Are in boundary families leaving Hardy because if MacArthur?

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Anonymous wrote:I’ll be the lone dissenter and say I have no faith in DCPS creating a high school out of nothing and will not be offering my child at Hardy now as a Guinea pig. We have submitted applications far and wide to get our child in a different place.

Also, Hardy sucks this year. The lack of anything other than academic classes and the daily fights among students plus locked bathrooms and locker rooms, we are done if at all possible.

NP. I was planning on sending my child to Hardy because I figured that I could supplement what the school was lacking in extracurriculars for less than the $50k it would cost for private school. However, what you’ve said is alarming. I refuse to send my child to a school where bathrooms are locked so kids don’t get assaulted (or sexually assaulted!). Is this really happening??? I thought I would have heard about it.

I have a 6th grader and neither she nor any of her friends are worried about any of that bathroom stuff. She hasn't mentioned witnessing fights in a few months, so it might be an older grade phenomenon that will age out if the current enrollment trends continue.

You are delusional. Then your 6th grader aren’t telling you what is really going on. Ignorance is not bliss.

You sound unhinged. It’s middle school. There will be drama. The school and the kids can handle it. You need to cam down. It isn’t elementary anymore. This is how your kids will get some independence and ability to negotiate spaces without you hovering over everything. I am not worried about my child’s safety and they are doing fine at Hardy. Stop with your hysterical nonsense.

DP. I don’t know exactly what is happening at Hardy, but stop pretending that violence is normal, that lack of art and music are normal. DCPS truly sells parents on low expectations, it’s nuts.

There have been cuts, but there is a music program. Also it’s not “violence” it’s kids getting in fights. Happens at most schools. It’s reality not low expectations. Especially after the trauma of the past few years. They are dealing with it. Seriously. This is not elementary school! You need to grow up. I feel bad for your kids.

No, it does not happen at most schools that kids regularly get pummeled. That’s your extremely low expectations talking. I feel bad for your kids (all kids) that you think tolerating violent atmosphere is an appropriate response to “trauma.”

Can you stop hijacking this thread with your hysterics please? It is about MacArthur. Stay on topic.

If you must post about fighting at Hardy, start a new one.

If DCPS cannot manage fighting at Hardy or properly fund it, why would Hardy parents believe MacArthur is going to work?

This. Hardy students = Macarthur students. How is the thinking of current Hardy families not directly relevant to Macarthur?

+1. I can’t believe parents don’t get this. If DCPS can’t manage fighting and behavior issues in the classroom, you think things are going to change at the new high school where kids are older, bigger, and bolder?

Also if families don’t buy into the new high school, the problem is going to get worst with more OOB kids.

What we're telling you, though, is that the school administration is on top of it and working through it with all students, that many students are unaffected and barely aware it's going on, and that for now the families are on-board with MacArthur. It's like you're trying to manufacture drama.

Are you for real? You think the school is actually on top of it when the problem is escalating, getting worst, and kids are injured??

What planet are you living on?

Planet 6th grader girls who tell their parents more about the admins efforts against the issues than about the issues themselves. Sorry for being out-of-touch with other families' experience, but it is a useful perspective for those trying to get the full picture.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can also see minutes 37:00-38:30 of the video recording for more on athletic recommendations.

Basketball
Cheer
Flag Football
Golf
Soccer
Tennis
Track and Cross Country
Volleyball

Are being recommended for year 1 options.

https://dck12-my.sharepoint.com/personal/dcps_planning_k12_dc_gov/_layouts/15/stream.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Fdcps%5Fplanning%5Fk12%5Fdc%5Fgov%2FDocuments%2FSchool%20Planning%20Blog%20%2D%20MacArthur%20%28Public%29%2F2022%2D11%2D15%20CWG%20%236%2FMacArthur%20CWG%20meeting%20%5F6%2D20221115%5F180315%2DMeeting%20Recording%2Emp4&ga=1

Hopefully this closes that topic.

