think might give them clarity even if I don’t agree as to the legal merit. Anything we learn that can improve this process for the ES study will be helpful.

Just saying thanks for this post, that’s all!

Especially appreciate the “Even though I support the rec, this process could have been much more thoughtful and solicitous of affected communities. I respect others pursuing in good faith paths they think might give them clarity even if I don’t agree as to the legal merit. Anything we learn that can improve this process for the ES study will be helpful.”

I’ve long said, if this process was done the right way, starting first with the superintendent coming to the cluster before the option came out to explain it first to us OR coming to visit us within the first week or 2, perhaps we wouldn’t be feeling this frustrated. Personally, I could have been convinced to stay out of the way of it even if I don’t agree with it.

But not like this. This was a sham of a process. I do hope the lawsuit will make MCPS tighten up especially for the ES boundary coming up.

You were never guaranteed a specific school when you bought your house. We are all going through redistricting and changes. You make it sound like Wootton is the only one. The difference is we are dealing with it and if we don't like the changes will move or go private. You all brought this upon yourself by saying the building is immediately unsafe. MCPS is giving you a new school. Be grateful. Many of us would jump at the chance for a new school.

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Anonymous wrote:LOL at kids being ostracized years from now because parents disagree with boundary studies. I like H so 90% of the community is going to look down on my kid years from now? GMAFB. It's not that deep. Kim, there's people that are dying...

It’s not. It was the pro H poster who first suggested that kids would be ostracized, which—I agree—is just wild.

The 90% was in response to that person.

I’m against H. But I’m not cool with calling kids losers or ostracizing kids.

If H is the chosen option, while I don’t agree, I would work toward building a close knit community.

Also, correct me if I'm wrong but, even if H passes, wouldn't the current Wootton schools be in the majority? And also wouldn't they move into the building with all four grades while just 9th and 10th graders arrive from Fields Road/Rosemont?

So, if anything, DuFief/SMES/Lakewood/TES/Fallsmead will be setting the culture first and are unlikely to be the ones ostracized...

PP here. Very reassuring to hear this viewpoint. I think community building will be more important than ever. I have a lot of concerns about the amount of awfulness being thrown at Dufief right now from the parkway parents. if not for that I would agree with you.

Parkway parent here. One that lol was name dropped. Thanks to whoever did that btw. But I don’t have ill will against Dufief or anyone who supports H.

I don’t agree with H and I will continue to advocate against it. But not cool with name calling kids/parents or ostracizing kids/parents. Also not cool implying that other kids are less then, and not cool calling out Dufief or anyone else.

I think most of us parents on both sides are not crazy. We have more in common than not. Whatever the final decision is, I’m all for working to create a positive culture of kids.

I think the issue is there is harm being done now and the not crazy parents who are anti-h might not be contributing to it but they’re also not taking a stand against it (and they do see it, as we all do both publicly and in their private planning threads). The anti-h parents who are concerned about an increase in the FARMS rate are vocal enough about it that it paints everyone in the anti-h movement with the same brush. And it leaves FRES and Rosemont families feeling like the Parkway parents are raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to avoid having to send their kids to school with FRES and Crown kids. I fully believe that is not your intent but the harm is real and it hinders all of our ability to build that positive culture.

GET OFF DCUM. Seriously. This is not the place to get a "feeling" about what real people are thinking. This is the place to hear from a literal handful of people who post over and over.

Look, we're walkers to Wootton. I don't support H because I don't want to trek to Crown every day. Our family's schedule is built around being walkable to school. This will genuinely present logistical problems for us. But, I'm also not contributing to the lawsuit because, as a lawyer, I don't think they have a good case and I don't like throwing money away. We'll just figure out the logistics somehow. But those who are involved with the litigation are fully within their rights and I understand. But I assure you, they are motivated by their own situations, not by you.

The vast, vast, vast majority of anti-H sentiment I have heard, even from the litigious folks, has nothing to do with Rosemont or Fields. If the plan was to send those schools to Wootton where it is, about 95% or more of the kvetching would stop. There are no "private planning threads" (that I've seen) ranting about the minor FARMS increase. Really. Rosemont and Fields are fine. Anyone shouting otherwise on here is probably a troll.

So,.stop thinking it's about you. It's not. People are inherently selfish. We oppose H because it will make our lives more inconvenient and it's bullshit that we have to bear that inconvenience because MCPS are morons. That's it. As I'm always telling my kids - no one is thinking about you anywhere near as much as you think they are. And once this happens, and everyone adjusts and figures out how to make it work, things will settle down and be fine. No one will be ostracized. The kids don't really care one way or the other.

