What Happened To Somerset?

[Anonymous]

Somerset used to be such a great school. Now, despite having drastically reduced numbers for some unknown reason, which you'd think would make the place better, it's a hotbed of discontent. No one is happy and the kids are poorly behaved. What the hell happened?

[Anonymous]

The community of Somerset is a hotbed of discontent, so I am not surprised to hear the school reflects this.

[Anonymous]

OP-I'm a Somerset parent, and you sound like an ignorant person with nothing better to do than toss around vague insults at terrific school.

Enrollment dropped sharply several years ago when school catchment areas were redrawn by MCPS, and the new boundaries left the school under capacity rather than way over capacity as it had been before.

That enrollment drop had little to do with Somerset itself, and more to do with MCPS being bad at all things involving planning for student enrollment and moving boundaries around. If you think enrollment dropped "for no reason," you are clearly unfamiliar with the school.

The principal is great, school facilities are very nice, there's a strong PTA and it's a lovely little school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP-I'm a Somerset parent, and you sound like an ignorant person with nothing better to do than toss around vague insults at terrific school.

Enrollment dropped sharply several years ago when school catchment areas were redrawn by MCPS, and the new boundaries left the school under capacity rather than way over capacity as it had been before.

That enrollment drop had little to do with Somerset itself, and more to do with MCPS being bad at all things involving planning for student enrollment and moving boundaries around. If you think enrollment dropped "for no reason," you are clearly unfamiliar with the school.

The principal is great, school facilities are very nice, there's a strong PTA and it's a lovely little school.

And that opening salvo shows exactly that the OP is on to something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP-I'm a Somerset parent, and you sound like an ignorant person with nothing better to do than toss around vague insults at terrific school.

Enrollment dropped sharply several years ago when school catchment areas were redrawn by MCPS, and the new boundaries left the school under capacity rather than way over capacity as it had been before.

That enrollment drop had little to do with Somerset itself, and more to do with MCPS being bad at all things involving planning for student enrollment and moving boundaries around. If you think enrollment dropped "for no reason," you are clearly unfamiliar with the school.

The principal is great, school facilities are very nice, there's a strong PTA and it's a lovely little school.

And that opening salvo shows exactly that the OP is on to something.

To me it looks more likely that Op is “on something.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP-I'm a Somerset parent, and you sound like an ignorant person with nothing better to do than toss around vague insults at terrific school.

Enrollment dropped sharply several years ago when school catchment areas were redrawn by MCPS, and the new boundaries left the school under capacity rather than way over capacity as it had been before.

That enrollment drop had little to do with Somerset itself, and more to do with MCPS being bad at all things involving planning for student enrollment and moving boundaries around. If you think enrollment dropped "for no reason," you are clearly unfamiliar with the school.

The principal is great, school facilities are very nice, there's a strong PTA and it's a lovely little school.

And that opening salvo shows exactly that the OP is on to something.

+1000 Jeeze

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP-I'm a Somerset parent, and you sound like an ignorant person with nothing better to do than toss around vague insults at terrific school.

Enrollment dropped sharply several years ago when school catchment areas were redrawn by MCPS, and the new boundaries left the school under capacity rather than way over capacity as it had been before.

That enrollment drop had little to do with Somerset itself, and more to do with MCPS being bad at all things involving planning for student enrollment and moving boundaries around. If you think enrollment dropped "for no reason," you are clearly unfamiliar with the school.

The principal is great, school facilities are very nice, there's a strong PTA and it's a lovely little school.

The place feels abandoned, the kids are obnoxious, the principal is always annoyed or maybe he has resting b/tch face. It's a "lovely little school" in the way you'd find a setting described in the intro to a horror novel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP-I'm a Somerset parent, and you sound like an ignorant person with nothing better to do than toss around vague insults at terrific school.

Enrollment dropped sharply several years ago when school catchment areas were redrawn by MCPS, and the new boundaries left the school under capacity rather than way over capacity as it had been before.

That enrollment drop had little to do with Somerset itself, and more to do with MCPS being bad at all things involving planning for student enrollment and moving boundaries around. If you think enrollment dropped "for no reason," you are clearly unfamiliar with the school.

The principal is great, school facilities are very nice, there's a strong PTA and it's a lovely little school.

The place feels abandoned, the kids are obnoxious, the principal is always annoyed or maybe he has resting b/tch face. It's a "lovely little school" in the way you'd find a setting described in the intro to a horror novel.

[Anonymous]

Did they redraw the boundary to include poor people and now the actual residents of Somerset no longer want their children to attend? Poverty and behavior problems go hand in hand. No idea, but this my uninformed guess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP-I'm a Somerset parent, and you sound like an ignorant person with nothing better to do than toss around vague insults at terrific school.

Enrollment dropped sharply several years ago when school catchment areas were redrawn by MCPS, and the new boundaries left the school under capacity rather than way over capacity as it had been before.

That enrollment drop had little to do with Somerset itself, and more to do with MCPS being bad at all things involving planning for student enrollment and moving boundaries around. If you think enrollment dropped "for no reason," you are clearly unfamiliar with the school.

The principal is great, school facilities are very nice, there's a strong PTA and it's a lovely little school.

The place feels abandoned, the kids are obnoxious, the principal is always annoyed or maybe he has resting b/tch face. It's a "lovely little school" in the way you'd find a setting described in the intro to a horror novel.

Well this is an amazing bit of writing. Can you tell us more?

[Anonymous]

I don't think their addition equals any negative effect, but some areas previously zoned for Bethesda Elementary are now bused to Somerset.