Charles Drew Elementary

[Anonymous]

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I am chuckling to myself as I read this because my kids went to Oakridge and I couldn't imagine anyone being this complementary of that school, even though it is not title 1 and has higher test scores. People are afraid of silly things.

I'm very glad your kids like Drew, PP!

What is your problem with Oakridge? You realize both Drew admins came from Oakridge right?

There is a reason they are no longer at oakridge! Just search the forum for oakridge if you’re curious, it doesn’t need re hashing. I’m genuinely glad that OP’s kids are having a good experience.

[Anonymous]

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If you haven't gone there please see yourself out. Otherwise your answer comes off as "run away from black, brown and poor children"

If op’s kid isn’t one of the 60% farms students, then they will probably be fine. I’d be more concerned about the shootings that happen around there.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Run

If you haven't gone there please see yourself out. Otherwise your answer comes off as "run away from black, brown and poor children"

If op’s kid isn’t one of the 60% farms students, then they will probably be fine. I’d be more concerned about the shootings that happen around there.

So, my kid was there during the shooting (if you're not familiar, a shooting happened right off of school grounds during school hours. It was targeted and students were neither the shooters nor the targets). The school went into lock down, but the classrooms did not. My kid was completely oblivious to what happened. There was good communication and there was never any threat to the students. The principal has a good relationship with the police and everything went great. I'm not saying I was happy about it or that it was okay, but that students weren't the target

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Run

If you haven't gone there please see yourself out. Otherwise your answer comes off as "run away from black, brown and poor children"

If op’s kid isn’t one of the 60% farms students, then they will probably be fine. I’d be more concerned about the shootings that happen around there.

Sorry, what is meant by “farms students”?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Run

If you haven't gone there please see yourself out. Otherwise your answer comes off as "run away from black, brown and poor children"

If op’s kid isn’t one of the 60% farms students, then they will probably be fine. I’d be more concerned about the shootings that happen around there.

So the 60% FRL kids won't be fine?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Run

If you haven't gone there please see yourself out. Otherwise your answer comes off as "run away from black, brown and poor children"

If op’s kid isn’t one of the 60% farms students, then they will probably be fine. I’d be more concerned about the shootings that happen around there.

Sorry, what is meant by “farms students”?

Derogatory way of referring to students who are eligible for free or reduced meals (FRL).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Run

If you haven't gone there please see yourself out. Otherwise your answer comes off as "run away from black, brown and poor children"

If op’s kid isn’t one of the 60% farms students, then they will probably be fine. I’d be more concerned about the shootings that happen around there.

So, my kid was there during the shooting (if you're not familiar, a shooting happened right off of school grounds during school hours. It was targeted and students were neither the shooters nor the targets). The school went into lock down, but the classrooms did not. My kid was completely oblivious to what happened. There was good communication and there was never any threat to the students. The principal has a good relationship with the police and everything went great. I'm not saying I was happy about it or that it was okay, but that students weren't the target

And it can happen anywhere in the County.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Run

If you haven't gone there please see yourself out. Otherwise your answer comes off as "run away from black, brown and poor children"

If op’s kid isn’t one of the 60% farms students, then they will probably be fine. I’d be more concerned about the shootings that happen around there.

Sorry, what is meant by “farms students”?

Derogatory way of referring to students who are eligible for free or reduced meals (FRL).

Sorry, used to be FRL for free/reduced lunch. Now it's "M" for meals, which makes it "FRM" and people call them "Farms"

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Run

If you haven't gone there please see yourself out. Otherwise your answer comes off as "run away from black, brown and poor children"

If op’s kid isn’t one of the 60% farms students, then they will probably be fine. I’d be more concerned about the shootings that happen around there.

So, my kid was there during the shooting (if you're not familiar, a shooting happened right off of school grounds during school hours. It was targeted and students were neither the shooters nor the targets). The school went into lock down, but the classrooms did not. My kid was completely oblivious to what happened. There was good communication and there was never any threat to the students. The principal has a good relationship with the police and everything went great. I'm not saying I was happy about it or that it was okay, but that students weren't the target

And it can happen anywhere in the County.

