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

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where does Hardy have daytime physical education if it has no field?

In the gym.

Oh. Why doesn’t Hardy use Jelleff for physical Ed during the day?

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[Anonymous]

Does anyone know the terms of the British School’s use arrangement for Jelleff?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where does Hardy have daytime physical education if it has no field?

In the gym.

And it's an entirely irrelevant question. The relevant question is why is Maret's administration so incompetent that it can't find a private market rate field for Maret to use when other private schools have no issue with this? Is Maret's head of Finance & Operations, Bill Hodgetts asleep at the wheel?

+1 I think the clueless Maret PR bot is trying to distract us because they have realized they can't produce the document that shows that the DC government agreed to a 19 year contract with Maret on Jelleff. Got to check your facts first Maret PR bot!

Distract and deflect. It's all Maret knows how to do because the facts aren't on their side.
https://deadspin.com/the-legendary-public-rec-center-in-a-private-schools-po-1837648863
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/why-dont-we-get-the-field-use-of-playing-field-pits-an-elite-private-school-against-dc-public-schools/2019/08/31/5081b5de-ca5c-11e9-a1fe-ca46e8d573c0_story.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where does Hardy have daytime physical education if it has no field?

In the gym.

And it's an entirely irrelevant question. The relevant question is why is Maret's administration so incompetent that it can't find a private market rate field for Maret to use when other private schools have no issue with this? Is Maret's head of Finance & Operations, Bill Hodgetts asleep at the wheel?

+1 I think the clueless Maret PR bot is trying to distract us because they have realized they can't produce the document that shows that the DC government agreed to a 19 year contract with Maret on Jelleff. Got to check your facts first Maret PR bot!

Right. If they could produce that document this thread would have ended about 179 pages ago.

[Anonymous]

By the silence to the questions we may assume the following:

1. Hardy doesn’t seem to care whether they use Jelleff field for the physical education needs of its student body and hasn’t bothered to ask. And if they want to use Jelleff, perhaps the field use by the British School effectively precludes Hardy’s use during the school day. It’s interesting that the for profit British School is given a complete pass when Jelleff field use during the school day potentially could benefit the entire student body. Yet Maret is targeted and vilified for their far fewer hours of field use during a time that affects relatively few Hardy students, as compared to phys Ed enrollment. This whole social media smear campaign seems more and more about hurting Maret than actually benefiting Hardy.

2. It’s quite likely that the British School pays meaningfully less than Maret for more than twice as many hours and for more weeks, plus the right to park its buses at Jelleff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:By the silence to the questions we may assume the following:

1. Hardy doesn’t seem to care whether they use Jelleff field for the physical education needs of its student body and hasn’t bothered to ask. And if they want to use Jelleff, perhaps the field use by the British School effectively precludes Hardy’s use during the school day. It’s interesting that the for profit British School is given a complete pass when Jelleff field use during the school day potentially could benefit the entire student body. Yet Maret is targeted and vilified for their far fewer hours of field use during a time that affects relatively few Hardy students, as compared to phys Ed enrollment. This whole social media smear campaign seems more and more about hurting Maret than actually benefiting Hardy.

2. It’s quite likely that the British School pays meaningfully less than Maret for more than twice as many hours and for more weeks, plus the right to park its buses at Jelleff.

Hardy has some outdoor space that can be used for PE.

Hardy does not have a regulation field that can be used for team sports practice and games after school.

But you know that and are just peddling crap. Lord knows why.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:By the silence to the questions we may assume the following:

1. Hardy doesn’t seem to care whether they use Jelleff field for the physical education needs of its student body and hasn’t bothered to ask. And if they want to use Jelleff, perhaps the field use by the British School effectively precludes Hardy’s use during the school day. It’s interesting that the for profit British School is given a complete pass when Jelleff field use during the school day potentially could benefit the entire student body. Yet Maret is targeted and vilified for their far fewer hours of field use during a time that affects relatively few Hardy students, as compared to phys Ed enrollment. This whole social media smear campaign seems more and more about hurting Maret than actually benefiting Hardy.

