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

[Anonymous]

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I stand corrected.. It was the Chair who asked him to define a "good" partner first ~7:58:30.. but the answer "They did what they said they were going to do" is fairly accurate.
You don't *have* to admit that you may be wrong, but I know your heart, and you're forgiven.
Can we drop this ridiculous charade of righteous outrage now?
Trump's still in office, and our DC votes may not matter, but maybe we should focus on fixing that somehow?

The outrage is real and easily explained by the fact that the quality of thousands of lower- and middle-class parents’ kids’ education is being undercut by the selfish behavior a school that predominantly educates the kids of very rich people and which contributes very little to the city treasury. That outrage is further magnified because it’s not an isolated case. A similar thing is happening with the Old Hardy school building and LAB and with Guy Mason and G.U.. People affected by these cases see that there is an underlying problem and find common cause to fix it.

Do you really think that the wealthy families who attend private schools contribute little to the city treasury? One reason wealthy families live in DC is because of the private schools. These people pay high property taxes and support public schools even though their kids don't use those schools. Do all you upper NW DC DCPS families really not understand how private schools benefit this area?

Are you misinterpreting what was written because it's the only way you can conjure up an argument or are you just bad at reading comprehension. The school contributes very little to the treasury by virtue of not paying property taxes. The benefits of private schools to NW DC are debatable at best. Repurpose that land and it's bringing in oodles of taxes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love that Hardy parents are suddenly wealthy. Hardy families are going to be very excited to learn that!

Especially the 40% who are economically disadvantaged. What a country!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I stand corrected.. It was the Chair who asked him to define a "good" partner first ~7:58:30.. but the answer "They did what they said they were going to do" is fairly accurate.
You don't *have* to admit that you may be wrong, but I know your heart, and you're forgiven.
Can we drop this ridiculous charade of righteous outrage now?
Trump's still in office, and our DC votes may not matter, but maybe we should focus on fixing that somehow?

The outrage is real and easily explained by the fact that the quality of thousands of lower- and middle-class parents’ kids’ education is being undercut by the selfish behavior a school that predominantly educates the kids of very rich people and which contributes very little to the city treasury. That outrage is further magnified because it’s not an isolated case. A similar thing is happening with the Old Hardy school building and LAB and with Guy Mason and G.U.. People affected by these cases see that there is an underlying problem and find common cause to fix it.

It's almost like you don't know of any injustices east of the park. Very telling.

That fit this particular pattern of private schools appropriating public resources? As of yet, no. But if know of such cases, pass them along.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love that Hardy parents are suddenly wealthy. Hardy families are going to be very excited to learn that!

Especially the 40% who are economically disadvantaged. What a country!

Well duh. Not those. Look at the 60%who aren’t. I’m sure they fit into the upper middle class and probably the top 5% of income nationally. So to pretend otherwise is dishonest. Hardy parents, Kishan Putta, and Elizabeth ‘Louboutin’ Miller propping up poor kids for their own political benefit. Shameful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I stand corrected.. It was the Chair who asked him to define a "good" partner first ~7:58:30.. but the answer "They did what they said they were going to do" is fairly accurate.
You don't *have* to admit that you may be wrong, but I know your heart, and you're forgiven.
Can we drop this ridiculous charade of righteous outrage now?
Trump's still in office, and our DC votes may not matter, but maybe we should focus on fixing that somehow?

The outrage is real and easily explained by the fact that the quality of thousands of lower- and middle-class parents’ kids’ education is being undercut by the selfish behavior a school that predominantly educates the kids of very rich people and which contributes very little to the city treasury. That outrage is further magnified because it’s not an isolated case. A similar thing is happening with the Old Hardy school building and LAB and with Guy Mason and G.U.. People affected by these cases see that there is an underlying problem and find common cause to fix it.

It's almost like you don't know of any injustices east of the park. Very telling.

