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

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Anonymous wrote:All you have to do is show up with signs every day Maret uses the field. But that would require more than typing on your iPhone to an anonymous forum. Not gonna happen.

People have enough motivation to protest. The problem is that the recipients of protests at Jelleff would be the kids on the field when it is the Maret adults (and DC govt) that should be held accountable.

If any protesters so much as get within 50 feet of the kids, they should be tased, cuffed and arrested.

On what grounds? Is protesting corruption a criminal act now in Maret-land? Any protesters would be well within their legal rights to walk onto the field and stay there. Despite this horrid deal, Jelleff is still public property.

Harassment and stalking of children is a violation of the law.

That is hilarious. Have a look at the statutes and case law, honey. Or maybe save yourself some time and go straight to the First Amendment and read that instead. I don’t know what country you think this is.

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Anonymous wrote:The Burleith Citizens Association annual meeting is tonight at Washington International School (lower campus, 36th Street between S and Reservoir).

Jack Evans will be there to give his Ward 2 report from 7:35-7:45pm. Come prepared to ask questions about Jelleff and his recent corruption findings.

Tommy Jones from DPR will be giving an update on the transfer of Ellington Field from 8:05-8:15pm.

Anyone can attend.

I hope someone goes on behalf of the 100 kids without any outdoor space to play.

I’d love to see someone from the Washington Teachers Union announce their they will voluntarily give up their free Hardy on-site parking lot. On behalf of the kids who have no place to play. Of course they would.

The kids with no outdoor play space are at Jelleff after-school, not Hardy. And as been explained here multiple times, the parking is a red herring.

Really? Then so is the notion that the poor Hardy students are being denied a place to play. The selfishness of the Hardy staff is appalling.

How about the Maret staff give up their parking and build a baseball field on their campus. Or Maret could use their resources to rent, buy or build another field - for their private school.

Seriously, you're attacking public school teachers and low-income student attending Jellef afterschool programs. (and the parking lot at Hardy isn't even the size of a soccer field) Your targets are misguided. Back off.

People just want a way for the community to access a public field in their neighborhoods without it being bought out from underneath them in a backroom deal.

We get Maret wants a field too - they could then go through the normal permitting and allocation processes with all of the other groups vying for use of fields. This was because they were going around the system and using extra $ and back-room methods to buy their way to an exclusive deal.

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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The Burleith Citizens Association annual meeting is tonight at Washington International School (lower campus, 36th Street between S and Reservoir).

Jack Evans will be there to give his Ward 2 report from 7:35-7:45pm. Come prepared to ask questions about Jelleff and his recent corruption findings.

Tommy Jones from DPR will be giving an update on the transfer of Ellington Field from 8:05-8:15pm.

Anyone can attend.

I hope someone goes on behalf of the 100 kids without any outdoor space to play.

I’d love to see someone from the Washington Teachers Union announce their they will voluntarily give up their free Hardy on-site parking lot. On behalf of the kids who have no place to play. Of course they would.

The kids with no outdoor play space are at Jelleff after-school, not Hardy. And as been explained here multiple times, the parking is a red herring.

Really? Then so is the notion that the poor Hardy students are being denied a place to play. The selfishness of the Hardy staff is appalling.

How about the Maret staff give up their parking and build a baseball field on their campus. Or Maret could use their resources to rent, buy or build another field - for their private school.

Seriously, you're attacking public school teachers and low-income student attending Jellef afterschool programs. (and the parking lot at Hardy isn't even the size of a soccer field) Your targets are misguided. Back off.

People just want a way for the community to access a public field in their neighborhoods without it being bought out from underneath them in a backroom deal.

We get Maret wants a field too - they could then go through the normal permitting and allocation processes with all of the other groups vying for use of fields. This was because they were going around the system and using extra $ and back-room methods to buy their way to an exclusive deal.

