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Anonymous wrote:Why not just do what San Francisco does, where being inbounds is a preference, not a right? DCI does that. DCPS does it for pre K. That would end IB and OOB overcrowding city wide. In fact every reason touted for ending OOB feeder rights is also a reason for making IB a preference, rather than a right.

SF school system is notorioualy one of the worst in the nation due to this disastrous policy

This. Home values would plummet if buying IB doesn't guarantee that your kids can go to the schools.

Values wouldn’t plummet, they equalize throughout the city and lead to desegregation.

Nope, those with options will just move out of the city and go to the suburbs

Yes and then their AU Park home would sell for a little lower, more in line with Shepherd Park. Then people would revert back to paying only like $100k premium to live away from brown folks.

Let’s look again at San Francisco.

Care to state your point/prediction?

Ending IB rights in San Francisco has driven middle class families out of the city, but it has not harmed housing prices, which are through the roof.

Right so the original poster saying values would plummet is likely wrong and the next poster (myself) is likely right in that values will continue to grow strong areas outside upper NW. When removing the control for school feeders, people will get more bang for buck in places like Shepherd Park, Takoma, Brookland, etc. Why pay $1.8 for a colonial where you can get it for 1.4 in Shepherd Park. Or why live in Chevy Chase DC when I can live in Logan Circle. Sure you have people that will still pay a tad higher to live away from the brown folks in the name of “crime stats” but it won’t be cause for a $400k premium. So end result is, values will remain flat in upper NW and if there is slight decrease in that area only, that will only be absorbed by the first seller (the white families fleeing for Bethesda).

On what Earth have "values remained flat in Upper NW"?

On no earth. And why live in Chevy Chase vs Logan Circle...trees, crime, etc come to mind. FWIW I've lived in both.

Well - the PP brought out the “brown people” card, right? What PP dials to realize is DC is integrated by race - by economics - no/. So - nobody in CC cares what race the next door folks are but darn it if you don’t mow the lawn.
The race card is over played in DMV real estate - many URM own in lovely neighborhoods- fact.

You must not know about the overt and hidden racial issues in CC. There are many. My black friend that lives IB is always mistaken for a nanny at pick up. There are dozens of recent racial issues in CC my dear.

My kids look nothing like me. I get asked if I’m the nanny all the time (until people get to know me) and I’m white. It bothered me when my kids were super young, now I could care less. Who cares what other people think? Your “friend” needs thicker skin.

Translation: as far as I know, my experience must be equivalent to that of people of color. Of course, I haven’t bothered to look at the mountains of evidence of systemic racism in literally every sector of American life, but I feel very confident sharing my opinion nevertheless.

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Anonymous wrote:Why not just do what San Francisco does, where being inbounds is a preference, not a right? DCI does that. DCPS does it for pre K. That would end IB and OOB overcrowding city wide. In fact every reason touted for ending OOB feeder rights is also a reason for making IB a preference, rather than a right.

SF school system is notorioualy one of the worst in the nation due to this disastrous policy

This. Home values would plummet if buying IB doesn't guarantee that your kids can go to the schools.

Values wouldn’t plummet, they equalize throughout the city and lead to desegregation.

Nope, those with options will just move out of the city and go to the suburbs

Yes and then their AU Park home would sell for a little lower, more in line with Shepherd Park. Then people would revert back to paying only like $100k premium to live away from brown folks.

This is a lazy characterization. They are trying to avoid low income folk, not brown people. And AU Park attracts people who like the city/suburban blend of the neighborhood

How about they are trying to avoid the problems of concentrated low income neighborhoods and so choose otherwise. People of all races do this - how do you think PG county formed?

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Anonymous wrote:Why not just do what San Francisco does, where being inbounds is a preference, not a right? DCI does that. DCPS does it for pre K. That would end IB and OOB overcrowding city wide. In fact every reason touted for ending OOB feeder rights is also a reason for making IB a preference, rather than a right.

SF school system is notorioualy one of the worst in the nation due to this disastrous policy

This. Home values would plummet if buying IB doesn't guarantee that your kids can go to the schools.

Values wouldn’t plummet, they equalize throughout the city and lead to desegregation.

Nope, those with options will just move out of the city and go to the suburbs

Yes and then their AU Park home would sell for a little lower, more in line with Shepherd Park. Then people would revert back to paying only like $100k premium to live away from brown folks.

Let’s look again at San Francisco.