So if you claim to be concerned about poor black kids not getting a field to play on, Maret boosters say you have a white savior complex and then trot out their diversity and finaid stats to try to show that they care about poor and black folks too. But if you claim to be concerned about your kids getting screwed over, then you are ignorant of injustices across the rest of the city? This may be some kind of rhetorical game for you, but you're not fooling anyone other than your secret friends inhabiting your own echo chamber.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love that Hardy parents are suddenly wealthy. Hardy families are going to be very excited to learn that!

Especially the 40% who are economically disadvantaged. What a country!

Well duh. Not those. Look at the 60%who aren’t. I’m sure they fit into the upper middle class and probably the top 5% of income nationally. So to pretend otherwise is dishonest. Hardy parents, Kishan Putta, and Elizabeth ‘Louboutin’ Miller propping up poor kids for their own political benefit. Shameful.

Hardy has some UMC kids (less so than the boundary, but some) and some poor kids. The stats are there and you can go and find them if you care more about reality than false rhetoric. What you'll see if you bother to find them is that the demographics of Hardy mirror those of the diverse city it represents. In a deeply segregated city, that alone makes it an exceptional institution. But it also brings challenges. And those challenges are exacerbated by the very raw deal it has received thanks to DPR and Maret.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love that Hardy parents are suddenly wealthy. Hardy families are going to be very excited to learn that!

Especially the 40% who are economically disadvantaged. What a country!

Well duh. Not those. Look at the 60%who aren’t. I’m sure they fit into the upper middle class and probably the top 5% of income nationally. So to pretend otherwise is dishonest. Hardy parents, Kishan Putta, and Elizabeth ‘Louboutin’ Miller propping up poor kids for their own political benefit. Shameful.

Hardy has some UMC kids (less so than the boundary, but some) and some poor kids. The stats are there and you can go and find them if you care more about reality than false rhetoric. What you'll see if you bother to find them is that the demographics of Hardy mirror those of the diverse city it represents. In a deeply segregated city, that alone makes it an exceptional institution. But it also brings challenges. And those challenges are exacerbated by the very raw deal it has received thanks to DPR and Maret.

Or exacerbated by the poor planning of DCPS and Hardy leadership. Was this sudden growth out of nowhere? Did Hardy leadership try to expand sports offerings without proper spaces? Did they plan with DCPS to grow the school and athletic offerings with spaces they had available? It seems to be a mismanagement from Hardy leadership on what they could offer, understanding what their population would be, and how to balance that with facilities. That’s not Maret’s fault. That’s Hardy and DCPS’s fault. There are plenty of DCPS schools that have amazing facilities. Jaw dropping indoor pools, turf fields, tennis courts. And they planned for that growth. Why did one of the wealthiest DC neighborhood public schools completely fail in planning for that growth? Who’s to blame? It’s not private school families or schools that are to blame for that negligence. It seems your anger is misplaced.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love that Hardy parents are suddenly wealthy. Hardy families are going to be very excited to learn that!

Especially the 40% who are economically disadvantaged. What a country!

Well duh. Not those. Look at the 60%who aren’t. I’m sure they fit into the upper middle class and probably the top 5% of income nationally. So to pretend otherwise is dishonest. Hardy parents, Kishan Putta, and Elizabeth ‘Louboutin’ Miller propping up poor kids for their own political benefit. Shameful.

You are seriously kidding yourself if you think
1. that Hardy families have anywhere near the resources of Maret families
2. that outrage about the Jelleff situation is limited to Hardy parents and supporters of two ANC reps

I suppose misunderstanding these facts is a big part of why Maret’s PR on this is so ineffective.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love that Hardy parents are suddenly wealthy. Hardy families are going to be very excited to learn that!

Especially the 40% who are economically disadvantaged. What a country!

Well duh. Not those. Look at the 60%who aren’t. I’m sure they fit into the upper middle class and probably the top 5% of income nationally. So to pretend otherwise is dishonest. Hardy parents, Kishan Putta, and Elizabeth ‘Louboutin’ Miller propping up poor kids for their own political benefit. Shameful.