This honesty is good. Love it actually. The challenge however is that your coalition has diverse views. You are clear in your reasons as a PP. Others also fighting your same cause are 1000% scared of Gburg FARMS families though and can’t get over increasing diversity.

Kudos for you having a clear perspective and being honest in your own reasons… but you are buddying up with folks that are far more lost in their reasons to be anti-H so unfortunately, the company you keep to further your ends is kinda ick.

Woah woah, you are making this seem like it’s akin to how you have conservatives looking the other way as they side with TACO Don. Interesting. I can see it. Overlook the Epstein files and such because he will help you keep more of your wealth and keep the immigrants out who are stealing our jobs.

I guess the parallels are there.

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Anonymous wrote:LOL at kids being ostracized years from now because parents disagree with boundary studies. I like H so 90% of the community is going to look down on my kid years from now? GMAFB. It's not that deep. Kim, there's people that are dying...

It’s not. It was the pro H poster who first suggested that kids would be ostracized, which—I agree—is just wild.

The 90% was in response to that person.

I’m against H. But I’m not cool with calling kids losers or ostracizing kids.

If H is the chosen option, while I don’t agree, I would work toward building a close knit community.

Also, correct me if I'm wrong but, even if H passes, wouldn't the current Wootton schools be in the majority? And also wouldn't they move into the building with all four grades while just 9th and 10th graders arrive from Fields Road/Rosemont?

So, if anything, DuFief/SMES/Lakewood/TES/Fallsmead will be setting the culture first and are unlikely to be the ones ostracized...

PP here. Very reassuring to hear this viewpoint. I think community building will be more important than ever. I have a lot of concerns about the amount of awfulness being thrown at Dufief right now from the parkway parents. if not for that I would agree with you.

Parkway parent here. One that lol was name dropped. Thanks to whoever did that btw. But I don’t have ill will against Dufief or anyone who supports H.

I don’t agree with H and I will continue to advocate against it. But not cool with name calling kids/parents or ostracizing kids/parents. Also not cool implying that other kids are less then, and not cool calling out Dufief or anyone else.

I think most of us parents on both sides are not crazy. We have more in common than not. Whatever the final decision is, I’m all for working to create a positive culture of kids.

I think the issue is there is harm being done now and the not crazy parents who are anti-h might not be contributing to it but they’re also not taking a stand against it (and they do see it, as we all do both publicly and in their private planning threads). The anti-h parents who are concerned about an increase in the FARMS rate are vocal enough about it that it paints everyone in the anti-h movement with the same brush. And it leaves FRES and Rosemont families feeling like the Parkway parents are raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to avoid having to send their kids to school with FRES and Crown kids. I fully believe that is not your intent but the harm is real and it hinders all of our ability to build that positive culture.

GET OFF DCUM. Seriously. This is not the place to get a "feeling" about what real people are thinking. This is the place to hear from a literal handful of people who post over and over.

Look, we're walkers to Wootton. I don't support H because I don't want to trek to Crown every day. Our family's schedule is built around being walkable to school. This will genuinely present logistical problems for us. But, I'm also not contributing to the lawsuit because, as a lawyer, I don't think they have a good case and I don't like throwing money away. We'll just figure out the logistics somehow. But those who are involved with the litigation are fully within their rights and I understand. But I assure you, they are motivated by their own situations, not by you.

The vast, vast, vast majority of anti-H sentiment I have heard, even from the litigious folks, has nothing to do with Rosemont or Fields. If the plan was to send those schools to Wootton where it is, about 95% or more of the kvetching would stop. There are no "private planning threads" (that I've seen) ranting about the minor FARMS increase. Really. Rosemont and Fields are fine. Anyone shouting otherwise on here is probably a troll.

So,.stop thinking it's about you. It's not. People are inherently selfish. We oppose H because it will make our lives more inconvenient and it's bullshit that we have to bear that inconvenience because MCPS are morons. That's it. As I'm always telling my kids - no one is thinking about you anywhere near as much as you think they are. And once this happens, and everyone adjusts and figures out how to make it work, things will settle down and be fine. No one will be ostracized. The kids don't really care one way or the other.

This honesty is good. Love it actually. The challenge however is that your coalition has diverse views. You are clear in your reasons as a PP. Others also fighting your same cause are 1000% scared of Gburg FARMS families though and can’t get over increasing diversity.

Kudos for you having a clear perspective and being honest in your own reasons… but you are buddying up with folks that are far more lost in their reasons to be anti-H so unfortunately, the company you keep to further your ends is kinda ick.

Woah woah, you are making this seem like it’s akin to how you have conservatives looking the other way as they side with TACO Don. Interesting. I can see it. Overlook the Epstein files and such because he will help you keep more of your wealth and keep the immigrants out who are stealing our jobs.

