Waitlist at Burke, child wants to write to committee, HELP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some times getting back to normal is comforting. If they are asking for grades write something this week. Have him write why he is a good fit and how he would like to attend the school. Preface it with a note about the shooting and how you are with them in spirit.

Agree. It can be done in a manner that conveys respect and patience.

[Anonymous]

Sure. We went to work the day after 9/11 right next to the White House and it was reassuring and nerve-raising at the same time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would wait 2 weeks so your communication does not get lost in someone’s in box.

Agree! Wait 2 weeks and be sensitive to their current situation. Don’t expect a response for a while.

Hey. We're almost in May. Don't wait two weeks. Wait until Mondayand then send. It's truly horrible what happened, but the admissions staff will still be working.

And a note from your child will be meaningful.

[Anonymous]

OP here. Thanks everyone!

[Anonymous]

This week is a wash, do not send anything it will fall thru the cracks.
Next week, the school will be closer to resuming “normal” operations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would wait 2 weeks so your communication does not get lost in someone’s in box.

Agree! Wait 2 weeks and be sensitive to their current situation. Don’t expect a response for a while.

Hey. We're almost in May. Don't wait two weeks. Wait until Mondayand then send. It's truly horrible what happened, but the admissions staff will still be working.

And a note from your child will be meaningful.

How sickening! You think admissions staff is working on THIS after risking their lives to save students on Friday?!? If they are working, it’s on their own healing and the healing of the current student body.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This week is a wash, do not send anything it will fall thru the cracks.
Next week, the school will be closer to resuming “normal” operations.

No way. Will be much longer than that.

[Anonymous]

For OP

https://www.wusa9.com/amp/article/news/local/dc/van-ness-sniper-shooting-edmund-burke-school-closed-for-recovery-parents-community-react/65-52c4afc5-b7ba-4ed2-b367-a9d6801dae9d


I reported the post above that said spots may have opened up after the shooting. That’s sick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would wait 2 weeks so your communication does not get lost in someone’s in box.

Agree! Wait 2 weeks and be sensitive to their current situation. Don’t expect a response for a while.

Hey. We're almost in May. Don't wait two weeks. Wait until Mondayand then send. It's truly horrible what happened, but the admissions staff will still be working.

And a note from your child will be meaningful.

WTF? Are you serious?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This week is a wash, do not send anything it will fall thru the cracks.
Next week, the school will be closer to resuming “normal” operations.

A “wash”? Just so we’re clear, four people were shot, two remain in critical condition, 200 bullets were fired at the school, students, faculty and staff won’t be able to be in the building for quite some time, and haven’t been able to collect their personal items. Yeah, op’s admissions letter is surely a priority.

[Anonymous]

OP: I would have him handwrite a letter. It will be seen that way, as opposed to getting lost in the inbox.
He should give specifics as to why he wants to attend.

Then you follow up with an email two weeks later, expressing your hopes they are beginning to recover from the tragic incident, reference your son's letter, make it clear you support him in his desire to get off the waitlist and that your family would commit immediately if such a spot opened up( if that is the case). Good luck. I would have the letter sent this week, Follow up by email mid-May.

[Anonymous]

I am sorry but I am finding it hard to believe that OP did not know anything about the shooting. It seems very opportunistic and selfish to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am sorry but I am finding it hard to believe that OP did not know anything about the shooting. It seems very opportunistic and selfish to me.

Can’t blame OP for not knowing the extent of what happened. News coverage was pretty bad, highly edited and still unclear. My partner was dodging bullets while protecting students and even I didn’t know what was going until I started following the Washington ATF on Twitter. I had to rely on photos and videos that people near the school posted to Twitter to know exactly what kind of danger my partner was in. That’s when I accidentally clicked on the video posted by the shooter. If you don’t know the layout of the school you may not have originally understood this to be a school shooting or that people inside the school were being shot at exactly at dismissal time. So many news reports still say it was a shooting “near a school”. I also had to rely on spotty news coverage to find out about the family reunification area.

Teachers (and all caregiving professions) have already been exploited during the pandemic to go above and beyond “for the children” and now this trauma. OP, please give the community time to grieve and rebuild.

OP, your kid will have a school to go to next year no matter what! Do you really think handwritten notes or any other kind of communication will suddenly make the school bigger? Or you think they will suddenly acquire funds to hire more staff just for your kid?

[Anonymous]

Admissions staff is taking a full two weeks to process and pray. There might be fewer students next year as a result.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am sorry but I am finding it hard to believe that OP did not know anything about the shooting. It seems very opportunistic and selfish to me.

This is OP. Well, that's your distorted thinking making you believe that. I had NO idea of what happened and as soon as I heard about it from this post I went and searched and found the news, even had a conversation with my child. Unfortunately, many shootings, school shootings, happen everyday in this country, and so many of them we don't even hear about, which is sad. So stop making assumptions and accusations and acting selfishly yourself.