2. It’s quite likely that the British School pays meaningfully less than Maret for more than twice as many hours and for more weeks, plus the right to park its buses at Jelleff.

Hardy has some outdoor space that can be used for PE.

Hardy does not have a regulation field that can be used for team sports practice and games after school.

But you know that and are just peddling crap. Lord knows why.

+1 And the British school is flexible enough to use Jelleff for sports practice during school hours. I don't know of any other school that does that. That's their prerogative as a private school, and the British school is flexible because it knows field space is at a premium. Not like Maret who feels entitled to pay $95,000 a year and get one of the best fields in the city to the exclusion of the rest of the community.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:By the silence to the questions we may assume the following:

1. Hardy doesn’t seem to care whether they use Jelleff field for the physical education needs of its student body and hasn’t bothered to ask. And if they want to use Jelleff, perhaps the field use by the British School effectively precludes Hardy’s use during the school day. It’s interesting that the for profit British School is given a complete pass when Jelleff field use during the school day potentially could benefit the entire student body. Yet Maret is targeted and vilified for their far fewer hours of field use during a time that affects relatively few Hardy students, as compared to phys Ed enrollment. This whole social media smear campaign seems more and more about hurting Maret than actually benefiting Hardy.

2. It’s quite likely that the British School pays meaningfully less than Maret for more than twice as many hours and for more weeks, plus the right to park its buses at Jelleff.

Hardy has some outdoor space that can be used for PE.

Hardy does not have a regulation field that can be used for team sports practice and games after school.

But you know that and are just peddling crap. Lord knows why.

+1 And the British school is flexible enough to use Jelleff for sports practice during school hours. I don't know of any other school that does that. That's their prerogative as a private school, and the British school is flexible because it knows field space is at a premium. Not like Maret who feels entitled to pay $95,000 a year and get one of the best fields in the city to the exclusion of the rest of the community.

"By the silence" to your stupid questions about Hardy, you can assume that we think the first PP is an idiot who keeps repeating the same questions over and over again, despite receiving clear answers, because you have no way to defend Maret's bad behavior.

[Anonymous]

Maret’s talking points: “Look! A squirrel!”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maret’s talking points: “Look! A squirrel!”

True, but it's getting entertaining now that they're trying to throw the British School under the bus as a way to deflect attention from themselves. It's funny that half of Maret's board are professional PR people/journalists, but they can't seem to find a way to defend their actions (which might be a hint that their actions are deplorable.)

[Anonymous]

I think the procedure DPR uses to schedule/allot DPR resources needs to be carefully examined and the rules need to be changed so this kind of deal can never happen again. I really hope the council addresses this problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maret’s talking points: “Look! A squirrel!”

True, but it's getting entertaining now that they're trying to throw the British School under the bus as a way to deflect attention from themselves. It's funny that half of Maret's board are professional PR people/journalists, but they can't seem to find a way to defend their actions (which might be a hint that their actions are deplorable.)

It’s tempting to throw the British School under the bus when their busses are parked on the Jelleff lot. That, and the point that this for-profit pays less than Maret for more Jelleff hours, precluding Hardy from using the field even for its PE classes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:By the silence to the questions we may assume the following:

1. Hardy doesn’t seem to care whether they use Jelleff field for the physical education needs of its student body and hasn’t bothered to ask. And if they want to use Jelleff, perhaps the field use by the British School effectively precludes Hardy’s use during the school day. It’s interesting that the for profit British School is given a complete pass when Jelleff field use during the school day potentially could benefit the entire student body. Yet Maret is targeted and vilified for their far fewer hours of field use during a time that affects relatively few Hardy students, as compared to phys Ed enrollment. This whole social media smear campaign seems more and more about hurting Maret than actually benefiting Hardy.

2. It’s quite likely that the British School pays meaningfully less than Maret for more than twice as many hours and for more weeks, plus the right to park its buses at Jelleff.