I guess the parallels are there.

Are we making inroads here on DCUM? As you would say, "whoa, whoa"--this is kinda incredible. Look at us, just a coupla antiandproH parents coming together. If only Israel and it's enemies could do the same. Please DON'T EVEN THINK of killing the current vibe of this chain and turning to geopolical warfare.

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Anonymous wrote:LOL at kids being ostracized years from now because parents disagree with boundary studies. I like H so 90% of the community is going to look down on my kid years from now? GMAFB. It's not that deep. Kim, there's people that are dying...

It’s not. It was the pro H poster who first suggested that kids would be ostracized, which—I agree—is just wild.

The 90% was in response to that person.

I’m against H. But I’m not cool with calling kids losers or ostracizing kids.

If H is the chosen option, while I don’t agree, I would work toward building a close knit community.

Also, correct me if I'm wrong but, even if H passes, wouldn't the current Wootton schools be in the majority? And also wouldn't they move into the building with all four grades while just 9th and 10th graders arrive from Fields Road/Rosemont?

So, if anything, DuFief/SMES/Lakewood/TES/Fallsmead will be setting the culture first and are unlikely to be the ones ostracized...

PP here. Very reassuring to hear this viewpoint. I think community building will be more important than ever. I have a lot of concerns about the amount of awfulness being thrown at Dufief right now from the parkway parents. if not for that I would agree with you.

Parkway parent here. One that lol was name dropped. Thanks to whoever did that btw. But I don’t have ill will against Dufief or anyone who supports H.

I don’t agree with H and I will continue to advocate against it. But not cool with name calling kids/parents or ostracizing kids/parents. Also not cool implying that other kids are less then, and not cool calling out Dufief or anyone else.

I think most of us parents on both sides are not crazy. We have more in common than not. Whatever the final decision is, I’m all for working to create a positive culture of kids.

I think the issue is there is harm being done now and the not crazy parents who are anti-h might not be contributing to it but they’re also not taking a stand against it (and they do see it, as we all do both publicly and in their private planning threads). The anti-h parents who are concerned about an increase in the FARMS rate are vocal enough about it that it paints everyone in the anti-h movement with the same brush. And it leaves FRES and Rosemont families feeling like the Parkway parents are raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to avoid having to send their kids to school with FRES and Crown kids. I fully believe that is not your intent but the harm is real and it hinders all of our ability to build that positive culture.

GET OFF DCUM. Seriously. This is not the place to get a "feeling" about what real people are thinking. This is the place to hear from a literal handful of people who post over and over.

Look, we're walkers to Wootton. I don't support H because I don't want to trek to Crown every day. Our family's schedule is built around being walkable to school. This will genuinely present logistical problems for us. But, I'm also not contributing to the lawsuit because, as a lawyer, I don't think they have a good case and I don't like throwing money away. We'll just figure out the logistics somehow. But those who are involved with the litigation are fully within their rights and I understand. But I assure you, they are motivated by their own situations, not by you.

The vast, vast, vast majority of anti-H sentiment I have heard, even from the litigious folks, has nothing to do with Rosemont or Fields. If the plan was to send those schools to Wootton where it is, about 95% or more of the kvetching would stop. There are no "private planning threads" (that I've seen) ranting about the minor FARMS increase. Really. Rosemont and Fields are fine. Anyone shouting otherwise on here is probably a troll.

So,.stop thinking it's about you. It's not. People are inherently selfish. We oppose H because it will make our lives more inconvenient and it's bullshit that we have to bear that inconvenience because MCPS are morons. That's it. As I'm always telling my kids - no one is thinking about you anywhere near as much as you think they are. And once this happens, and everyone adjusts and figures out how to make it work, things will settle down and be fine. No one will be ostracized. The kids don't really care one way or the other.

This honesty is good. Love it actually. The challenge however is that your coalition has diverse views. You are clear in your reasons as a PP. Others also fighting your same cause are 1000% scared of Gburg FARMS families though and can’t get over increasing diversity.

Kudos for you having a clear perspective and being honest in your own reasons… but you are buddying up with folks that are far more lost in their reasons to be anti-H so unfortunately, the company you keep to further your ends is kinda ick.

Woah woah, you are making this seem like it’s akin to how you have conservatives looking the other way as they side with TACO Don. Interesting. I can see it. Overlook the Epstein files and such because he will help you keep more of your wealth and keep the immigrants out who are stealing our jobs.

I guess the parallels are there.

Are we making inroads here on DCUM? As you would say, "whoa, whoa"--this is kinda incredible. Look at us, just a coupla antiandproH parents coming together. If only Israel and it's enemies could do the same. Please DON'T EVEN THINK of killing the current vibe of this chain and turning to geopolical warfare.

