where is Lee moving? Leak it here!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So Lee shouldn't have ToL, but it's okay for a less influential high SES charter? Sounds like no matter what school gets put there, they should not be there.

No school belongs there. No young kids belong there. I can't imagine why there was ever a school there! Does the charter board approve this stuff?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So Lee shouldn't have ToL, but it's okay for a less influential high SES charter? Sounds like no matter what school gets put there, they should not be there.

No school belongs there. No young kids belong there. I can't imagine why there was ever a school there! Does the charter board approve this stuff?

It's like a superfund site.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oops you are correct. Meant Tree of Life.

exodus there would be. I imagine the whole school would turn over. I really can't imagine they would do this.

Count me as exodus plus 1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oops you are correct. Meant Tree of Life.

exodus there would be. I imagine the whole school would turn over. I really can't imagine they would do this.

Count me as exodus plus 1

think of the boon it might be for shinning stars - they could get families committed to Montessori with kids who have spent years in Montessori for their upper grades.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So Lee shouldn't have ToL, but it's okay for a less influential high SES charter? Sounds like no matter what school gets put there, they should not be there.

No school belongs there. No young kids belong there. I can't imagine why there was ever a school there! Does the charter board approve this stuff?

It's like a superfund site.

Get a grip, you guys. I live fairly close to the school. It is NOT a superfund site. Do you have any evidence of toxic materials there which are not present at the current Lee location? The property is on an otherwise industrial/commercial block in a mixed use area. There are lots of houses/apartments on the other side of Bryant Street. No, it is not bucolic. But if the air/soil there is more hazardous that it is in the rest of NE, I have yet to hear of it.

[Anonymous]

Frankly, the SSMA/Sela site NOW is pretty much on a superfund site--as is all the new luxury housing they are building up the hill from it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So Lee shouldn't have ToL, but it's okay for a less influential high SES charter? Sounds like no matter what school gets put there, they should not be there.

No school belongs there. No young kids belong there. I can't imagine why there was ever a school there! Does the charter board approve this stuff?

It's like a superfund site.

Get a grip, you guys. I live fairly close to the school. It is NOT a superfund site. Do you have any evidence of toxic materials there which are not present at the current Lee location? The property is on an otherwise industrial/commercial block in a mixed use area. There are lots of houses/apartments on the other side of Bryant Street. No, it is not bucolic. But if the air/soil there is more hazardous that it is in the rest of NE, I have yet to hear of it.

Have you actually been to Tree of Life? I have. It is no place for a school. Superfund site is probably hyperbole, but there is a large mound of trash and scrap metal right across the street from the school that is clearly visible. It is a dump site. Cars idle there everyday. There are at least 4 auto mechanic shops next to the school. If you don't believe me, then go and see for yourself. I'm so troubled that they placed a school there, and I would genuinely like to know how these decisions are made.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So Lee shouldn't have ToL, but it's okay for a less influential high SES charter? Sounds like no matter what school gets put there, they should not be there.

No school belongs there. No young kids belong there. I can't imagine why there was ever a school there! Does the charter board approve this stuff?

It's like a superfund site.

Get a grip, you guys. I live fairly close to the school. It is NOT a superfund site. Do you have any evidence of toxic materials there which are not present at the current Lee location? The property is on an otherwise industrial/commercial block in a mixed use area. There are lots of houses/apartments on the other side of Bryant Street. No, it is not bucolic. But if the air/soil there is more hazardous that it is in the rest of NE, I have yet to hear of it.

Have you actually been to Tree of Life? I have. It is no place for a school. Superfund site is probably hyperbole, but there is a large mound of trash and scrap metal right across the street from the school that is clearly visible. It is a dump site. Cars idle there everyday. There are at least 4 auto mechanic shops next to the school. If you don't believe me, then go and see for yourself. I'm so troubled that they placed a school there, and I would genuinely like to know how these decisions are made.

Year it is that gigantic mound of building trash (it's the size of an apartment complex) that seals the deal for me. It is visible from the school. When the wind blows, all kinds of dust particles (lead? asbestos?)will blow into my child's mouth, lungs, and blood stream. I feed my kid organic food. There is no way in hell I'd send my kid there. Non bucolic warehouses I'd take any day. This, no.

[Anonymous]

It's not going to be Tree of Life. Stop worrying about that.

[Anonymous]

Are you saying that with some sort of knowledge? Or just saying it to add to this really annoying thread where nobody knows anything?

I'm at Lee and love it and the teachers and administration but would really have to think about the commitment if they move to Tree of Life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's not going to be Tree of Life. Stop worrying about that.

I'm such a sucker for every anonymous, know-nothing proclamation. One poster says s/he'd bet money it was tol, and all I"ve been in a tizzy about my whole family being schooless. Now, I'm like, "Whew, great news!" Except it's not news, none of it is.

Really these deals don't happen in a vacuum. At least 100 people have to know. Are none of them on DCUbanmom?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's not going to be Tree of Life. Stop worrying about that.

I'm such a sucker for every anonymous, know-nothing proclamation. One poster says s/he'd bet money it was tol, and all I"ve been in a tizzy about my whole family being schooless. Now, I'm like, "Whew, great news!" Except it's not news, none of it is.

Really these deals don't happen in a vacuum. At least 100 people have to know. Are none of them on DCUbanmom?

100 people? No way, more like 10-15. And most of them are transaction professionals who probably have no idea nor care about DCUM. There are probably a few school administrators who form the middle of the venn diagram and have knowledge of the deal and DCUM. And none of them would be posting.

[Anonymous]

Okay, can we all agree that whatever school goes into the ToL building, we need to get on the charter board's ass about? I truly feel bad for ToL. It looked like they had a really good idea for a community school. It looked like they tried. An open trash pit/scrap yard should never be across the street from a school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Okay, can we all agree that whatever school goes into the ToL building, we need to get on the charter board's ass about? I truly feel bad for ToL. It looked like they had a really good idea for a community school. It looked like they tried. An open trash pit/scrap yard should never be across the street from a school.

They chose to move there. I'm guessing the rent was cheap.

[Anonymous]

I'm not familiar with the TOL site but if it's as bad as people say it could be worth reporting to the local ANC and the DC Dept of the Environment and local council person. And also let the PCSB know your opinion that there should be some set of environmental and health standards taken into consideration when approving a school building. Does the DC dept of Ed already have those kinds of standards? Would be good to put this worry and frustrating to good community activism use instead of just internet complaining.