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Anonymous wrote:You can also see minutes 37:00-38:30 of the video recording for more on athletic recommendations.

Basketball
Cheer
Flag Football
Golf
Soccer
Tennis
Track and Cross Country
Volleyball

Are being recommended for year 1 options.

https://dck12-my.sharepoint.com/personal/dcps_planning_k12_dc_gov/_layouts/15/stream.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Fdcps%5Fplanning%5Fk12%5Fdc%5Fgov%2FDocuments%2FSchool%20Planning%20Blog%20%2D%20MacArthur%20%28Public%29%2F2022%2D11%2D15%20CWG%20%236%2FMacArthur%20CWG%20meeting%20%5F6%2D20221115%5F180315%2DMeeting%20Recording%2Emp4&ga=1

Hopefully this closes that topic.

You can't open the link without a dcps account. Do those recommendations take facilities into account? There isn't inconsistency in saying the facilities don't permit many sports on-site and floating "yeah we'll have them do golf somewhere'. Do ward 3 families care about cheer?

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I posted the link. I pulled it from the DCPS School Planning blog, so it should be accessible to all.

I honestly don't know if all of those sports will be included. They were recommended for year 1. If I recall, I and others suggested de-prioritizing some of them. But my memory is not particularly sharp on that point.

At this point, I think the most reliable expectation for sports for Year 1 is Basketball, Track, Cross Country, Soccer, Volleyball and, maybe, Tennis.

[Anonymous]

According to twitter there's an open house this Saturday at 10am. I imagine they should be able to clarify the sports question there...Also saw the new principal was gonna be at Hardy PTO next week.

https://twitter.com/MacArthur_DCPS/status/1613550570098360321?s=20&t=jQSLCyhOS4WCkpZPcem2NA

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Anonymous wrote:It's a terrible idea to feed a whole swath of kids into a niche high school with limited offerings, Yes, a small school with few sports could be good for some kids, but it's not the equivalent of JR, which btw, has lots of challenges right now with teachers not showing up for months at a time, etc. They should let people apply to the new high school but not force people to enroll in a school with limited offerings.

An 800-person high school is not "niche." Education experts actually recommend that size as better for students than the 2000-student behemoths. The issue is providing adequate budget, not that the size is inadequate.

It may not be niche in size but it certainly will be in its offerings. It was inadequate for sports when it was an elementary/middle school for GDS. Read the fact sheet -- basketbal and track/cross country are the only sports. There will be a green club, a chess club, and one or two more, but hardly what JR offers. There's no good transportation to the site -- even in bounds students will be challenged to get there without driving. A terrible site.

These are falsehoods. Further evidence that readers should identify trusted and informed community members and rely solely upon them for information. Too many anonymous actors fueled either by ignorance of mal-intent.

Soccer will also be a varsity sport. The school’s field is loathe enough for practices but it doesn’t meet DCIAA regulations for games, so games will be elsewhere. Those involved are pushing for games across the street at GW Mt Vernon.

There are probably/possibly other sports too, but I don’t know the list off-hand. But I do recognize lies without resort to my records.

You're referring to your 'records' and you're not sounding like a ward 3 parent. Are you an official involved in the school? Would you care to identify yourself? Asking this in the context of the deletion of a comment that hinted that your comment could be from the founding principal himself.

I'm sorry this already debunked conspiracy theory is cracking me up. Principal McCray is doing a bunch of events this month...why would he go to an anonymous forum and not actually provide clarity? Also, principals work like 60 + hours a week. The idea that they would spend time on here engaging with a bunch of anonymous complaints and critiques is unhinged.

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Anonymous wrote:It's a terrible idea to feed a whole swath of kids into a niche high school with limited offerings, Yes, a small school with few sports could be good for some kids, but it's not the equivalent of JR, which btw, has lots of challenges right now with teachers not showing up for months at a time, etc. They should let people apply to the new high school but not force people to enroll in a school with limited offerings.