If you search Epstein files, Wootton is mentioned exactly 1,345,678 times.

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Anonymous wrote:LOL at kids being ostracized years from now because parents disagree with boundary studies. I like H so 90% of the community is going to look down on my kid years from now? GMAFB. It's not that deep. Kim, there's people that are dying...

It’s not. It was the pro H poster who first suggested that kids would be ostracized, which—I agree—is just wild.

The 90% was in response to that person.

I’m against H. But I’m not cool with calling kids losers or ostracizing kids.

If H is the chosen option, while I don’t agree, I would work toward building a close knit community.

Also, correct me if I'm wrong but, even if H passes, wouldn't the current Wootton schools be in the majority? And also wouldn't they move into the building with all four grades while just 9th and 10th graders arrive from Fields Road/Rosemont?

So, if anything, DuFief/SMES/Lakewood/TES/Fallsmead will be setting the culture first and are unlikely to be the ones ostracized...

PP here. Very reassuring to hear this viewpoint. I think community building will be more important than ever. I have a lot of concerns about the amount of awfulness being thrown at Dufief right now from the parkway parents. if not for that I would agree with you.

Parkway parent here. One that lol was name dropped. Thanks to whoever did that btw. But I don’t have ill will against Dufief or anyone who supports H.

I don’t agree with H and I will continue to advocate against it. But not cool with name calling kids/parents or ostracizing kids/parents. Also not cool implying that other kids are less then, and not cool calling out Dufief or anyone else.

I think most of us parents on both sides are not crazy. We have more in common than not. Whatever the final decision is, I’m all for working to create a positive culture of kids.

I think the issue is there is harm being done now and the not crazy parents who are anti-h might not be contributing to it but they’re also not taking a stand against it (and they do see it, as we all do both publicly and in their private planning threads). The anti-h parents who are concerned about an increase in the FARMS rate are vocal enough about it that it paints everyone in the anti-h movement with the same brush. And it leaves FRES and Rosemont families feeling like the Parkway parents are raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to avoid having to send their kids to school with FRES and Crown kids. I fully believe that is not your intent but the harm is real and it hinders all of our ability to build that positive culture.

GET OFF DCUM. Seriously. This is not the place to get a "feeling" about what real people are thinking. This is the place to hear from a literal handful of people who post over and over.

Look, we're walkers to Wootton. I don't support H because I don't want to trek to Crown every day. Our family's schedule is built around being walkable to school. This will genuinely present logistical problems for us. But, I'm also not contributing to the lawsuit because, as a lawyer, I don't think they have a good case and I don't like throwing money away. We'll just figure out the logistics somehow. But those who are involved with the litigation are fully within their rights and I understand. But I assure you, they are motivated by their own situations, not by you.

The vast, vast, vast majority of anti-H sentiment I have heard, even from the litigious folks, has nothing to do with Rosemont or Fields. If the plan was to send those schools to Wootton where it is, about 95% or more of the kvetching would stop. There are no "private planning threads" (that I've seen) ranting about the minor FARMS increase. Really. Rosemont and Fields are fine. Anyone shouting otherwise on here is probably a troll.

So,.stop thinking it's about you. It's not. People are inherently selfish. We oppose H because it will make our lives more inconvenient and it's bullshit that we have to bear that inconvenience because MCPS are morons. That's it. As I'm always telling my kids - no one is thinking about you anywhere near as much as you think they are. And once this happens, and everyone adjusts and figures out how to make it work, things will settle down and be fine. No one will be ostracized. The kids don't really care one way or the other.

This honesty is good. Love it actually. The challenge however is that your coalition has diverse views. You are clear in your reasons as a PP. Others also fighting your same cause are 1000% scared of Gburg FARMS families though and can’t get over increasing diversity.

Kudos for you having a clear perspective and being honest in your own reasons… but you are buddying up with folks that are far more lost in their reasons to be anti-H so unfortunately, the company you keep to further your ends is kinda ick.

Woah woah, you are making this seem like it’s akin to how you have conservatives looking the other way as they side with TACO Don. Interesting. I can see it. Overlook the Epstein files and such because he will help you keep more of your wealth and keep the immigrants out who are stealing our jobs.

I guess the parallels are there.

Are we making inroads here on DCUM? As you would say, "whoa, whoa"--this is kinda incredible. Look at us, just a coupla antiandproH parents coming together. If only Israel and it's enemies could do the same. Please DON'T EVEN THINK of killing the current vibe of this chain and turning to geopolical warfare.

If you search Epstein files, Wootton is mentioned exactly 1,345,678 times.

I would expect no less from another white slave owner. Epstein and THE TS Wootton had a lot in common.

