DCPS students shafted again - sign petition to keep Jelleff field public

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It's pretty clear that the decision on Jelleff came from the very top - aka The Mayor's office. This is why Delano was so evasive - he had "internal conversations" with his boss (Muriel) before coming to a decision.

Bowser has a lot of campaign contributors at Maret. In addition, a lot of wealthy African-American families go to Maret as it's one of the more diverse and supposedly "progressive" independent schools in the DC area. This is Bowser's social circle calling in a favor at the expense of poor black kids who would utilize Jelleff through the BGC or Hardy athletics.

This is all about the African-American elites of DC putting their foot down on the necks of poorer African-Americans who are in DC Public/Charter Schools. That's the subtext of the entire fight but no one is willing to discuss. This has been a recurring battle in DC for generations.

This is exactly it. Excellent summary.

Stop blaming black folks. I agree that the agreement should be rescinded. I don’t think there is one black kid on the baseball team. I think there was one last year. AA elites are not spending political clout for Maret baseball, I can assure you of that. Blame this on plain rich folks and leave AAs out of this. Muriel accosts money no matter the skin color.

Fair enough. Some people who objected to the agreement tried to play identity politics, which is almost always a mistake and particularly so in this case as it gave Maret an opportunity to take the focus off the class issue (they tried to push back on that too but were much less successful).

[Anonymous]

Hardy should close the staff parking lot and then reconfigure the new space and existing mini field into a real field. Why should Hardy kids sacrifice sports space for faculty and staff who are too lazy to take public transportation?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hardy should close the staff parking lot and then reconfigure the new space and existing mini field into a real field. Why should Hardy kids sacrifice sports space for faculty and staff who are too lazy to take public transportation?

A regulation size field will not fit in Hardy, even if you get rid of the parking lot and tennis court. The site simply does not have enough length. You'd need to knock down part of the Hardy building.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hardy should close the staff parking lot and then reconfigure the new space and existing mini field into a real field. Why should Hardy kids sacrifice sports space for faculty and staff who are too lazy to take public transportation?

You think Hardy neighbors would allow the teachers to park on the street?! Do you think Hardy’s teacher talent pool should be confined to those living on the Wisc. Ave. bus lines?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hardy should close the staff parking lot and then reconfigure the new space and existing mini field into a real field. Why should Hardy kids sacrifice sports space for faculty and staff who are too lazy to take public transportation?

You think Hardy neighbors would allow the teachers to park on the street?! Do you think Hardy’s teacher talent pool should be confined to those living on the Wisc. Ave. bus lines?

One of Elissa's best lines: "All politics is local and all local politics is parking."

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Anonymous wrote:Hardy should close the staff parking lot and then reconfigure the new space and existing mini field into a real field. Why should Hardy kids sacrifice sports space for faculty and staff who are too lazy to take public transportation?

Ok, what's the solution for the 100 kids steps away from a field they can't use?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hardy should close the staff parking lot and then reconfigure the new space and existing mini field into a real field. Why should Hardy kids sacrifice sports space for faculty and staff who are too lazy to take public transportation?

A regulation size field will not fit in Hardy, even if you get rid of the parking lot and tennis court. The site simply does not have enough length. You'd need to knock down part of the Hardy building.

And people with no knowledge blithely suggest axing the tennis court when they have no idea how it's used. Its correct to say that very little tennis goes on there, BUT it is used EVERY SINGLE school day because Hardy has already worked to repurpose it by putting up two basketball nets and the students use them during recess time which takes place before or after lunch for each of the three grades. And while I mention recess, I'll also point out that the outdoor space that is available is well used...all of it, but all the Hardy students during those recess times.

The problem after school is that sports team are expected to practice and prepare for games on what amounts to a a small, unmarked, unlined green oval on the inside of a small non-regulation track. So these "teams" aren't able to even approximate what they will actually play on when they get on a bus and ride 30 minutes to an hour to an actual game. It's a real disadvantage to the kids and sends a clear message that they don't matter.

[Anonymous]

Maret claims it would “impossible” to increase the field space on their 7 acre campus. It would undoubtedly be difficult (I used to live in the neighborhood) but or course it’s not impossible. It would be no harder and far more just than the “solutions” the Maret people keep suggesting for Hardy.

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Anonymous wrote:Maret claims it would “impossible” to increase the field space on their 7 acre campus. It would undoubtedly be difficult (I used to live in the neighborhood) but or course it’s not impossible. It would be no harder and far more just than the “solutions” the Maret people keep suggesting for Hardy.

+1 When they weren't busy ticking off their bullet points boo-hooing how they are victims of meanings on social media, Maret witnesses were so happy to blather on about alternatives and solutions. Gee thanks. Thanks for telling Hardy how it should install an underground parking lot and bulldoze all it's green space in order to build something new so that they can avoid having to share space that my tax dollars pay for.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Maret claims it would “impossible” to increase the field space on their 7 acre campus. It would undoubtedly be difficult (I used to live in the neighborhood) but or course it’s not impossible. It would be no harder and far more just than the “solutions” the Maret people keep suggesting for Hardy.

+1 When they weren't busy ticking off their bullet points boo-hooing how they are victims of meanings on social media, Maret witnesses were so happy to blather on about alternatives and solutions. Gee thanks. Thanks for telling Hardy how it should install an underground parking lot and bulldoze all it's green space in order to build something new so that they can avoid having to share space that my tax dollars pay for.

The worst was the Maret dad who stated that he looked into how much it would cost to bury the parking lot under an expanded field at Hardy: "Based on my preliminary estimates and research, it will cost about $5 million dollars to build an underground parking garage and expand the field."