An 800-person high school is not "niche." Education experts actually recommend that size as better for students than the 2000-student behemoths. The issue is providing adequate budget, not that the size is inadequate.

It may not be niche in size but it certainly will be in its offerings. It was inadequate for sports when it was an elementary/middle school for GDS. Read the fact sheet -- basketbal and track/cross country are the only sports. There will be a green club, a chess club, and one or two more, but hardly what JR offers. There's no good transportation to the site -- even in bounds students will be challenged to get there without driving. A terrible site.

These are falsehoods. Further evidence that readers should identify trusted and informed community members and rely solely upon them for information. Too many anonymous actors fueled either by ignorance of mal-intent.

Soccer will also be a varsity sport. The school’s field is loathe enough for practices but it doesn’t meet DCIAA regulations for games, so games will be elsewhere. Those involved are pushing for games across the street at GW Mt Vernon.

There are probably/possibly other sports too, but I don’t know the list off-hand. But I do recognize lies without resort to my records.

You're referring to your 'records' and you're not sounding like a ward 3 parent. Are you an official involved in the school? Would you care to identify yourself? Asking this in the context of the deletion of a comment that hinted that your comment could be from the founding principal himself.

I’m a parent who served on the CWG on behalf of a school community. I don’t really have an off-hand reason to not dox myself, but I’ll think it over first before deciding whether to reveal more.

I will look into the other questions. And, yes, I am well aware of the transportation issue.

If you are a parent on the CWG, then (1) one would think you would less hostile to the reasonable concerns and doubts of many parents and (2) it seems that if your insider knowledge is so different than what everyone else knows, then there is a communication problem. Perhaps you should aim your energies towards correcting that rather than yelling, "lies! lies!" Saying "You're clueless, trust me." is persuasive to no one.

I won't bite my tongue. Your smugness shows through. To me, it looks like you think you're better than others, smarter than others. Maybe you've been able to bully others with forceful words in the past. I'm guessing you read what you write over and over again after hitting submit, patting yourself on the back.

Here's some advice. You may be smart, but you're not unique. Practically everyone in Ward 3 is a lawyer or has a PhD. You're not special. But, then again, you're not as smart as you think. You don't know to whom you're replying. You don't know which posts I've authored, yet you seem to attribute them to me anyway. You try to use quotations to give the appearance of thoroughness and diligence, like you're citing a primary source. But the quotes are yours. I never said those words in the quotes. I don't know if anyone did.

If you want to try again, I'm here. I am just as content being nice and cooperative as I am being nasty and patronizing.

I'm the PP who asked whether you were a school official. I'm not the PP who called you out for yelling "lies!" and being hostile to concerned parents, but I agree with them. You're exhausting and not helpful.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ll be the lone dissenter and say I have no faith in DCPS creating a high school out of nothing and will not be offering my child at Hardy now as a Guinea pig. We have submitted applications far and wide to get our child in a different place.

Also, Hardy sucks this year. The lack of anything other than academic classes and the daily fights among students plus locked bathrooms and locker rooms, we are done if at all possible.

NP. I was planning on sending my child to Hardy because I figured that I could supplement what the school was lacking in extracurriculars for less than the $50k it would cost for private school. However, what you’ve said is alarming. I refuse to send my child to a school where bathrooms are locked so kids don’t get assaulted (or sexually assaulted!). Is this really happening??? I thought I would have heard about it.

I have a 6th grader and neither she nor any of her friends are worried about any of that bathroom stuff. She hasn't mentioned witnessing fights in a few months, so it might be an older grade phenomenon that will age out if the current enrollment trends continue.

You are delusional. Then your 6th grader aren’t telling you what is really going on. Ignorance is not bliss.

You sound unhinged. It’s middle school. There will be drama. The school and the kids can handle it. You need to cam down. It isn’t elementary anymore. This is how your kids will get some independence and ability to negotiate spaces without you hovering over everything. I am not worried about my child’s safety and they are doing fine at Hardy. Stop with your hysterical nonsense.