No, I live in that neighborhood and unfortunately there is a building right near Drew (the Shelton) that does attract a lot of violence. It's usually not even Arlington residents, it's people from DC and PG (if you read the details in the crime report) who are visiting. We used to have the same problems with the motel at Glebe and 395 before they turned it into apartments/townhouses. Its not something that could happen anywhere in the County because most of the County won't let AHC build a subsidized apartment building in the neighborhood next to an elementary school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Run

If you haven't gone there please see yourself out. Otherwise your answer comes off as "run away from black, brown and poor children"

If op’s kid isn’t one of the 60% farms students, then they will probably be fine. I’d be more concerned about the shootings that happen around there.

So, my kid was there during the shooting (if you're not familiar, a shooting happened right off of school grounds during school hours. It was targeted and students were neither the shooters nor the targets). The school went into lock down, but the classrooms did not. My kid was completely oblivious to what happened. There was good communication and there was never any threat to the students. The principal has a good relationship with the police and everything went great. I'm not saying I was happy about it or that it was okay, but that students weren't the target

And it can happen anywhere in the County.

No, I live in that neighborhood and unfortunately there is a building right near Drew (the Shelton) that does attract a lot of violence. It's usually not even Arlington residents, it's people from DC and PG (if you read the details in the crime report) who are visiting. We used to have the same problems with the motel at Glebe and 395 before they turned it into apartments/townhouses. Its not something that could happen anywhere in the County because most of the County won't let AHC build a subsidized apartment building in the neighborhood next to an elementary school.

That's an ignorant thing to say. Shootings don't only occur by affordable housing buildings. Poor neighborhoods may have a higher likelihood of crime; but no school is immune to a potential shooter or a student fight or an individual student bringing a weapon to school. The County doesn't stop gun stores or 7-11s from being near schools.

It can happen anywhere in the County

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Run

If you haven't gone there please see yourself out. Otherwise your answer comes off as "run away from black, brown and poor children"

If op’s kid isn’t one of the 60% farms students, then they will probably be fine. I’d be more concerned about the shootings that happen around there.

So, my kid was there during the shooting (if you're not familiar, a shooting happened right off of school grounds during school hours. It was targeted and students were neither the shooters nor the targets). The school went into lock down, but the classrooms did not. My kid was completely oblivious to what happened. There was good communication and there was never any threat to the students. The principal has a good relationship with the police and everything went great. I'm not saying I was happy about it or that it was okay, but that students weren't the target

And it can happen anywhere in the County.

No, I live in that neighborhood and unfortunately there is a building right near Drew (the Shelton) that does attract a lot of violence. It's usually not even Arlington residents, it's people from DC and PG (if you read the details in the crime report) who are visiting. We used to have the same problems with the motel at Glebe and 395 before they turned it into apartments/townhouses. Its not something that could happen anywhere in the County because most of the County won't let AHC build a subsidized apartment building in the neighborhood next to an elementary school.

And as you noted, the Shelton is "near" - not "next to" - the elementary school. Just like gun and vape shops are near lots of other schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Run

If you haven't gone there please see yourself out. Otherwise your answer comes off as "run away from black, brown and poor children"

If op’s kid isn’t one of the 60% farms students, then they will probably be fine. I’d be more concerned about the shootings that happen around there.

So, my kid was there during the shooting (if you're not familiar, a shooting happened right off of school grounds during school hours. It was targeted and students were neither the shooters nor the targets). The school went into lock down, but the classrooms did not. My kid was completely oblivious to what happened. There was good communication and there was never any threat to the students. The principal has a good relationship with the police and everything went great. I'm not saying I was happy about it or that it was okay, but that students weren't the target

IMO, it's irrelevant whether students were targeted or not. There are drug dealers and a housing project across the street. Sometimes they get in fights. A stray bullet could come right through a school window or hit a kid walking home.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Run

If you haven't gone there please see yourself out. Otherwise your answer comes off as "run away from black, brown and poor children"

If op’s kid isn’t one of the 60% farms students, then they will probably be fine. I’d be more concerned about the shootings that happen around there.

So, my kid was there during the shooting (if you're not familiar, a shooting happened right off of school grounds during school hours. It was targeted and students were neither the shooters nor the targets). The school went into lock down, but the classrooms did not. My kid was completely oblivious to what happened. There was good communication and there was never any threat to the students. The principal has a good relationship with the police and everything went great. I'm not saying I was happy about it or that it was okay, but that students weren't the target

And it can happen anywhere in the County.