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Anonymous wrote:LOL at kids being ostracized years from now because parents disagree with boundary studies. I like H so 90% of the community is going to look down on my kid years from now? GMAFB. It's not that deep. Kim, there's people that are dying...

It’s not. It was the pro H poster who first suggested that kids would be ostracized, which—I agree—is just wild.

The 90% was in response to that person.

I’m against H. But I’m not cool with calling kids losers or ostracizing kids.

If H is the chosen option, while I don’t agree, I would work toward building a close knit community.

Also, correct me if I'm wrong but, even if H passes, wouldn't the current Wootton schools be in the majority? And also wouldn't they move into the building with all four grades while just 9th and 10th graders arrive from Fields Road/Rosemont?

So, if anything, DuFief/SMES/Lakewood/TES/Fallsmead will be setting the culture first and are unlikely to be the ones ostracized...

PP here. Very reassuring to hear this viewpoint. I think community building will be more important than ever. I have a lot of concerns about the amount of awfulness being thrown at Dufief right now from the parkway parents. if not for that I would agree with you.

Parkway parent here. One that lol was name dropped. Thanks to whoever did that btw. But I don’t have ill will against Dufief or anyone who supports H.

I don’t agree with H and I will continue to advocate against it. But not cool with name calling kids/parents or ostracizing kids/parents. Also not cool implying that other kids are less then, and not cool calling out Dufief or anyone else.

I think most of us parents on both sides are not crazy. We have more in common than not. Whatever the final decision is, I’m all for working to create a positive culture of kids.

I think the issue is there is harm being done now and the not crazy parents who are anti-h might not be contributing to it but they’re also not taking a stand against it (and they do see it, as we all do both publicly and in their private planning threads). The anti-h parents who are concerned about an increase in the FARMS rate are vocal enough about it that it paints everyone in the anti-h movement with the same brush. And it leaves FRES and Rosemont families feeling like the Parkway parents are raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to avoid having to send their kids to school with FRES and Crown kids. I fully believe that is not your intent but the harm is real and it hinders all of our ability to build that positive culture.

GET OFF DCUM. Seriously. This is not the place to get a "feeling" about what real people are thinking. This is the place to hear from a literal handful of people who post over and over.

Look, we're walkers to Wootton. I don't support H because I don't want to trek to Crown every day. Our family's schedule is built around being walkable to school. This will genuinely present logistical problems for us. But, I'm also not contributing to the lawsuit because, as a lawyer, I don't think they have a good case and I don't like throwing money away. We'll just figure out the logistics somehow. But those who are involved with the litigation are fully within their rights and I understand. But I assure you, they are motivated by their own situations, not by you.

The vast, vast, vast majority of anti-H sentiment I have heard, even from the litigious folks, has nothing to do with Rosemont or Fields. If the plan was to send those schools to Wootton where it is, about 95% or more of the kvetching would stop. There are no "private planning threads" (that I've seen) ranting about the minor FARMS increase. Really. Rosemont and Fields are fine. Anyone shouting otherwise on here is probably a troll.

So,.stop thinking it's about you. It's not. People are inherently selfish. We oppose H because it will make our lives more inconvenient and it's bullshit that we have to bear that inconvenience because MCPS are morons. That's it. As I'm always telling my kids - no one is thinking about you anywhere near as much as you think they are. And once this happens, and everyone adjusts and figures out how to make it work, things will settle down and be fine. No one will be ostracized. The kids don't really care one way or the other.

So the 87% of Travilah families we keep getting told oppose the move are just sad about the loss of their…3 hour walk to Wootton?

Walking distance isn't the only reason to prefer the current Wootton location. Crown is a much busier area. Some of us don't like the idea of our kids being so close to Rio and Crown during lunch and after school. There's more traffic, and several nearby hotels. I appreciate that not everyone would be bothered by this, but it's just a different environment that isn't what I would have picked.

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Anonymous wrote:LOL at kids being ostracized years from now because parents disagree with boundary studies. I like H so 90% of the community is going to look down on my kid years from now? GMAFB. It's not that deep. Kim, there's people that are dying...

It’s not. It was the pro H poster who first suggested that kids would be ostracized, which—I agree—is just wild.

The 90% was in response to that person.

I’m against H. But I’m not cool with calling kids losers or ostracizing kids.

If H is the chosen option, while I don’t agree, I would work toward building a close knit community.

Also, correct me if I'm wrong but, even if H passes, wouldn't the current Wootton schools be in the majority? And also wouldn't they move into the building with all four grades while just 9th and 10th graders arrive from Fields Road/Rosemont?

So, if anything, DuFief/SMES/Lakewood/TES/Fallsmead will be setting the culture first and are unlikely to be the ones ostracized...