Hardy has a history of selfish, troublesome staff. It historically has had one of the most militant WTU groups. Notoriously it was a Hardy English teacher and WTU shop steward who led the resistance to Chancellor Rhee’s plan to diversify Hardy by adding more Upper Northwest students to the school. That was really pro-student of her. But now the Hardy community is quick to hurl around references to equity, inclusion, class and even race over a couple of hours of sports practice?! GMAFB.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Burleith Citizens Association annual meeting is tonight at Washington International School (lower campus, 36th Street between S and Reservoir).

Jack Evans will be there to give his Ward 2 report from 7:35-7:45pm. Come prepared to ask questions about Jelleff and his recent corruption findings.

Tommy Jones from DPR will be giving an update on the transfer of Ellington Field from 8:05-8:15pm.

Anyone can attend.

I hope someone goes on behalf of the 100 kids without any outdoor space to play.

I’d love to see someone from the Washington Teachers Union announce their they will voluntarily give up their free Hardy on-site parking lot. On behalf of the kids who have no place to play. Of course they would.

The kids with no outdoor play space are at Jelleff after-school, not Hardy. And as been explained here multiple times, the parking is a red herring.

Really? Then so is the notion that the poor Hardy students are being denied a place to play. The selfishness of the Hardy staff is appalling.

How about the Maret staff give up their parking and build a baseball field on their campus. Or Maret could use their resources to rent, buy or build another field - for their private school.

Seriously, you're attacking public school teachers and low-income student attending Jellef afterschool programs. (and the parking lot at Hardy isn't even the size of a soccer field) Your targets are misguided. Back off.

People just want a way for the community to access a public field in their neighborhoods without it being bought out from underneath them in a backroom deal.

We get Maret wants a field too - they could then go through the normal permitting and allocation processes with all of the other groups vying for use of fields. This was because they were going around the system and using extra $ and back-room methods to buy their way to an exclusive deal.

Hardy has a history of selfish, troublesome staff. It historically has had one of the most militant WTU groups. Notoriously it was a Hardy English teacher and WTU shop steward who led the resistance to Chancellor Rhee’s plan to diversify Hardy by adding more Upper Northwest students to the school. That was really pro-student of her. But now the Hardy community is quick to hurl around references to equity, inclusion, class and even race over a couple of hours of sports practice?! GMAFB.

Michelle Rhee has been gone for ten years. The stories you are describing are from the bad old days when Jack Evans could negotiate away Jelleff field to his kids school. Times have changed, hence everyone in the city being mad at you.

[Anonymous]

Ten years goes fast. We’d take Rhee back in a heartbeat, as well as Mayor Felty and especially Anthony Williams. It feels that DC has regressed both ethically and in terms of competence in a decade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ten years goes fast. We’d take Rhee back in a heartbeat, as well as Mayor Felty and especially Anthony Williams. It feels that DC has regressed both ethically and in terms of competence in a decade.

We don’t know enough about him yet, but Councilmember Robert White is making a compelling case that he’s destined for bigger things. We’ve just to survive three more years of Muriel first.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Burleith Citizens Association annual meeting is tonight at Washington International School (lower campus, 36th Street between S and Reservoir).

Jack Evans will be there to give his Ward 2 report from 7:35-7:45pm. Come prepared to ask questions about Jelleff and his recent corruption findings.

Tommy Jones from DPR will be giving an update on the transfer of Ellington Field from 8:05-8:15pm.

Anyone can attend.

I hope someone goes on behalf of the 100 kids without any outdoor space to play.

I’d love to see someone from the Washington Teachers Union announce their they will voluntarily give up their free Hardy on-site parking lot. On behalf of the kids who have no place to play. Of course they would.

The kids with no outdoor play space are at Jelleff after-school, not Hardy. And as been explained here multiple times, the parking is a red herring.

Really? Then so is the notion that the poor Hardy students are being denied a place to play. The selfishness of the Hardy staff is appalling.

How about the Maret staff give up their parking and build a baseball field on their campus. Or Maret could use their resources to rent, buy or build another field - for their private school.