DP. I don’t know exactly what is happening at Hardy, but stop pretending that violence is normal, that lack of art and music are normal. DCPS truly sells parents on low expectations, it’s nuts.

There have been cuts, but there is a music program. Also it’s not “violence” it’s kids getting in fights. Happens at most schools. It’s reality not low expectations. Especially after the trauma of the past few years. They are dealing with it. Seriously. This is not elementary school! You need to grow up. I feel bad for your kids.

No, it does not happen at most schools that kids regularly get pummeled. That’s your extremely low expectations talking. I feel bad for your kids (all kids) that you think tolerating violent atmosphere is an appropriate response to “trauma.”

Can you stop hijacking this thread with your hysterics please? It is about MacArthur. Stay on topic.

If you must post about fighting at Hardy, start a new one.

If DCPS cannot manage fighting at Hardy or properly fund it, why would Hardy parents believe MacArthur is going to work?

This. Hardy students = Macarthur students. How is the thinking of current Hardy families not directly relevant to Macarthur?

+1. I can’t believe parents don’t get this. If DCPS can’t manage fighting and behavior issues in the classroom, you think things are going to change at the new high school where kids are older, bigger, and bolder?

Also if families don’t buy into the new high school, the problem is going to get worst with more OOB kids.

What we're telling you, though, is that the school administration is on top of it and working through it with all students, that many students are unaffected and barely aware it's going on, and that for now the families are on-board with MacArthur. It's like you're trying to manufacture drama.

Are you for real? You think the school is actually on top of it when the problem is escalating, getting worst, and kids are injured??

What planet are you living on?

Planet 6th grader girls who tell their parents more about the admins efforts against the issues than about the issues themselves. Sorry for being out-of-touch with other families' experience, but it is a useful perspective for those trying to get the full picture.

I don’t care what administration is doing because it’s damn obvious that they don’t have anything under control. You are the only one in here who seems to think that while the overwhelming majority does not.

Why don’t you tell us exactly what administration is doing if your 6th grader knows so much.

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Anonymous wrote:You can also see minutes 37:00-38:30 of the video recording for more on athletic recommendations.

Basketball
Cheer
Flag Football
Golf
Soccer
Tennis
Track and Cross Country
Volleyball

Are being recommended for year 1 options.

https://dck12-my.sharepoint.com/personal/dcps_planning_k12_dc_gov/_layouts/15/stream.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Fdcps%5Fplanning%5Fk12%5Fdc%5Fgov%2FDocuments%2FSchool%20Planning%20Blog%20%2D%20MacArthur%20%28Public%29%2F2022%2D11%2D15%20CWG%20%236%2FMacArthur%20CWG%20meeting%20%5F6%2D20221115%5F180315%2DMeeting%20Recording%2Emp4&ga=1

Hopefully this closes that topic.

So where exactly are the facilities for these sports to hold practice and compete against other schools?

Who is going to coach these teams?

How are you going to fully field teams and get enough interest in many sports with only 200 kids? Of these kids, a decent portion who likely play no sports at all.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ll be the lone dissenter and say I have no faith in DCPS creating a high school out of nothing and will not be offering my child at Hardy now as a Guinea pig. We have submitted applications far and wide to get our child in a different place.

Also, Hardy sucks this year. The lack of anything other than academic classes and the daily fights among students plus locked bathrooms and locker rooms, we are done if at all possible.

NP. I was planning on sending my child to Hardy because I figured that I could supplement what the school was lacking in extracurriculars for less than the $50k it would cost for private school. However, what you’ve said is alarming. I refuse to send my child to a school where bathrooms are locked so kids don’t get assaulted (or sexually assaulted!). Is this really happening??? I thought I would have heard about it.

I have a 6th grader and neither she nor any of her friends are worried about any of that bathroom stuff. She hasn't mentioned witnessing fights in a few months, so it might be an older grade phenomenon that will age out if the current enrollment trends continue.