PP here. Very reassuring to hear this viewpoint. I think community building will be more important than ever. I have a lot of concerns about the amount of awfulness being thrown at Dufief right now from the parkway parents. if not for that I would agree with you.

Parkway parent here. One that lol was name dropped. Thanks to whoever did that btw. But I don’t have ill will against Dufief or anyone who supports H.

I don’t agree with H and I will continue to advocate against it. But not cool with name calling kids/parents or ostracizing kids/parents. Also not cool implying that other kids are less then, and not cool calling out Dufief or anyone else.

I think most of us parents on both sides are not crazy. We have more in common than not. Whatever the final decision is, I’m all for working to create a positive culture of kids.

I think the issue is there is harm being done now and the not crazy parents who are anti-h might not be contributing to it but they’re also not taking a stand against it (and they do see it, as we all do both publicly and in their private planning threads). The anti-h parents who are concerned about an increase in the FARMS rate are vocal enough about it that it paints everyone in the anti-h movement with the same brush. And it leaves FRES and Rosemont families feeling like the Parkway parents are raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to avoid having to send their kids to school with FRES and Crown kids. I fully believe that is not your intent but the harm is real and it hinders all of our ability to build that positive culture.

GET OFF DCUM. Seriously. This is not the place to get a "feeling" about what real people are thinking. This is the place to hear from a literal handful of people who post over and over.

Look, we're walkers to Wootton. I don't support H because I don't want to trek to Crown every day. Our family's schedule is built around being walkable to school. This will genuinely present logistical problems for us. But, I'm also not contributing to the lawsuit because, as a lawyer, I don't think they have a good case and I don't like throwing money away. We'll just figure out the logistics somehow. But those who are involved with the litigation are fully within their rights and I understand. But I assure you, they are motivated by their own situations, not by you.

The vast, vast, vast majority of anti-H sentiment I have heard, even from the litigious folks, has nothing to do with Rosemont or Fields. If the plan was to send those schools to Wootton where it is, about 95% or more of the kvetching would stop. There are no "private planning threads" (that I've seen) ranting about the minor FARMS increase. Really. Rosemont and Fields are fine. Anyone shouting otherwise on here is probably a troll.

So,.stop thinking it's about you. It's not. People are inherently selfish. We oppose H because it will make our lives more inconvenient and it's bullshit that we have to bear that inconvenience because MCPS are morons. That's it. As I'm always telling my kids - no one is thinking about you anywhere near as much as you think they are. And once this happens, and everyone adjusts and figures out how to make it work, things will settle down and be fine. No one will be ostracized. The kids don't really care one way or the other.

So the 87% of Travilah families we keep getting told oppose the move are just sad about the loss of their…3 hour walk to Wootton?

Walking distance isn't the only reason to prefer the current Wootton location. Crown is a much busier area. Some of us don't like the idea of our kids being so close to Rio and Crown during lunch and after school. There's more traffic, and several nearby hotels. I appreciate that not everyone would be bothered by this, but it's just a different environment that isn't what I would have picked.

What’s the ongoing concern about hotels?! Elaborate please. Pharma bros staying at the nearby hotels are a threat? Or is it a concern that our students may check in?! Inquiring minds want to understand this one.

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Anonymous wrote:LOL at kids being ostracized years from now because parents disagree with boundary studies. I like H so 90% of the community is going to look down on my kid years from now? GMAFB. It's not that deep. Kim, there's people that are dying...

It’s not. It was the pro H poster who first suggested that kids would be ostracized, which—I agree—is just wild.

The 90% was in response to that person.

I’m against H. But I’m not cool with calling kids losers or ostracizing kids.

If H is the chosen option, while I don’t agree, I would work toward building a close knit community.

Also, correct me if I'm wrong but, even if H passes, wouldn't the current Wootton schools be in the majority? And also wouldn't they move into the building with all four grades while just 9th and 10th graders arrive from Fields Road/Rosemont?

So, if anything, DuFief/SMES/Lakewood/TES/Fallsmead will be setting the culture first and are unlikely to be the ones ostracized...

PP here. Very reassuring to hear this viewpoint. I think community building will be more important than ever. I have a lot of concerns about the amount of awfulness being thrown at Dufief right now from the parkway parents. if not for that I would agree with you.

Parkway parent here. One that lol was name dropped. Thanks to whoever did that btw. But I don’t have ill will against Dufief or anyone who supports H.

I don’t agree with H and I will continue to advocate against it. But not cool with name calling kids/parents or ostracizing kids/parents. Also not cool implying that other kids are less then, and not cool calling out Dufief or anyone else.