Hardy has some UMC kids (less so than the boundary, but some) and some poor kids. The stats are there and you can go and find them if you care more about reality than false rhetoric. What you'll see if you bother to find them is that the demographics of Hardy mirror those of the diverse city it represents. In a deeply segregated city, that alone makes it an exceptional institution. But it also brings challenges. And those challenges are exacerbated by the very raw deal it has received thanks to DPR and Maret.

Or exacerbated by the poor planning of DCPS and Hardy leadership. Was this sudden growth out of nowhere? Did Hardy leadership try to expand sports offerings without proper spaces? Did they plan with DCPS to grow the school and athletic offerings with spaces they had available? It seems to be a mismanagement from Hardy leadership on what they could offer, understanding what their population would be, and how to balance that with facilities. That’s not Maret’s fault. That’s Hardy and DCPS’s fault. There are plenty of DCPS schools that have amazing facilities. Jaw dropping indoor pools, turf fields, tennis courts. And they planned for that growth. Why did one of the wealthiest DC neighborhood public schools completely fail in planning for that growth? Who’s to blame? It’s not private school families or schools that are to blame for that negligence. It seems your anger is misplaced.

Er, Hardy knew the Jelleff deal ended in 2020. They just didn’t anticipate DPR signing a new contract against the public interest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Or exacerbated by the poor planning of DCPS and Hardy leadership. Was this sudden growth out of nowhere? Did Hardy leadership try to expand sports offerings without proper spaces? Did they plan with DCPS to grow the school and athletic offerings with spaces they had available? It seems to be a mismanagement from Hardy leadership on what they could offer, understanding what their population would be, and how to balance that with facilities. That’s not Maret’s fault. That’s Hardy and DCPS’s fault. There are plenty of DCPS schools that have amazing facilities. Jaw dropping indoor pools, turf fields, tennis courts. And they planned for that growth. Why did one of the wealthiest DC neighborhood public schools completely fail in planning for that growth? Who’s to blame? It’s not private school families or schools that are to blame for that negligence. It seems your anger is misplaced.

You have no idea how public schools function in this city and are not making any sense anyway. DCPS has plenty of issues and all of us with kids in the system have plenty of frustrations. But they have nothing to do with this issue, which is purely a consequence of DPR, Maret and - probably - Jack Evans.

[Anonymous]

As a friend of many a French man and woman, I am truly appalled and embarrassed by the mascot that Maret has adopted for its sports teams. It makes a mockery of their own heritage and insults an entire nationality of people. It’s time to put racial slurs to bed, Maret!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Or exacerbated by the poor planning of DCPS and Hardy leadership. Was this sudden growth out of nowhere? Did Hardy leadership try to expand sports offerings without proper spaces? Did they plan with DCPS to grow the school and athletic offerings with spaces they had available? It seems to be a mismanagement from Hardy leadership on what they could offer, understanding what their population would be, and how to balance that with facilities. That’s not Maret’s fault. That’s Hardy and DCPS’s fault. There are plenty of DCPS schools that have amazing facilities. Jaw dropping indoor pools, turf fields, tennis courts. And they planned for that growth. Why did one of the wealthiest DC neighborhood public schools completely fail in planning for that growth? Who’s to blame? It’s not private school families or schools that are to blame for that negligence. It seems your anger is misplaced.

You have no idea how public schools function in this city and are not making any sense anyway. DCPS has plenty of issues and all of us with kids in the system have plenty of frustrations. But they have nothing to do with this issue, which is purely a consequence of DPR, Maret and - probably - Jack Evans.

I think the Mayor was in on it as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Or exacerbated by the poor planning of DCPS and Hardy leadership. Was this sudden growth out of nowhere? Did Hardy leadership try to expand sports offerings without proper spaces? Did they plan with DCPS to grow the school and athletic offerings with spaces they had available? It seems to be a mismanagement from Hardy leadership on what they could offer, understanding what their population would be, and how to balance that with facilities. That’s not Maret’s fault. That’s Hardy and DCPS’s fault. There are plenty of DCPS schools that have amazing facilities. Jaw dropping indoor pools, turf fields, tennis courts. And they planned for that growth. Why did one of the wealthiest DC neighborhood public schools completely fail in planning for that growth? Who’s to blame? It’s not private school families or schools that are to blame for that negligence. It seems your anger is misplaced.