Seriously, you're attacking public school teachers and low-income student attending Jellef afterschool programs. (and the parking lot at Hardy isn't even the size of a soccer field) Your targets are misguided. Back off.

People just want a way for the community to access a public field in their neighborhoods without it being bought out from underneath them in a backroom deal.

We get Maret wants a field too - they could then go through the normal permitting and allocation processes with all of the other groups vying for use of fields. This was because they were going around the system and using extra $ and back-room methods to buy their way to an exclusive deal.

Hardy has a history of selfish, troublesome staff. It historically has had one of the most militant WTU groups. Notoriously it was a Hardy English teacher and WTU shop steward who led the resistance to Chancellor Rhee’s plan to diversify Hardy by adding more Upper Northwest students to the school. That was really pro-student of her. But now the Hardy community is quick to hurl around references to equity, inclusion, class and even race over a couple of hours of sports practice?! GMAFB.

And the kids at the BGCGW who get to watch the Maret students from a basement? What do you say to them?

[Anonymous]

To bad the city council had the investigation of Evans only go back 5 years. Coincidence or did Jack manage to negotiate that?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Ten years goes fast. We’d take Rhee back in a heartbeat, as well as Mayor Felty and especially Anthony Williams. It feels that DC has regressed both ethically and in terms of competence in a decade.

We don’t know enough about him yet, but Councilmember Robert White is making a compelling case that he’s destined for bigger things. We’ve just to survive three more years of Muriel first.

Agree, he seems like a good guy (my neighbor). I'm disgusted by Evans and don't love other council members (Grosso, Trayon White, etc.). I hope Robert White continues to have an unblemished record in the future should he decide to run, but agree that would be many years in the future.

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Anonymous wrote:Ten years goes fast. We’d take Rhee back in a heartbeat, as well as Mayor Felty and especially Anthony Williams. It feels that DC has regressed both ethically and in terms of competence in a decade.

We don’t know enough about him yet, but Councilmember Robert White is making a compelling case that he’s destined for bigger things. We’ve just to survive three more years of Muriel first.

Agree, he seems like a good guy (my neighbor). I'm disgusted by Evans and don't love other council members (Grosso, Trayon White, etc.). I hope Robert White continues to have an unblemished record in the future should he decide to run, but agree that would be many years in the future.

PP again. Getting off topic, but I hope Racine runs.

[Anonymous]

Why is Evans still allowed to weigh in on things? Maret needs to disassociate from him ASAP. Why tie yourself to a culture of corruption? What does it take to get kicked off the council any way. I really think badly of Phil Mendelson for dragging his feet and not providing clear leadership here. Also, Evans is a close ally of Bowser. Makes me think she is corrupt too although I guess I knew that already

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why is Evans still allowed to weigh in on things? Maret needs to disassociate from him ASAP. Why tie yourself to a culture of corruption? What does it take to get kicked off the council any way. I really think badly of Phil Mendelson for dragging his feet and not providing clear leadership here. Also, Evans is a close ally of Bowser. Makes me think she is corrupt too although I guess I knew that already

Maret has benefitted from the culture of corruption. They are part of it, not tied to it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The Burleith Citizens Association annual meeting is tonight at Washington International School (lower campus, 36th Street between S and Reservoir).

Jack Evans will be there to give his Ward 2 report from 7:35-7:45pm. Come prepared to ask questions about Jelleff and his recent corruption findings.

Tommy Jones from DPR will be giving an update on the transfer of Ellington Field from 8:05-8:15pm.

Anyone can attend.

I hope someone goes on behalf of the 100 kids without any outdoor space to play.

I’d love to see someone from the Washington Teachers Union announce their they will voluntarily give up their free Hardy on-site parking lot. On behalf of the kids who have no place to play. Of course they would.

The kids with no outdoor play space are at Jelleff after-school, not Hardy. And as been explained here multiple times, the parking is a red herring.

Really? Then so is the notion that the poor Hardy students are being denied a place to play. The selfishness of the Hardy staff is appalling.

How about the Maret staff give up their parking and build a baseball field on their campus. Or Maret could use their resources to rent, buy or build another field - for their private school.