You are delusional. Then your 6th grader aren’t telling you what is really going on. Ignorance is not bliss.

You sound unhinged. It’s middle school. There will be drama. The school and the kids can handle it. You need to cam down. It isn’t elementary anymore. This is how your kids will get some independence and ability to negotiate spaces without you hovering over everything. I am not worried about my child’s safety and they are doing fine at Hardy. Stop with your hysterical nonsense.

DP. I don’t know exactly what is happening at Hardy, but stop pretending that violence is normal, that lack of art and music are normal. DCPS truly sells parents on low expectations, it’s nuts.

There have been cuts, but there is a music program. Also it’s not “violence” it’s kids getting in fights. Happens at most schools. It’s reality not low expectations. Especially after the trauma of the past few years. They are dealing with it. Seriously. This is not elementary school! You need to grow up. I feel bad for your kids.

No, it does not happen at most schools that kids regularly get pummeled. That’s your extremely low expectations talking. I feel bad for your kids (all kids) that you think tolerating violent atmosphere is an appropriate response to “trauma.”

Can you stop hijacking this thread with your hysterics please? It is about MacArthur. Stay on topic.

If you must post about fighting at Hardy, start a new one.

If DCPS cannot manage fighting at Hardy or properly fund it, why would Hardy parents believe MacArthur is going to work?

This. Hardy students = Macarthur students. How is the thinking of current Hardy families not directly relevant to Macarthur?

+1. I can’t believe parents don’t get this. If DCPS can’t manage fighting and behavior issues in the classroom, you think things are going to change at the new high school where kids are older, bigger, and bolder?

Also if families don’t buy into the new high school, the problem is going to get worst with more OOB kids.

What we're telling you, though, is that the school administration is on top of it and working through it with all students, that many students are unaffected and barely aware it's going on, and that for now the families are on-board with MacArthur. It's like you're trying to manufacture drama.

Are you for real? You think the school is actually on top of it when the problem is escalating, getting worst, and kids are injured??

What planet are you living on?

Planet 6th grader girls who tell their parents more about the admins efforts against the issues than about the issues themselves. Sorry for being out-of-touch with other families' experience, but it is a useful perspective for those trying to get the full picture.

I don’t care what administration is doing because it’s damn obvious that they don’t have anything under control. You are the only one in here who seems to think that while the overwhelming majority does not.

Why don’t you tell us exactly what administration is doing if your 6th grader knows so much.

Was your own child hurt? You sound really upset. Your two paragraphs start with opposite contradicting statements.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ll be the lone dissenter and say I have no faith in DCPS creating a high school out of nothing and will not be offering my child at Hardy now as a Guinea pig. We have submitted applications far and wide to get our child in a different place.

Also, Hardy sucks this year. The lack of anything other than academic classes and the daily fights among students plus locked bathrooms and locker rooms, we are done if at all possible.

NP. I was planning on sending my child to Hardy because I figured that I could supplement what the school was lacking in extracurriculars for less than the $50k it would cost for private school. However, what you’ve said is alarming. I refuse to send my child to a school where bathrooms are locked so kids don’t get assaulted (or sexually assaulted!). Is this really happening??? I thought I would have heard about it.

I have a 6th grader and neither she nor any of her friends are worried about any of that bathroom stuff. She hasn't mentioned witnessing fights in a few months, so it might be an older grade phenomenon that will age out if the current enrollment trends continue.

You are delusional. Then your 6th grader aren’t telling you what is really going on. Ignorance is not bliss.

You sound unhinged. It’s middle school. There will be drama. The school and the kids can handle it. You need to cam down. It isn’t elementary anymore. This is how your kids will get some independence and ability to negotiate spaces without you hovering over everything. I am not worried about my child’s safety and they are doing fine at Hardy. Stop with your hysterical nonsense.

DP. I don’t know exactly what is happening at Hardy, but stop pretending that violence is normal, that lack of art and music are normal. DCPS truly sells parents on low expectations, it’s nuts.