I think most of us parents on both sides are not crazy. We have more in common than not. Whatever the final decision is, I’m all for working to create a positive culture of kids.

I think the issue is there is harm being done now and the not crazy parents who are anti-h might not be contributing to it but they’re also not taking a stand against it (and they do see it, as we all do both publicly and in their private planning threads). The anti-h parents who are concerned about an increase in the FARMS rate are vocal enough about it that it paints everyone in the anti-h movement with the same brush. And it leaves FRES and Rosemont families feeling like the Parkway parents are raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to avoid having to send their kids to school with FRES and Crown kids. I fully believe that is not your intent but the harm is real and it hinders all of our ability to build that positive culture.

GET OFF DCUM. Seriously. This is not the place to get a "feeling" about what real people are thinking. This is the place to hear from a literal handful of people who post over and over.

Look, we're walkers to Wootton. I don't support H because I don't want to trek to Crown every day. Our family's schedule is built around being walkable to school. This will genuinely present logistical problems for us. But, I'm also not contributing to the lawsuit because, as a lawyer, I don't think they have a good case and I don't like throwing money away. We'll just figure out the logistics somehow. But those who are involved with the litigation are fully within their rights and I understand. But I assure you, they are motivated by their own situations, not by you.

The vast, vast, vast majority of anti-H sentiment I have heard, even from the litigious folks, has nothing to do with Rosemont or Fields. If the plan was to send those schools to Wootton where it is, about 95% or more of the kvetching would stop. There are no "private planning threads" (that I've seen) ranting about the minor FARMS increase. Really. Rosemont and Fields are fine. Anyone shouting otherwise on here is probably a troll.

So,.stop thinking it's about you. It's not. People are inherently selfish. We oppose H because it will make our lives more inconvenient and it's bullshit that we have to bear that inconvenience because MCPS are morons. That's it. As I'm always telling my kids - no one is thinking about you anywhere near as much as you think they are. And once this happens, and everyone adjusts and figures out how to make it work, things will settle down and be fine. No one will be ostracized. The kids don't really care one way or the other.

So the 87% of Travilah families we keep getting told oppose the move are just sad about the loss of their…3 hour walk to Wootton?

Walking distance isn't the only reason to prefer the current Wootton location. Crown is a much busier area. Some of us don't like the idea of our kids being so close to Rio and Crown during lunch and after school. There's more traffic, and several nearby hotels. I appreciate that not everyone would be bothered by this, but it's just a different environment that isn't what I would have picked.

How is this an issue? Tell your kids no.

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Anonymous wrote:LOL at kids being ostracized years from now because parents disagree with boundary studies. I like H so 90% of the community is going to look down on my kid years from now? GMAFB. It's not that deep. Kim, there's people that are dying...

It’s not. It was the pro H poster who first suggested that kids would be ostracized, which—I agree—is just wild.

The 90% was in response to that person.

I’m against H. But I’m not cool with calling kids losers or ostracizing kids.

If H is the chosen option, while I don’t agree, I would work toward building a close knit community.

Also, correct me if I'm wrong but, even if H passes, wouldn't the current Wootton schools be in the majority? And also wouldn't they move into the building with all four grades while just 9th and 10th graders arrive from Fields Road/Rosemont?

So, if anything, DuFief/SMES/Lakewood/TES/Fallsmead will be setting the culture first and are unlikely to be the ones ostracized...

PP here. Very reassuring to hear this viewpoint. I think community building will be more important than ever. I have a lot of concerns about the amount of awfulness being thrown at Dufief right now from the parkway parents. if not for that I would agree with you.

Parkway parent here. One that lol was name dropped. Thanks to whoever did that btw. But I don’t have ill will against Dufief or anyone who supports H.

I don’t agree with H and I will continue to advocate against it. But not cool with name calling kids/parents or ostracizing kids/parents. Also not cool implying that other kids are less then, and not cool calling out Dufief or anyone else.

I think most of us parents on both sides are not crazy. We have more in common than not. Whatever the final decision is, I’m all for working to create a positive culture of kids.

I think the issue is there is harm being done now and the not crazy parents who are anti-h might not be contributing to it but they’re also not taking a stand against it (and they do see it, as we all do both publicly and in their private planning threads). The anti-h parents who are concerned about an increase in the FARMS rate are vocal enough about it that it paints everyone in the anti-h movement with the same brush. And it leaves FRES and Rosemont families feeling like the Parkway parents are raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to avoid having to send their kids to school with FRES and Crown kids. I fully believe that is not your intent but the harm is real and it hinders all of our ability to build that positive culture.

GET OFF DCUM. Seriously. This is not the place to get a "feeling" about what real people are thinking. This is the place to hear from a literal handful of people who post over and over.

