Joe Weedon wants permission to send his daughter to Walls

[Anonymous]

I appreciate Heather Schoell in this story. She sends her two kids who are white to Eastern and simply says,

““When I walked in there, I didn’t see anything troubling. There was no reason not to go there,” Schoell said. “We’re not making a sacrifice by going here.”

She’s honest, straightforward and simply has different expectations than the black and white families who have had concerns with the school and enrolled elsewhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I appreciate Heather Schoell in this story. She sends her two kids who are white to Eastern and simply says,

““When I walked in there, I didn’t see anything troubling. There was no reason not to go there,” Schoell said. “We’re not making a sacrifice by going here.”

She’s honest, straightforward and simply has different expectations than the black and white families who have had concerns with the school and enrolled elsewhere.

I'm not sure how honest Heather Schoell. But it's a free country and I don't she should be attacked for her decision to send her girls to Eliot Hine or Eastern. Leave these parents alone.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Addendum to the Post story says they've decided on SWW (apologies if this was already known amid the silly amount of thread-jacking that has gone on here).

They were always going to do that.

Of course, but this way there was more attention drawn to the fact that white liberals living in DC are the biggest hypocrites in the region.

In their hearts, they love gentrification, and it is only about "diversity" for them until they decide, well, it isn't.

The extreme disconnect between what people claim to believe and actually practice is what makes this board so much fun, especially when it manifests in people like Weedon who have been frustrated for years that they can’t just demand by fiat that others do what he never would.

It is just amazing to me that he continues to be hyper critical of all things school choice on Twitter, even when exercising his own choice. Wonder why he lost 70% of the vote this year? Stunning hypocrisy and lack of self awareness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Addendum to the Post story says they've decided on SWW (apologies if this was already known amid the silly amount of thread-jacking that has gone on here).

They were always going to do that.

Of course, but this way there was more attention drawn to the fact that white liberals living in DC are the biggest hypocrites in the region.

In their hearts, they love gentrification, and it is only about "diversity" for them until they decide, well, it isn't.

The extreme disconnect between what people claim to believe and actually practice is what makes this board so much fun, especially when it manifests in people like Weedon who have been frustrated for years that they can’t just demand by fiat that others do what he never would.

It is just amazing to me that he continues to be hyper critical of all things school choice on Twitter, even when exercising his own choice. Wonder why he lost 70% of the vote this year? Stunning hypocrisy and lack of self awareness.

Wait, what has he posted in the last couple of weeks?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Addendum to the Post story says they've decided on SWW (apologies if this was already known amid the silly amount of thread-jacking that has gone on here).

They were always going to do that.

Of course, but this way there was more attention drawn to the fact that white liberals living in DC are the biggest hypocrites in the region.

In their hearts, they love gentrification, and it is only about "diversity" for them until they decide, well, it isn't.

The extreme disconnect between what people claim to believe and actually practice is what makes this board so much fun, especially when it manifests in people like Weedon who have been frustrated for years that they can’t just demand by fiat that others do what he never would.

It is just amazing to me that he continues to be hyper critical of all things school choice on Twitter, even when exercising his own choice. Wonder why he lost 70% of the vote this year? Stunning hypocrisy and lack of self awareness.

Can you please link to these "hyper critical" posts? I am interested to see what you are all reacting to.

[Anonymous]

Check out @joeweedon’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/joeweedon/status/1121610056829755393?s=09

[Anonymous]

He's doing the Mojizzle Just Tweet Through It.

[Anonymous]

I don’t know the guy and I have not followed his criticism of families for going charter (and I do not agree with the criticism of such families - we are all doing the best we can for our kids) but his daughter is going to a DCPS school, not a charter. The application schools are part of the system that he has tried to support. Has he advocated for getting rid of the application High schools? That is an option that is available to all students city wide.

I get that he is apparently annoyingly self-promoting, I just don’t see the huge hypocrisy if his daughter is attending dcps.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Addendum to the Post story says they've decided on SWW (apologies if this was already known amid the silly amount of thread-jacking that has gone on here).

They were always going to do that.