You have no idea how public schools function in this city and are not making any sense anyway. DCPS has plenty of issues and all of us with kids in the system have plenty of frustrations. But they have nothing to do with this issue, which is purely a consequence of DPR, Maret and - probably - Jack Evans.

Again, this seems to be a Hardy and DCPS mismanagement issue to look at. Did they not see this growth coming? Are there alternative spaces for Hardy to move to? Is a tiny triangle really the best place for a fast growing, high income middle school in the wealthiest part of DC?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love that Hardy parents are suddenly wealthy. Hardy families are going to be very excited to learn that!

Especially the 40% who are economically disadvantaged. What a country!

Well duh. Not those. Look at the 60%who aren’t. I’m sure they fit into the upper middle class and probably the top 5% of income nationally. So to pretend otherwise is dishonest. Hardy parents, Kishan Putta, and Elizabeth ‘Louboutin’ Miller propping up poor kids for their own political benefit. Shameful.

Hardy has some UMC kids (less so than the boundary, but some) and some poor kids. The stats are there and you can go and find them if you care more about reality than false rhetoric. What you'll see if you bother to find them is that the demographics of Hardy mirror those of the diverse city it represents. In a deeply segregated city, that alone makes it an exceptional institution. But it also brings challenges. And those challenges are exacerbated by the very raw deal it has received thanks to DPR and Maret.

Or exacerbated by the poor planning of DCPS and Hardy leadership. Was this sudden growth out of nowhere? Did Hardy leadership try to expand sports offerings without proper spaces? Did they plan with DCPS to grow the school and athletic offerings with spaces they had available? It seems to be a mismanagement from Hardy leadership on what they could offer, understanding what their population would be, and how to balance that with facilities. That’s not Maret’s fault. That’s Hardy and DCPS’s fault. There are plenty of DCPS schools that have amazing facilities. Jaw dropping indoor pools, turf fields, tennis courts. And they planned for that growth. Why did one of the wealthiest DC neighborhood public schools completely fail in planning for that growth? Who’s to blame? It’s not private school families or schools that are to blame for that negligence. It seems your anger is misplaced.

I'm... The City did plan for this eventuality. It bought some land across the street about ten years ago. Spent $22.5 million on it so far.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love that Hardy parents are suddenly wealthy. Hardy families are going to be very excited to learn that!

Especially the 40% who are economically disadvantaged. What a country!

Well duh. Not those. Look at the 60%who aren’t. I’m sure they fit into the upper middle class and probably the top 5% of income nationally. So to pretend otherwise is dishonest. Hardy parents, Kishan Putta, and Elizabeth ‘Louboutin’ Miller propping up poor kids for their own political benefit. Shameful.

Hardy has some UMC kids (less so than the boundary, but some) and some poor kids. The stats are there and you can go and find them if you care more about reality than false rhetoric. What you'll see if you bother to find them is that the demographics of Hardy mirror those of the diverse city it represents. In a deeply segregated city, that alone makes it an exceptional institution. But it also brings challenges. And those challenges are exacerbated by the very raw deal it has received thanks to DPR and Maret.

Or exacerbated by the poor planning of DCPS and Hardy leadership. Was this sudden growth out of nowhere? Did Hardy leadership try to expand sports offerings without proper spaces? Did they plan with DCPS to grow the school and athletic offerings with spaces they had available? It seems to be a mismanagement from Hardy leadership on what they could offer, understanding what their population would be, and how to balance that with facilities. That’s not Maret’s fault. That’s Hardy and DCPS’s fault. There are plenty of DCPS schools that have amazing facilities. Jaw dropping indoor pools, turf fields, tennis courts. And they planned for that growth. Why did one of the wealthiest DC neighborhood public schools completely fail in planning for that growth? Who’s to blame? It’s not private school families or schools that are to blame for that negligence. It seems your anger is misplaced.

I'm... The City did plan for this eventuality. It bought some land across the street about ten years ago. Spent $22.5 million on it so far.

No. But nice try.