Care to state your point/prediction?

Ending IB rights in San Francisco has driven middle class families out of the city, but it has not harmed housing prices, which are through the roof.

Right so the original poster saying values would plummet is likely wrong and the next poster (myself) is likely right in that values will continue to grow strong areas outside upper NW. When removing the control for school feeders, people will get more bang for buck in places like Shepherd Park, Takoma, Brookland, etc. Why pay $1.8 for a colonial where you can get it for 1.4 in Shepherd Park. Or why live in Chevy Chase DC when I can live in Logan Circle. Sure you have people that will still pay a tad higher to live away from the brown folks in the name of “crime stats” but it won’t be cause for a $400k premium. So end result is, values will remain flat in upper NW and if there is slight decrease in that area only, that will only be absorbed by the first seller (the white families fleeing for Bethesda).

On what Earth have "values remained flat in Upper NW"?

On no earth. And why live in Chevy Chase vs Logan Circle...trees, crime, etc come to mind. FWIW I've lived in both.

Well - the PP brought out the “brown people” card, right? What PP dials to realize is DC is integrated by race - by economics - no/. So - nobody in CC cares what race the next door folks are but darn it if you don’t mow the lawn.
The race card is over played in DMV real estate - many URM own in lovely neighborhoods- fact.

You must not know about the overt and hidden racial issues in CC. There are many. My black friend that lives IB is always mistaken for a nanny at pick up. There are dozens of recent racial issues in CC my dear.

Could you be more specific about these dozens of incidents?

How is that a racial issue? I was mistaken as the nanny for years in Dupont circle as a young, white mom. yes I had to clarify but it seemed a fair assumption at a time when most of the moms were quite old and white in that neighborhood. In another setting (like most of the rest of America), they'd be mistaken for a grandma. There are reasons that people make assumptions based on generalizations based on trends. It's not malicious always, and can be easily clarified.

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Anonymous wrote:Why not just do what San Francisco does, where being inbounds is a preference, not a right? DCI does that. DCPS does it for pre K. That would end IB and OOB overcrowding city wide. In fact every reason touted for ending OOB feeder rights is also a reason for making IB a preference, rather than a right.

SF school system is notorioualy one of the worst in the nation due to this disastrous policy

This. Home values would plummet if buying IB doesn't guarantee that your kids can go to the schools.

Values wouldn’t plummet, they equalize throughout the city and lead to desegregation.

Nope, those with options will just move out of the city and go to the suburbs

Yes and then their AU Park home would sell for a little lower, more in line with Shepherd Park. Then people would revert back to paying only like $100k premium to live away from brown folks.

Let’s look again at San Francisco.

Care to state your point/prediction?

Ending IB rights in San Francisco has driven middle class families out of the city, but it has not harmed housing prices, which are through the roof.

Right so the original poster saying values would plummet is likely wrong and the next poster (myself) is likely right in that values will continue to grow strong areas outside upper NW. When removing the control for school feeders, people will get more bang for buck in places like Shepherd Park, Takoma, Brookland, etc. Why pay $1.8 for a colonial where you can get it for 1.4 in Shepherd Park. Or why live in Chevy Chase DC when I can live in Logan Circle. Sure you have people that will still pay a tad higher to live away from the brown folks in the name of “crime stats” but it won’t be cause for a $400k premium. So end result is, values will remain flat in upper NW and if there is slight decrease in that area only, that will only be absorbed by the first seller (the white families fleeing for Bethesda).

On what Earth have "values remained flat in Upper NW"?

On no earth. And why live in Chevy Chase vs Logan Circle...trees, crime, etc come to mind. FWIW I've lived in both.

Well - the PP brought out the “brown people” card, right? What PP dials to realize is DC is integrated by race - by economics - no/. So - nobody in CC cares what race the next door folks are but darn it if you don’t mow the lawn.
The race card is over played in DMV real estate - many URM own in lovely neighborhoods- fact.

You must not know about the overt and hidden racial issues in CC. There are many. My black friend that lives IB is always mistaken for a nanny at pick up. There are dozens of recent racial issues in CC my dear.

My kids look nothing like me. I get asked if I’m the nanny all the time (until people get to know me) and I’m white. It bothered me when my kids were super young, now I could care less. Who cares what other people think? Your “friend” needs thicker skin.