Seriously, you're attacking public school teachers and low-income student attending Jellef afterschool programs. (and the parking lot at Hardy isn't even the size of a soccer field) Your targets are misguided. Back off.

People just want a way for the community to access a public field in their neighborhoods without it being bought out from underneath them in a backroom deal.

We get Maret wants a field too - they could then go through the normal permitting and allocation processes with all of the other groups vying for use of fields. This was because they were going around the system and using extra $ and back-room methods to buy their way to an exclusive deal.

Hardy has a history of selfish, troublesome staff. It historically has had one of the most militant WTU groups. Notoriously it was a Hardy English teacher and WTU shop steward who led the resistance to Chancellor Rhee’s plan to diversify Hardy by adding more Upper Northwest students to the school. That was really pro-student of her. But now the Hardy community is quick to hurl around references to equity, inclusion, class and even race over a couple of hours of sports practice?! GMAFB.

When you get to the point in the debate where the only talking point you've got left is taking random pot shots at the other side it's time to concede that you've lost.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Burleith Citizens Association annual meeting is tonight at Washington International School (lower campus, 36th Street between S and Reservoir).

Jack Evans will be there to give his Ward 2 report from 7:35-7:45pm. Come prepared to ask questions about Jelleff and his recent corruption findings.

Tommy Jones from DPR will be giving an update on the transfer of Ellington Field from 8:05-8:15pm.

Anyone can attend.

I hope someone goes on behalf of the 100 kids without any outdoor space to play.

I’d love to see someone from the Washington Teachers Union announce their they will voluntarily give up their free Hardy on-site parking lot. On behalf of the kids who have no place to play. Of course they would.

The kids with no outdoor play space are at Jelleff after-school, not Hardy. And as been explained here multiple times, the parking is a red herring.

Really? Then so is the notion that the poor Hardy students are being denied a place to play. The selfishness of the Hardy staff is appalling.

How about the Maret staff give up their parking and build a baseball field on their campus. Or Maret could use their resources to rent, buy or build another field - for their private school.

Seriously, you're attacking public school teachers and low-income student attending Jellef afterschool programs. (and the parking lot at Hardy isn't even the size of a soccer field) Your targets are misguided. Back off.

People just want a way for the community to access a public field in their neighborhoods without it being bought out from underneath them in a backroom deal.

We get Maret wants a field too - they could then go through the normal permitting and allocation processes with all of the other groups vying for use of fields. This was because they were going around the system and using extra $ and back-room methods to buy their way to an exclusive deal.

Hardy has a history of selfish, troublesome staff. It historically has had one of the most militant WTU groups. Notoriously it was a Hardy English teacher and WTU shop steward who led the resistance to Chancellor Rhee’s plan to diversify Hardy by adding more Upper Northwest students to the school. That was really pro-student of her. But now the Hardy community is quick to hurl around references to equity, inclusion, class and even race over a couple of hours of sports practice?! GMAFB.

Again, why are you picking on public school teachers (who “selfishly” get a parking space) as the source of your anger. Again even if they didn’t have parking this would not solve the problem of having space for another full size baseball and soccer field for the community. As a white nw IB parent for Hardy - the talk of “militant” behavior and basically asserting the positions of OOB families reads as nothing other than blatant racism - that some people want to hold on to 10 years later when Rhee and the families at Hardy at the time are long gone. The school is now 90% feeder - and had more families who are asserting their social capital and voices. If you want to be angry, be angry at the fact others with privilege are standing up to Maret and get what’s going on here. And again let’s use Maret’s parking Lot for a field - it’s much bigger than Hardy’s parking lot. Boy those selfish militant teachers at Maret. Let’s blame them now. They are the real problem.

[Anonymous]

90 percent feeder certainly isn’t the same as 90 percent in boundary enrollment when several feeders have very substantial OOB populations. It makes a big difference in student preparation, academic achievement and remedial needs. But the phrase is a clever sleight of hand.