There have been cuts, but there is a music program. Also it’s not “violence” it’s kids getting in fights. Happens at most schools. It’s reality not low expectations. Especially after the trauma of the past few years. They are dealing with it. Seriously. This is not elementary school! You need to grow up. I feel bad for your kids.

No, it does not happen at most schools that kids regularly get pummeled. That’s your extremely low expectations talking. I feel bad for your kids (all kids) that you think tolerating violent atmosphere is an appropriate response to “trauma.”

Can you stop hijacking this thread with your hysterics please? It is about MacArthur. Stay on topic.

If you must post about fighting at Hardy, start a new one.

If DCPS cannot manage fighting at Hardy or properly fund it, why would Hardy parents believe MacArthur is going to work?

This. Hardy students = Macarthur students. How is the thinking of current Hardy families not directly relevant to Macarthur?

+1. I can’t believe parents don’t get this. If DCPS can’t manage fighting and behavior issues in the classroom, you think things are going to change at the new high school where kids are older, bigger, and bolder?

Also if families don’t buy into the new high school, the problem is going to get worst with more OOB kids.

What we're telling you, though, is that the school administration is on top of it and working through it with all students, that many students are unaffected and barely aware it's going on, and that for now the families are on-board with MacArthur. It's like you're trying to manufacture drama.

Are you for real? You think the school is actually on top of it when the problem is escalating, getting worst, and kids are injured??

What planet are you living on?

Planet 6th grader girls who tell their parents more about the admins efforts against the issues than about the issues themselves. Sorry for being out-of-touch with other families' experience, but it is a useful perspective for those trying to get the full picture.

I don’t care what administration is doing because it’s damn obvious that they don’t have anything under control. You are the only one in here who seems to think that while the overwhelming majority does not.

Why don’t you tell us exactly what administration is doing if your 6th grader knows so much.

Was your own child hurt? You sound really upset. Your two paragraphs start with opposite contradicting statements.

dp: You can't be serious! "Was you own child hurt?"!

We all understand that one of the things that can cause a child to be troubled and struggle in life is coming from a home with poorly managed conflict. But what is somehow bad for kids at home is okay for kids at school?

A kid doesn't have to be hurt -- even involved -- to find fighting stressful.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ll be the lone dissenter and say I have no faith in DCPS creating a high school out of nothing and will not be offering my child at Hardy now as a Guinea pig. We have submitted applications far and wide to get our child in a different place.

Also, Hardy sucks this year. The lack of anything other than academic classes and the daily fights among students plus locked bathrooms and locker rooms, we are done if at all possible.

NP. I was planning on sending my child to Hardy because I figured that I could supplement what the school was lacking in extracurriculars for less than the $50k it would cost for private school. However, what you’ve said is alarming. I refuse to send my child to a school where bathrooms are locked so kids don’t get assaulted (or sexually assaulted!). Is this really happening??? I thought I would have heard about it.

I have a 6th grader and neither she nor any of her friends are worried about any of that bathroom stuff. She hasn't mentioned witnessing fights in a few months, so it might be an older grade phenomenon that will age out if the current enrollment trends continue.

You are delusional. Then your 6th grader aren’t telling you what is really going on. Ignorance is not bliss.

You sound unhinged. It’s middle school. There will be drama. The school and the kids can handle it. You need to cam down. It isn’t elementary anymore. This is how your kids will get some independence and ability to negotiate spaces without you hovering over everything. I am not worried about my child’s safety and they are doing fine at Hardy. Stop with your hysterical nonsense.

DP. I don’t know exactly what is happening at Hardy, but stop pretending that violence is normal, that lack of art and music are normal. DCPS truly sells parents on low expectations, it’s nuts.

There have been cuts, but there is a music program. Also it’s not “violence” it’s kids getting in fights. Happens at most schools. It’s reality not low expectations. Especially after the trauma of the past few years. They are dealing with it. Seriously. This is not elementary school! You need to grow up. I feel bad for your kids.