Translation: as far as I know, my experience must be equivalent to that of people of color. Of course, I haven’t bothered to look at the mountains of evidence of systemic racism in literally every sector of American life, but I feel very confident sharing my opinion nevertheless.

Mistaking someone for a nanny isn’t racism. It really isn’t.

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Anonymous wrote:Why not just do what San Francisco does, where being inbounds is a preference, not a right? DCI does that. DCPS does it for pre K. That would end IB and OOB overcrowding city wide. In fact every reason touted for ending OOB feeder rights is also a reason for making IB a preference, rather than a right.

SF school system is notorioualy one of the worst in the nation due to this disastrous policy

This. Home values would plummet if buying IB doesn't guarantee that your kids can go to the schools.

Values wouldn’t plummet, they equalize throughout the city and lead to desegregation.

Nope, those with options will just move out of the city and go to the suburbs

Yes and then their AU Park home would sell for a little lower, more in line with Shepherd Park. Then people would revert back to paying only like $100k premium to live away from brown folks.

Let’s look again at San Francisco.

Care to state your point/prediction?

Ending IB rights in San Francisco has driven middle class families out of the city, but it has not harmed housing prices, which are through the roof.

Right so the original poster saying values would plummet is likely wrong and the next poster (myself) is likely right in that values will continue to grow strong areas outside upper NW. When removing the control for school feeders, people will get more bang for buck in places like Shepherd Park, Takoma, Brookland, etc. Why pay $1.8 for a colonial where you can get it for 1.4 in Shepherd Park. Or why live in Chevy Chase DC when I can live in Logan Circle. Sure you have people that will still pay a tad higher to live away from the brown folks in the name of “crime stats” but it won’t be cause for a $400k premium. So end result is, values will remain flat in upper NW and if there is slight decrease in that area only, that will only be absorbed by the first seller (the white families fleeing for Bethesda).

On what Earth have "values remained flat in Upper NW"?

On no earth. And why live in Chevy Chase vs Logan Circle...trees, crime, etc come to mind. FWIW I've lived in both.

Well - the PP brought out the “brown people” card, right? What PP dials to realize is DC is integrated by race - by economics - no/. So - nobody in CC cares what race the next door folks are but darn it if you don’t mow the lawn.
The race card is over played in DMV real estate - many URM own in lovely neighborhoods- fact.

You must not know about the overt and hidden racial issues in CC. There are many. My black friend that lives IB is always mistaken for a nanny at pick up. There are dozens of recent racial issues in CC my dear.

My kids look nothing like me. I get asked if I’m the nanny all the time (until people get to know me) and I’m white. It bothered me when my kids were super young, now I could care less. Who cares what other people think? Your “friend” needs thicker skin.

Translation: as far as I know, my experience must be equivalent to that of people of color. Of course, I haven’t bothered to look at the mountains of evidence of systemic racism in literally every sector of American life, but I feel very confident sharing my opinion nevertheless.

Mistaking someone for a nanny isn’t racism. It really isn’t.

I used to pick up my son’s black friend at his school sometimes on the way to pick up my son. How often do you think I was assumed to be that kid’s nanny?

The fact that you claim not to understand this says a lot about you.

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Anonymous wrote:Why not just do what San Francisco does, where being inbounds is a preference, not a right? DCI does that. DCPS does it for pre K. That would end IB and OOB overcrowding city wide. In fact every reason touted for ending OOB feeder rights is also a reason for making IB a preference, rather than a right.

SF school system is notorioualy one of the worst in the nation due to this disastrous policy

This. Home values would plummet if buying IB doesn't guarantee that your kids can go to the schools.

Values wouldn’t plummet, they equalize throughout the city and lead to desegregation.

Nope, those with options will just move out of the city and go to the suburbs

Yes and then their AU Park home would sell for a little lower, more in line with Shepherd Park. Then people would revert back to paying only like $100k premium to live away from brown folks.

Let’s look again at San Francisco.

Care to state your point/prediction?

Ending IB rights in San Francisco has driven middle class families out of the city, but it has not harmed housing prices, which are through the roof.

Right so the original poster saying values would plummet is likely wrong and the next poster (myself) is likely right in that values will continue to grow strong areas outside upper NW. When removing the control for school feeders, people will get more bang for buck in places like Shepherd Park, Takoma, Brookland, etc. Why pay $1.8 for a colonial where you can get it for 1.4 in Shepherd Park. Or why live in Chevy Chase DC when I can live in Logan Circle. Sure you have people that will still pay a tad higher to live away from the brown folks in the name of “crime stats” but it won’t be cause for a $400k premium. So end result is, values will remain flat in upper NW and if there is slight decrease in that area only, that will only be absorbed by the first seller (the white families fleeing for Bethesda).