Not sure if you are actually looking for an answer to these questions but the following cover both: The reason that the Maret deal is harmful to the community and has the attention over the British School is because Maret used the field during the times that are most in demand. Those times are more valuable. If Maret wanted to pay what it pays to use the field at 9pm nobody would care and it seems the British school uses it during the day when AFTER-SCHOOL sports are not being played. It is basic economics. Maret wants the in-demand hours but its supporters seem incapable of understanding that other kids want the same hours. (they in fact had some kid testify how important being able to play baseball at Maret was to him. So now he is being raised to think that it is only what is important to him that matters, and he clearly does not realize that there might be other kids who do not go to Maret who want to play baseball. The next generation of Maret trustees).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:By the silence to the questions we may assume the following:

1. Hardy doesn’t seem to care whether they use Jelleff field for the physical education needs of its student body and hasn’t bothered to ask. And if they want to use Jelleff, perhaps the field use by the British School effectively precludes Hardy’s use during the school day. It’s interesting that the for profit British School is given a complete pass when Jelleff field use during the school day potentially could benefit the entire student body. Yet Maret is targeted and vilified for their far fewer hours of field use during a time that affects relatively few Hardy students, as compared to phys Ed enrollment. This whole social media smear campaign seems more and more about hurting Maret than actually benefiting Hardy.

2. It’s quite likely that the British School pays meaningfully less than Maret for more than twice as many hours and for more weeks, plus the right to park its buses at Jelleff.

Not sure if you are actually looking for an answer to these questions but the following cover both: The reason that the Maret deal is harmful to the community and has the attention over the British School is because Maret used the field during the times that are most in demand. Those times are more valuable. If Maret wanted to pay what it pays to use the field at 9pm nobody would care and it seems the British school uses it during the day when AFTER-SCHOOL sports are not being played. It is basic economics. Maret wants the in-demand hours but its supporters seem incapable of understanding that other kids want the same hours. (they in fact had some kid testify how important being able to play baseball at Maret was to him. So now he is being raised to think that it is only what is important to him that matters, and he clearly does not realize that there might be other kids who do not go to Maret who want to play baseball. The next generation of Maret trustees).

+1 As much as Maret wants to blame others (DPR! the British School! Squirrels!) the fact remains that they should have been planning for a field a decade ago when they signed the first deal and noticed there was community opposition, rather than making their entire athletic program dependent on a public park. There's something problematic about the way Maret is being run, and it's not surprising they almost closed just a few decades ago due to financial mismanagement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:By the silence to the questions we may assume the following:

1. Hardy doesn’t seem to care whether they use Jelleff field for the physical education needs of its student body and hasn’t bothered to ask. And if they want to use Jelleff, perhaps the field use by the British School effectively precludes Hardy’s use during the school day. It’s interesting that the for profit British School is given a complete pass when Jelleff field use during the school day potentially could benefit the entire student body. Yet Maret is targeted and vilified for their far fewer hours of field use during a time that affects relatively few Hardy students, as compared to phys Ed enrollment. This whole social media smear campaign seems more and more about hurting Maret than actually benefiting Hardy.

2. It’s quite likely that the British School pays meaningfully less than Maret for more than twice as many hours and for more weeks, plus the right to park its buses at Jelleff.

Not sure if you are actually looking for an answer to these questions but the following cover both: The reason that the Maret deal is harmful to the community and has the attention over the British School is because Maret used the field during the times that are most in demand. Those times are more valuable. If Maret wanted to pay what it pays to use the field at 9pm nobody would care and it seems the British school uses it during the day when AFTER-SCHOOL sports are not being played. It is basic economics. Maret wants the in-demand hours but its supporters seem incapable of understanding that other kids want the same hours. (they in fact had some kid testify how important being able to play baseball at Maret was to him. So now he is being raised to think that it is only what is important to him that matters, and he clearly does not realize that there might be other kids who do not go to Maret who want to play baseball. The next generation of Maret trustees).

There’s also a baseball/softball field at Guy Mason, an easy walk from Hardy. Don’t tell us that Maret has somehow injured Hardy and other groups there, too.

Although Hardy isn’t in remotely in Deal’s league academically, we can confidently assume that it is training its students well in victimization and grievance studies !