Potomac questions

[Anonymous]

NP here. We live in Maryland and have heard great things about the school but are worried about how VA-heavy people say it is. With all the busing, does anyway have an estimate of breakdown VA vs. DC vs. MD?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:very, very liberal.

Wow, I guess I missed this when I saw all those Romney stickers on the cars in line to pick up the young ones!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP here. We live in Maryland and have heard great things about the school but are worried about how VA-heavy people say it is. With all the busing, does anyway have an estimate of breakdown VA vs. DC vs. MD?

Why would you care where people live?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:very, very liberal.

No. There are many conservatives at this school. A school like GDS can be fairly labelled as liberal. Potomac, in comparison, is definitely not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP here. We live in Maryland and have heard great things about the school but are worried about how VA-heavy people say it is. With all the busing, does anyway have an estimate of breakdown VA vs. DC vs. MD?

Why would you care where people live?

Because the kids socializing after school and on weekends would be much more difficult if most of then are 30-45 minutes away. It would be nice for there to be a good number in our area (Chevy Chase), which may be true since Potomac buses everyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP here. We live in Maryland and have heard great things about the school but are worried about how VA-heavy people say it is. With all the busing, does anyway have an estimate of breakdown VA vs. DC vs. MD?

Why would you care where people live?

Because the kids socializing after school and on weekends would be much more difficult if most of then are 30-45 minutes away. It would be nice for there to be a good number in our area (Chevy Chase), which may be true since Potomac buses everyone.

The kids in VA who go to Potomac School would not be 45 minutes away. Or just fire up your horse and buggy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:very, very liberal.

No. There are many conservatives at this school. A school like GDS can be fairly labelled as liberal. Potomac, in comparison, is definitely not.

THe OP is correct - the school is very very liberal. Those that can have left. If there are any conservatives who are left at Potomac (I must know all the ones who left) they are just finishing up so this year or next would not be a good time to shift to a new school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:very, very liberal.

No. There are many conservatives at this school. A school like GDS can be fairly labelled as liberal. Potomac, in comparison, is definitely not.

THe OP is correct - the school is very very liberal. Those that can have left. If there are any conservatives who are left at Potomac (I must know all the ones who left) they are just finishing up so this year or next would not be a good time to shift to a new school.

Where are they fleeing to?

[Anonymous]

Plus one?? Also why did they feel they needed to leave? So sick of politics in this area. Where I am from..you don't discuss politics or religion. Sigh

[Anonymous]

Kids can bring their lunch to school. My son with significant food allergies takes his lunch. His epi pen is in the classroom. I was very worried about this before we started at Potomac, but it has been a non-issue. They handle it very well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:very, very liberal.

No. There are many conservatives at this school. A school like GDS can be fairly labelled as liberal. Potomac, in comparison, is definitely not.

THe OP is correct - the school is very very liberal. Those that can have left. If there are any conservatives who are left at Potomac (I must know all the ones who left) they are just finishing up so this year or next would not be a good time to shift to a new school.

Where are they fleeing to?

Maybe they are following Liz Cheney Perry to Wyoming.

[Anonymous]

The school is in Virginia, so many of the students are from Virginia, duh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kids can bring their lunch to school. My son with significant food allergies takes his lunch. His epi pen is in the classroom. I was very worried about this before we started at Potomac, but it has been a non-issue. They handle it very well.

What about bus? Is does the Bus driver have one or are you allowed to opt out of bus if driver doesn't and you child isn't old enough to self administer--thinking for the first grade. Thanks so much! Also if you bring your lunch can you sit at same table with other children..not a fan of the peanut table. Thanks again..you probably can tell it is stressful having a child with allergies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kids can bring their lunch to school. My son with significant food allergies takes his lunch. His epi pen is in the classroom. I was very worried about this before we started at Potomac, but it has been a non-issue. They handle it very well.

What about bus? Is does the Bus driver have one or are you allowed to opt out of bus if driver doesn't and you child isn't old enough to self administer--thinking for the first grade. Thanks so much! Also if you bring your lunch can you sit at same table with other children..not a fan of the peanut table. Thanks again..you probably can tell it is stressful having a child with allergies.

The whole school should not have peanuts?

[Anonymous]

I didn't say that..read this again. If the bus driver (and I am hearing that the new law in VA allows schools to carry epi pens) doesn't have an EPI on the bus and my child is too young to carry his..can I drive him to school? I know Potomac requires bus use but wondered if they couldn't have an EPI on bus were you allowed to drive. Also, are you allowed to bring a lunch and just sit at the same table (a large portion of kids with nut allergies can sit by kids with peanut butter sandwiches)..I said nothing about school being nut free.