On what Earth have "values remained flat in Upper NW"?

On no earth. And why live in Chevy Chase vs Logan Circle...trees, crime, etc come to mind. FWIW I've lived in both.

Well - the PP brought out the “brown people” card, right? What PP dials to realize is DC is integrated by race - by economics - no/. So - nobody in CC cares what race the next door folks are but darn it if you don’t mow the lawn.
The race card is over played in DMV real estate - many URM own in lovely neighborhoods- fact.

You must not know about the overt and hidden racial issues in CC. There are many. My black friend that lives IB is always mistaken for a nanny at pick up. There are dozens of recent racial issues in CC my dear.

My kids look nothing like me. I get asked if I’m the nanny all the time (until people get to know me) and I’m white. It bothered me when my kids were super young, now I could care less. Who cares what other people think? Your “friend” needs thicker skin.

Translation: as far as I know, my experience must be equivalent to that of people of color. Of course, I haven’t bothered to look at the mountains of evidence of systemic racism in literally every sector of American life, but I feel very confident sharing my opinion nevertheless.

Mistaking someone for a nanny isn’t racism. It really isn’t.

I used to pick up my son’s black friend at his school sometimes on the way to pick up my son. How often do you think I was assumed to be that kid’s nanny?

The fact that you claim not to understand this says a lot about you.

Considering how many times I’ve been asked if I’m the nanny of my children who are Hispanic (they are adopted -FYI). Probably a lot.

So maybe your assumption says more about you and your implicit bias.

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Anonymous wrote:Why not just do what San Francisco does, where being inbounds is a preference, not a right? DCI does that. DCPS does it for pre K. That would end IB and OOB overcrowding city wide. In fact every reason touted for ending OOB feeder rights is also a reason for making IB a preference, rather than a right.

SF school system is notorioualy one of the worst in the nation due to this disastrous policy

This. Home values would plummet if buying IB doesn't guarantee that your kids can go to the schools.

Values wouldn’t plummet, they equalize throughout the city and lead to desegregation.

Nope, those with options will just move out of the city and go to the suburbs

Yes and then their AU Park home would sell for a little lower, more in line with Shepherd Park. Then people would revert back to paying only like $100k premium to live away from brown folks.

Let’s look again at San Francisco.

Care to state your point/prediction?

Ending IB rights in San Francisco has driven middle class families out of the city, but it has not harmed housing prices, which are through the roof.

Right so the original poster saying values would plummet is likely wrong and the next poster (myself) is likely right in that values will continue to grow strong areas outside upper NW. When removing the control for school feeders, people will get more bang for buck in places like Shepherd Park, Takoma, Brookland, etc. Why pay $1.8 for a colonial where you can get it for 1.4 in Shepherd Park. Or why live in Chevy Chase DC when I can live in Logan Circle. Sure you have people that will still pay a tad higher to live away from the brown folks in the name of “crime stats” but it won’t be cause for a $400k premium. So end result is, values will remain flat in upper NW and if there is slight decrease in that area only, that will only be absorbed by the first seller (the white families fleeing for Bethesda).

On what Earth have "values remained flat in Upper NW"?

On no earth. And why live in Chevy Chase vs Logan Circle...trees, crime, etc come to mind. FWIW I've lived in both.

Well - the PP brought out the “brown people” card, right? What PP dials to realize is DC is integrated by race - by economics - no/. So - nobody in CC cares what race the next door folks are but darn it if you don’t mow the lawn.
The race card is over played in DMV real estate - many URM own in lovely neighborhoods- fact.

You must not know about the overt and hidden racial issues in CC. There are many. My black friend that lives IB is always mistaken for a nanny at pick up. There are dozens of recent racial issues in CC my dear.

My kids look nothing like me. I get asked if I’m the nanny all the time (until people get to know me) and I’m white. It bothered me when my kids were super young, now I could care less. Who cares what other people think? Your “friend” needs thicker skin.

Translation: as far as I know, my experience must be equivalent to that of people of color. Of course, I haven’t bothered to look at the mountains of evidence of systemic racism in literally every sector of American life, but I feel very confident sharing my opinion nevertheless.