No, it does not happen at most schools that kids regularly get pummeled. That’s your extremely low expectations talking. I feel bad for your kids (all kids) that you think tolerating violent atmosphere is an appropriate response to “trauma.”

Can you stop hijacking this thread with your hysterics please? It is about MacArthur. Stay on topic.

If you must post about fighting at Hardy, start a new one.

If DCPS cannot manage fighting at Hardy or properly fund it, why would Hardy parents believe MacArthur is going to work?

This. Hardy students = Macarthur students. How is the thinking of current Hardy families not directly relevant to Macarthur?

+1. I can’t believe parents don’t get this. If DCPS can’t manage fighting and behavior issues in the classroom, you think things are going to change at the new high school where kids are older, bigger, and bolder?

Also if families don’t buy into the new high school, the problem is going to get worst with more OOB kids.

What we're telling you, though, is that the school administration is on top of it and working through it with all students, that many students are unaffected and barely aware it's going on, and that for now the families are on-board with MacArthur. It's like you're trying to manufacture drama.

Are you for real? You think the school is actually on top of it when the problem is escalating, getting worst, and kids are injured??

What planet are you living on?

Planet 6th grader girls who tell their parents more about the admins efforts against the issues than about the issues themselves. Sorry for being out-of-touch with other families' experience, but it is a useful perspective for those trying to get the full picture.

I don’t care what administration is doing because it’s damn obvious that they don’t have anything under control. You are the only one in here who seems to think that while the overwhelming majority does not.

Why don’t you tell us exactly what administration is doing if your 6th grader knows so much.

Was your own child hurt? You sound really upset. Your two paragraphs start with opposite contradicting statements.

dp: You can't be serious! "Was you own child hurt?"!

We all understand that one of the things that can cause a child to be troubled and struggle in life is coming from a home with poorly managed conflict. But what is somehow bad for kids at home is okay for kids at school?

A kid doesn't have to be hurt -- even involved -- to find fighting stressful.

+100. PP still hasn’t told us what amazing things admin is doing that her 6th grader seems to know all about that makes her think they are on top of this.

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People need to stop feeding this troll. She obviously has a particular issue with Hardy that is unrelated to the topic of this thread.

The answer to the question is no, people aren’t leaving Hardy because of the new high school.

FIN

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Anonymous wrote:You can also see minutes 37:00-38:30 of the video recording for more on athletic recommendations.

Basketball
Cheer
Flag Football
Golf
Soccer
Tennis
Track and Cross Country
Volleyball

Are being recommended for year 1 options.

https://dck12-my.sharepoint.com/personal/dcps_planning_k12_dc_gov/_layouts/15/stream.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Fdcps%5Fplanning%5Fk12%5Fdc%5Fgov%2FDocuments%2FSchool%20Planning%20Blog%20%2D%20MacArthur%20%28Public%29%2F2022%2D11%2D15%20CWG%20%236%2FMacArthur%20CWG%20meeting%20%5F6%2D20221115%5F180315%2DMeeting%20Recording%2Emp4&ga=1

Hopefully this closes that topic.

So where exactly are the facilities for these sports to hold practice and compete against other schools?

Who is going to coach these teams?

How are you going to fully field teams and get enough interest in many sports with only 200 kids? Of these kids, a decent portion who likely play no sports at all.

Currently Hardy soccer practices at jelleff and plays games on other fields and has a volunteer coach (college student at least for girls team)… so while that stinks …. There have been work arounds. But that said the football situation at Hardy was a disaster and had an actual administrator violating all sorts of things (faking forms and birthdays etc) and the team dissolved.
But the gds lower field and gym might not be regulation but sufficient for at least practices - so that’s better than Hardy situation already.

[Anonymous]

I attended an open house and a basketball game at Hardy last night. Didn’t seem like the school people are describing here, the kids at the OH were super positive. Of course I realize I wasn’t there during school hours or anything.

I did ask about some of the issues mentioned here and got denials.