No, I live in that neighborhood and unfortunately there is a building right near Drew (the Shelton) that does attract a lot of violence. It's usually not even Arlington residents, it's people from DC and PG (if you read the details in the crime report) who are visiting. We used to have the same problems with the motel at Glebe and 395 before they turned it into apartments/townhouses. Its not something that could happen anywhere in the County because most of the County won't let AHC build a subsidized apartment building in the neighborhood next to an elementary school.

That's an ignorant thing to say. Shootings don't only occur by affordable housing buildings. Poor neighborhoods may have a higher likelihood of crime; but no school is immune to a potential shooter or a student fight or an individual student bringing a weapon to school. The County doesn't stop gun stores or 7-11s from being near schools.

It can happen anywhere in the County

If course if CAN happen anywhere, but stats tell us that it's much more likely to happen in Green Valley.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Run

If you haven't gone there please see yourself out. Otherwise your answer comes off as "run away from black, brown and poor children"

If op’s kid isn’t one of the 60% farms students, then they will probably be fine. I’d be more concerned about the shootings that happen around there.

So, my kid was there during the shooting (if you're not familiar, a shooting happened right off of school grounds during school hours. It was targeted and students were neither the shooters nor the targets). The school went into lock down, but the classrooms did not. My kid was completely oblivious to what happened. There was good communication and there was never any threat to the students. The principal has a good relationship with the police and everything went great. I'm not saying I was happy about it or that it was okay, but that students weren't the target

And it can happen anywhere in the County.

No, I live in that neighborhood and unfortunately there is a building right near Drew (the Shelton) that does attract a lot of violence. It's usually not even Arlington residents, it's people from DC and PG (if you read the details in the crime report) who are visiting. We used to have the same problems with the motel at Glebe and 395 before they turned it into apartments/townhouses. Its not something that could happen anywhere in the County because most of the County won't let AHC build a subsidized apartment building in the neighborhood next to an elementary school.

That's an ignorant thing to say. Shootings don't only occur by affordable housing buildings. Poor neighborhoods may have a higher likelihood of crime; but no school is immune to a potential shooter or a student fight or an individual student bringing a weapon to school. The County doesn't stop gun stores or 7-11s from being near schools.

It can happen anywhere in the County

Sure, name the other APS elementary schools that have had multiple shootings next door over the last 5 years.

I live about a block from an APAH development and we do not have the rampant drinking, public urination, and drug use that Green Valley residents have been experiencing. It doesn’t help anyone to pretend there’s not a specific issue to be fixed at this location.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Run

If you haven't gone there please see yourself out. Otherwise your answer comes off as "run away from black, brown and poor children"

If op’s kid isn’t one of the 60% farms students, then they will probably be fine. I’d be more concerned about the shootings that happen around there.

So, my kid was there during the shooting (if you're not familiar, a shooting happened right off of school grounds during school hours. It was targeted and students were neither the shooters nor the targets). The school went into lock down, but the classrooms did not. My kid was completely oblivious to what happened. There was good communication and there was never any threat to the students. The principal has a good relationship with the police and everything went great. I'm not saying I was happy about it or that it was okay, but that students weren't the target

And it can happen anywhere in the County.

No, I live in that neighborhood and unfortunately there is a building right near Drew (the Shelton) that does attract a lot of violence. It's usually not even Arlington residents, it's people from DC and PG (if you read the details in the crime report) who are visiting. We used to have the same problems with the motel at Glebe and 395 before they turned it into apartments/townhouses. Its not something that could happen anywhere in the County because most of the County won't let AHC build a subsidized apartment building in the neighborhood next to an elementary school.

That's an ignorant thing to say. Shootings don't only occur by affordable housing buildings. Poor neighborhoods may have a higher likelihood of crime; but no school is immune to a potential shooter or a student fight or an individual student bringing a weapon to school. The County doesn't stop gun stores or 7-11s from being near schools.

It can happen anywhere in the County

Sure, name the other APS elementary schools that have had multiple shootings next door over the last 5 years.

I live about a block from an APAH development and we do not have the rampant drinking, public urination, and drug use that Green Valley residents have been experiencing. It doesn’t help anyone to pretend there’s not a specific issue to be fixed at this location.

Yes, as someone else who lives in the neighborhood, that is my point. There is a specific issue there and I don't think it could happen anywhere in the county, I've been to many of the other elementaries and very few of them have commercial or apartment buildings within a few blocks. Barrett, Fleet, Cardinal, Key, Long Branch, Innovation?