Mistaking someone for a nanny isn’t racism. It really isn’t.

I used to pick up my son’s black friend at his school sometimes on the way to pick up my son. How often do you think I was assumed to be that kid’s nanny?

The fact that you claim not to understand this says a lot about you.

Were you in your 20s when you did that? Then I'd say sometimes. Were you frumpy and driving a minivan? Then you probably looked like a mom carpooling, but I might wonder if you were the nanny. Do people always come up and tell you what they assume?

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Anonymous wrote:Why not just do what San Francisco does, where being inbounds is a preference, not a right? DCI does that. DCPS does it for pre K. That would end IB and OOB overcrowding city wide. In fact every reason touted for ending OOB feeder rights is also a reason for making IB a preference, rather than a right.

SF school system is notorioualy one of the worst in the nation due to this disastrous policy

This. Home values would plummet if buying IB doesn't guarantee that your kids can go to the schools.

Values wouldn’t plummet, they equalize throughout the city and lead to desegregation.

Nope, those with options will just move out of the city and go to the suburbs

Yes and then their AU Park home would sell for a little lower, more in line with Shepherd Park. Then people would revert back to paying only like $100k premium to live away from brown folks.

Let’s look again at San Francisco.

Care to state your point/prediction?

Ending IB rights in San Francisco has driven middle class families out of the city, but it has not harmed housing prices, which are through the roof.

Right so the original poster saying values would plummet is likely wrong and the next poster (myself) is likely right in that values will continue to grow strong areas outside upper NW. When removing the control for school feeders, people will get more bang for buck in places like Shepherd Park, Takoma, Brookland, etc. Why pay $1.8 for a colonial where you can get it for 1.4 in Shepherd Park. Or why live in Chevy Chase DC when I can live in Logan Circle. Sure you have people that will still pay a tad higher to live away from the brown folks in the name of “crime stats” but it won’t be cause for a $400k premium. So end result is, values will remain flat in upper NW and if there is slight decrease in that area only, that will only be absorbed by the first seller (the white families fleeing for Bethesda).

On what Earth have "values remained flat in Upper NW"?

On no earth. And why live in Chevy Chase vs Logan Circle...trees, crime, etc come to mind. FWIW I've lived in both.

Well - the PP brought out the “brown people” card, right? What PP dials to realize is DC is integrated by race - by economics - no/. So - nobody in CC cares what race the next door folks are but darn it if you don’t mow the lawn.
The race card is over played in DMV real estate - many URM own in lovely neighborhoods- fact.

You must not know about the overt and hidden racial issues in CC. There are many. My black friend that lives IB is always mistaken for a nanny at pick up. There are dozens of recent racial issues in CC my dear.

My kids look nothing like me. I get asked if I’m the nanny all the time (until people get to know me) and I’m white. It bothered me when my kids were super young, now I could care less. Who cares what other people think? Your “friend” needs thicker skin.

Translation: as far as I know, my experience must be equivalent to that of people of color. Of course, I haven’t bothered to look at the mountains of evidence of systemic racism in literally every sector of American life, but I feel very confident sharing my opinion nevertheless.

Mistaking someone for a nanny isn’t racism. It really isn’t.

I used to pick up my son’s black friend at his school sometimes on the way to pick up my son. How often do you think I was assumed to be that kid’s nanny?

The fact that you claim not to understand this says a lot about you.

Were you in your 20s when you did that? Then I'd say sometimes. Were you frumpy and driving a minivan? Then you probably looked like a mom carpooling, but I might wonder if you were the nanny. Do people always come up and tell you what they assume?

Wow, you are really committed to this.

What makes you assume that the person PP mentioned was young, frumpy, or driving a minivan? No evidence at all.

Many people of color have reported frustration with being taken for the nanny of their own kids. You seem committed to disbelieving them. There is a word for being committed to not believing people when they report their life experience.

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And DCUM has devolved into, you know, DCUM. We have gone from Wilson enrollment to: Are nanny accusations racist?

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Anonymous wrote:And DCUM has devolved into, you know, DCUM. We have gone from Wilson enrollment to: Are nanny accusations racist?

Regression to the mean girls.

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Anonymous wrote:And DCUM has devolved into, you know, DCUM. We have gone from Wilson enrollment to: Are nanny accusations racist?

Regression to the mean girls.

That is a fantastic line. You win the internet today!