Yes, entitled asshat. Hardy has $5m just sitting around while you monpolize a piece of land that is easily worth $20m (which your school did not buy).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:McKenna destroys Maret again. Love it.

https://deadspin.com/private-school-that-pocketed-public-rec-center-is-tired-1839260457

This is a great article from Dave and summarizes everything perfectly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maret claims it would “impossible” to increase the field space on their 7 acre campus. It would undoubtedly be difficult (I used to live in the neighborhood) but or course it’s not impossible. It would be no harder and far more just than the “solutions” the Maret people keep suggesting for Hardy.

+1 When they weren't busy ticking off their bullet points boo-hooing how they are victims of meanings on social media, Maret witnesses were so happy to blather on about alternatives and solutions. Gee thanks. Thanks for telling Hardy how it should install an underground parking lot and bulldoze all it's green space in order to build something new so that they can avoid having to share space that my tax dollars pay for.

The worst was the Maret dad who stated that he looked into how much it would cost to bury the parking lot under an expanded field at Hardy: "Based on my preliminary estimates and research, it will cost about $5 million dollars to build an underground parking garage and expand the field."

Yes, entitled asshat. Hardy has $5m just sitting around while you monpolize a piece of land that is easily worth $20m (which your school did not buy).

My favorite was the Maret person who explained that since Maret students live all over the city, it was necessary that their sports teams practice right after school and very near the school, because the Maret students needed to get home for dinner and homework.

Astounding.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maret claims it would “impossible” to increase the field space on their 7 acre campus. It would undoubtedly be difficult (I used to live in the neighborhood) but or course it’s not impossible. It would be no harder and far more just than the “solutions” the Maret people keep suggesting for Hardy.

+1 When they weren't busy ticking off their bullet points boo-hooing how they are victims of meanings on social media, Maret witnesses were so happy to blather on about alternatives and solutions. Gee thanks. Thanks for telling Hardy how it should install an underground parking lot and bulldoze all it's green space in order to build something new so that they can avoid having to share space that my tax dollars pay for.

The worst was the Maret dad who stated that he looked into how much it would cost to bury the parking lot under an expanded field at Hardy: "Based on my preliminary estimates and research, it will cost about $5 million dollars to build an underground parking garage and expand the field."

Yes, entitled asshat. Hardy has $5m just sitting around while you monpolize a piece of land that is easily worth $20m (which your school did not buy).

My favorite was the Maret person who explained that since Maret students live all over the city, it was necessary that their sports teams practice right after school and very near the school, because the Maret students needed to get home for dinner and homework.

Astounding.

Oh Maret is so bad unlike the Hardy parents land grab. The demographics of the IB schools to Hardy are some of the wealthiest in the city. So Georgetown’s and Palisade’s middle school gets a DPR recenter and field. The rest of DCPS middle schools get nothing. Even better DPR can pay for Hardy’s new facility. Maybe DPR can lay-off some more employees or cut programs East of the Park so Hardy can have a sport facility almost as big as Wilson has? DCPS will not spend one dime to maintain that facility.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maret claims it would “impossible” to increase the field space on their 7 acre campus. It would undoubtedly be difficult (I used to live in the neighborhood) but or course it’s not impossible. It would be no harder and far more just than the “solutions” the Maret people keep suggesting for Hardy.

+1 When they weren't busy ticking off their bullet points boo-hooing how they are victims of meanings on social media, Maret witnesses were so happy to blather on about alternatives and solutions. Gee thanks. Thanks for telling Hardy how it should install an underground parking lot and bulldoze all it's green space in order to build something new so that they can avoid having to share space that my tax dollars pay for.

The worst was the Maret dad who stated that he looked into how much it would cost to bury the parking lot under an expanded field at Hardy: "Based on my preliminary estimates and research, it will cost about $5 million dollars to build an underground parking garage and expand the field."

Yes, entitled asshat. Hardy has $5m just sitting around while you monpolize a piece of land that is easily worth $20m (which your school did not buy).

My favorite was the Maret person who explained that since Maret students live all over the city, it was necessary that their sports teams practice right after school and very near the school, because the Maret students needed to get home for dinner and homework.

Astounding.

Oh Maret is so bad unlike the Hardy parents land grab. The demographics of the IB schools to Hardy are some of the wealthiest in the city. So Georgetown’s and Palisade’s middle school gets a DPR recenter and field. The rest of DCPS middle schools get nothing. Even better DPR can pay for Hardy’s new facility. Maybe DPR can lay-off some more employees or cut programs East of the Park so Hardy can have a sport facility almost as big as Wilson has? DCPS will not spend one dime to maintain that facility.

DCPS and DPR are the same city government. Who pays for what is accounting. Hardy is a public school. Maret, a private school for families that have opted out of city schools, is not entitled to jump to the front of the line for public resources. Hardy parents may be in a land grab, but that’s a negotiation with the other city and city sponsored entities that are competing for resources. Maret, per city rules, doesn’t even rank in the discussion. So they called in chits and skipped the line. Bad look, not getting any better no matter how defensive they get.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh Maret is so bad unlike the Hardy parents land grab. The demographics of the IB schools to Hardy are some of the wealthiest in the city. So Georgetown’s and Palisade’s middle school gets a DPR recenter and field. The rest of DCPS middle schools get nothing. Even better DPR can pay for Hardy’s new facility. Maybe DPR can lay-off some more employees or cut programs East of the Park so Hardy can have a sport facility almost as big as Wilson has? DCPS will not spend one dime to maintain that facility.

Apparently, Maret parents have a problem with reading comprehension.

Try to follow, if you can. The people opposed to Maret’s back room deal want DC to transparently and openly decide how to give access to Jelleff, based on the best interests of the residents of DC. Nobody, other than Maret, is asking to monopolize the playing field.