Of course, but this way there was more attention drawn to the fact that white liberals living in DC are the biggest hypocrites in the region.

In their hearts, they love gentrification, and it is only about "diversity" for them until they decide, well, it isn't.

This is not a political forum. Go the f away.


Don’t you have a white hood to iron, baby to cage, pedophile to support for senate?

No one in dc wants you.

- no fan of Joe Weedon but not going to let some racist republican act like he’s a hypocrite when these “family first” types are separating families at the border.

Not np but I can see the truth hurts this little lib. Awe.....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Check out @joeweedon’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/joeweedon/status/1121610056829755393?s=09

He is quoting an article. Did I miss something?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know the guy and I have not followed his criticism of families for going charter (and I do not agree with the criticism of such families - we are all doing the best we can for our kids) but his daughter is going to a DCPS school, not a charter. The application schools are part of the system that he has tried to support. Has he advocated for getting rid of the application High schools? That is an option that is available to all students city wide.

I get that he is apparently annoyingly self-promoting, I just don’t see the huge hypocrisy if his daughter is attending dcps.

Yes. He previously said that charters AND the DCPS application schools are bad because they pull students out of their neighborhood schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know the guy and I have not followed his criticism of families for going charter (and I do not agree with the criticism of such families - we are all doing the best we can for our kids) but his daughter is going to a DCPS school, not a charter. The application schools are part of the system that he has tried to support. Has he advocated for getting rid of the application High schools? That is an option that is available to all students city wide.

I get that he is apparently annoyingly self-promoting, I just don’t see the huge hypocrisy if his daughter is attending dcps.

He has criticized anything that could be considered choice, including application schools. If not for double standards he wouldn’t have any at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Addendum to the Post story says they've decided on SWW (apologies if this was already known amid the silly amount of thread-jacking that has gone on here).

They were always going to do that.

Of course, but this way there was more attention drawn to the fact that white liberals living in DC are the biggest hypocrites in the region.

In their hearts, they love gentrification, and it is only about "diversity" for them until they decide, well, it isn't.

This is not a political forum. Go the f away.


Don’t you have a white hood to iron, baby to cage, pedophile to support for senate?

No one in dc wants you.

- no fan of Joe Weedon but not going to let some racist republican act like he’s a hypocrite when these “family first” types are separating families at the border.

Not np but I can see the truth hurts this little lib. Awe.....

The truth that everyone in your life wishes you were gone? I’m sure it does hurt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know the guy and I have not followed his criticism of families for going charter (and I do not agree with the criticism of such families - we are all doing the best we can for our kids) but his daughter is going to a DCPS school, not a charter. The application schools are part of the system that he has tried to support. Has he advocated for getting rid of the application High schools? That is an option that is available to all students city wide.

I get that he is apparently annoyingly self-promoting, I just don’t see the huge hypocrisy if his daughter is attending dcps.

Yes. He previously said that charters AND the DCPS application schools are bad because they pull students out of their neighborhood schools.

Yes exactly. This is why we are so upset.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know the guy and I have not followed his criticism of families for going charter (and I do not agree with the criticism of such families - we are all doing the best we can for our kids) but his daughter is going to a DCPS school, not a charter. The application schools are part of the system that he has tried to support. Has he advocated for getting rid of the application High schools? That is an option that is available to all students city wide.

I get that he is apparently annoyingly self-promoting, I just don’t see the huge hypocrisy if his daughter is attending dcps.

Yes. He previously said that charters AND the DCPS application schools are bad because they pull students out of their neighborhood schools.

Yes exactly. This is why we are so upset.

I know Joe Weedon and he has never said this to me. He also knows that I lotteried outside of my IB school and still provided assistance when I needed it (this is when he was my SBOE rep). He never gave me grief about it. I have heard him criticize the proliferation of charter schools and that the lack of planning and coordinating with DCPS has hurt neighborhood schools. But that's very different than saying, "all charters are bad." I will also note that he has criticized DCPS just as much as the charter sector. He's just being an advocate for students. I don't understand the hate presented on this thread.