Look, we're walkers to Wootton. I don't support H because I don't want to trek to Crown every day. Our family's schedule is built around being walkable to school. This will genuinely present logistical problems for us. But, I'm also not contributing to the lawsuit because, as a lawyer, I don't think they have a good case and I don't like throwing money away. We'll just figure out the logistics somehow. But those who are involved with the litigation are fully within their rights and I understand. But I assure you, they are motivated by their own situations, not by you.

The vast, vast, vast majority of anti-H sentiment I have heard, even from the litigious folks, has nothing to do with Rosemont or Fields. If the plan was to send those schools to Wootton where it is, about 95% or more of the kvetching would stop. There are no "private planning threads" (that I've seen) ranting about the minor FARMS increase. Really. Rosemont and Fields are fine. Anyone shouting otherwise on here is probably a troll.

So,.stop thinking it's about you. It's not. People are inherently selfish. We oppose H because it will make our lives more inconvenient and it's bullshit that we have to bear that inconvenience because MCPS are morons. That's it. As I'm always telling my kids - no one is thinking about you anywhere near as much as you think they are. And once this happens, and everyone adjusts and figures out how to make it work, things will settle down and be fine. No one will be ostracized. The kids don't really care one way or the other.

So the 87% of Travilah families we keep getting told oppose the move are just sad about the loss of their…3 hour walk to Wootton?

Walking distance isn't the only reason to prefer the current Wootton location. Crown is a much busier area. Some of us don't like the idea of our kids being so close to Rio and Crown during lunch and after school. There's more traffic, and several nearby hotels. I appreciate that not everyone would be bothered by this, but it's just a different environment that isn't what I would have picked.

There are horels walking distance to current Wootton too. And there's about to be brand new retail across the street from current Wootton kocation. For decades there were multiple rearaurants and other retail across from Wootton. What is the issue exactly? Blair, RM, Northwest, and QO all have retail and busy roads. What is the problem that is unique to Crown??!

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Anonymous wrote:Happy Saturday y’all. Dufief mom here. I heard my name was dropped last night. No hard feelings about whomever did that - I just want to say having read this very long thread that kids should be 1000000% off limits, period. We keep our heads held high and stick to facts and our various POV. Make our kids proud for advocating for what we think is best for them and our community. Reading these vitriolic petty attacks makes me feel like I’m in a mean girls movie. Yuck.
Anyway, regardless of what the vote is, I am looking forward to the next phase of building bridges with whomever will be at the new Wootton at either location. Even though I support the rec, this process could have been much more thoughtful and solicitous of affected communities. I respect others pursuing in good faith paths they think might give them clarity even if I don’t agree as to the legal merit. Anything we learn that can improve this process for the ES study will be helpful.

Just saying thanks for this post, that’s all!

Especially appreciate the “Even though I support the rec, this process could have been much more thoughtful and solicitous of affected communities. I respect others pursuing in good faith paths they think might give them clarity even if I don’t agree as to the legal merit. Anything we learn that can improve this process for the ES study will be helpful.”

I’ve long said, if this process was done the right way, starting first with the superintendent coming to the cluster before the option came out to explain it first to us OR coming to visit us within the first week or 2, perhaps we wouldn’t be feeling this frustrated. Personally, I could have been convinced to stay out of the way of it even if I don’t agree with it.

But not like this. This was a sham of a process. I do hope the lawsuit will make MCPS tighten up especially for the ES boundary coming up.

You were never guaranteed a specific school when you bought your house. We are all going through redistricting and changes. You make it sound like Wootton is the only one. The difference is we are dealing with it and if we don't like the changes will move or go private. You all brought this upon yourself by saying the building is immediately unsafe. MCPS is giving you a new school. Be grateful. Many of us would jump at the chance for a new school.

DP.

It’s true that nobody is “guaranteed” a specific school assignment. But people absolutely make major life decisions based on stable public infrastructure. When families buy homes near a high school that has been in the same place for decades, it’s reasonable to expect that the school itself isn’t going to be moved miles away. That’s not about entitlement—it’s about relying on long-standing public planning when making the biggest financial investment most people will ever make.

And while a new building sounds great in theory, a new building in a different location isn’t automatically an upgrade. A school isn’t just the physical structure; it’s the role it plays in the surrounding community. A brand-new building in a high-traffic urban area doesn’t replace the value of a neighborhood school that students can reach easily and that families feel connected to.

Finally, saying “just move or go private if you don’t like it” really isn’t a serious answer. Public schools are supposed to serve the communities that already exist around them. If there were planning mistakes, enrollment projection errors, or maintenance decisions that created this situation, those should be addressed directly rather than solved by asking one community to absorb the full impact of losing its neighborhood school.