Call to discuss the state of Hardy 05/15/23

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People reading this can either believe the numerous teachers on this thread that are ACTUALLY in the building everyday, or side with hysterical parents who are only in the building a handful of times a year and who get all their information from 12 year olds. From what I’ve deduced on this thread there are at least 4-5 different Hardy teachers that have posted that all is not what it seems with this situation at Hardy.

Please ask yourselves - what would we need to lie about? How does that benefit us? Our jobs are safe. We don’t win or lose anything by defending PJ at this point. If the building was up in flames as the hysterical PTO would like you to believe, why would any of us jump on an internet forum to defend said school? If the building was the dumpster fire they’d like you to believe, why would people continue to send their kids to school there day after day? If kids were in classrooms not learning or doing anything meaningful, why are your children continuing to grow academically and be super engaged all day at school and with homework?

I believe you would continue to go to work even if there were awful things happening. ESPECIALLY if you are getting good to great impact ratings. And I bet he was handing those out to keep you all happy and quiet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The principal knowingly concealed violence. He didn't inform his supervisors about incidents, even those involving MPD. He lied to parents and Central Office. DCPS realized they were sitting on a ticking time bomb and decided to act. They knew the stories were true; the records checked out.

And if your child was spared, like mine, you still had to deal with lagging academics and grotesquely uneven teaching quality.

There was scarcely a single thing working in that school this year.

This is completely indefensible yet we have self-proclaimed Hardy teachers on here not only defending such behavior but asserting that those parents who aren’t willing to tolerate it are a “clan” of racists? I for one will be very interested to see which Hardy teachers decide to protest their dissatisfaction with PJ’s removal next week, but will not be holding my breath waiting for it to happen.

Again this is about race, power, and privilege. It’s about a “clan” of upper northwest parent causing hysteria and mobilizing like a mob. We live in America. We have seen this before. Much of what is being said about PJ and what took or is taking place at Hardy is simply not true. Yes, the school has issues and yes there is room for improvement. This os also true for all DCPS middle school— including Deal and Stuart Hobson. In fact, I challenge you to do a comparison of SH and Hardy and Deal. You will find very similar issues that DCPS middle schools. The issues are systemic and reflective of DCPS policies. What makes this a witch hunt and makes this about race is how this first year Black principal is being bullied and harassed by the Karens and Kens. If PJ was white this would be handled in a much different way. MCCray and Neal should be extremely concerned. This small group of very loud parents have the resources, time, privilege and complexion to make things happen. DCPS will of course pander to this group. I am sure IS Hughes was terrified that he would also raise the ire of said Karens and Kens. He went right along with it. Zero backbone to stand up to stand up for PJ and the kids of Hardy. What also makes this about race is the fact that DCPS is removing PJ yet schools across the district are having similar issues. Only the schools with privileged loud mouth parents matter. This is race and class.

Why this is about race— white schools and white administrators and white teachers not held to the same standards. The Hardy community and DCPS selected a first year young Black principal. They knew this was his first rodeo. The way he was treated by this group of terrorist is unacceptable. Only the kids will be impacted on Monday. Congratulation to the rabid PTO groups for pushing this man out of his job, destabilizing the school community even further, and reminding the entire city how race really works in chocolate city. Also congratulation on the new principal. Hopefully he will bow his head, not look you all in the eye and address you all as sir and mam.

DP. I’m an incoming parent at a DCPS MS with a principal who by all accounts runs a tight ship and is almost universally admired by parents. I’ve been a parent in DCPS long enough to know that parents don’t organize unless there are serious issues. That’s not how organizing works.

Also please stop with the toxic accusations of racism.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People reading this can either believe the numerous teachers on this thread that are ACTUALLY in the building everyday, or side with hysterical parents who are only in the building a handful of times a year and who get all their information from 12 year olds. From what I’ve deduced on this thread there are at least 4-5 different Hardy teachers that have posted that all is not what it seems with this situation at Hardy.

Please ask yourselves - what would we need to lie about? How does that benefit us? Our jobs are safe. We don’t win or lose anything by defending PJ at this point. If the building was up in flames as the hysterical PTO would like you to believe, why would any of us jump on an internet forum to defend said school? If the building was the dumpster fire they’d like you to believe, why would people continue to send their kids to school there day after day? If kids were in classrooms not learning or doing anything meaningful, why are your children continuing to grow academically and be super engaged all day at school and with homework?

I believe you would continue to go to work even if there were awful things happening. ESPECIALLY if you are getting good to great impact ratings. And I bet he was handing those out to keep you all happy and quiet.

Loud and WRONG. PJ only did the impact evaluations of a third of staff in the building. And I definitely wasn’t in that group.

And how utterly disrespectful to the teachers at Hardy the parents claim to love so much. Your complete lack of respect for our profession reeks through your post. And trust me your children pick up on this as well. Which is another reason why some of the kids are out of control- how can they respect us when they are taught at home that we are just glorified babysitters?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People reading this can either believe the numerous teachers on this thread that are ACTUALLY in the building everyday, or side with hysterical parents who are only in the building a handful of times a year and who get all their information from 12 year olds. From what I’ve deduced on this thread there are at least 4-5 different Hardy teachers that have posted that all is not what it seems with this situation at Hardy.

Please ask yourselves - what would we need to lie about? How does that benefit us? Our jobs are safe. We don’t win or lose anything by defending PJ at this point. If the building was up in flames as the hysterical PTO would like you to believe, why would any of us jump on an internet forum to defend said school? If the building was the dumpster fire they’d like you to believe, why would people continue to send their kids to school there day after day? If kids were in classrooms not learning or doing anything meaningful, why are your children continuing to grow academically and be super engaged all day at school and with homework?

I believe you would continue to go to work even if there were awful things happening. ESPECIALLY if you are getting good to great impact ratings. And I bet he was handing those out to keep you all happy and quiet.

Loud and WRONG. PJ only did the impact evaluations of a third of staff in the building. And I definitely wasn’t in that group.

And how utterly disrespectful to the teachers at Hardy the parents claim to love so much. Your complete lack of respect for our profession reeks through your post. And trust me your children pick up on this as well. Which is another reason why some of the kids are out of control- how can they respect us when they are taught at home that we are just glorified babysitters?

You seem extremely threatened and almost panicked at the idea of outside accountability.

[Anonymous]

Lost in all this race distraction: the Instructional Superintendent is BLACK. The man who go made the decision is BLACK. And his boss is BLACK. And his bosses’ boss is BLACK. And the mayor is BLACK. If you think these people were all just doing the bidding of some white parents, reflect upon what you are saying. They’re not capable of independent thought. They have no backbone. They don’t know how to do their jobs.

Or, just maybe, race has nothing to do with

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People reading this can either believe the numerous teachers on this thread that are ACTUALLY in the building everyday, or side with hysterical parents who are only in the building a handful of times a year and who get all their information from 12 year olds. From what I’ve deduced on this thread there are at least 4-5 different Hardy teachers that have posted that all is not what it seems with this situation at Hardy.

Please ask yourselves - what would we need to lie about? How does that benefit us? Our jobs are safe. We don’t win or lose anything by defending PJ at this point. If the building was up in flames as the hysterical PTO would like you to believe, why would any of us jump on an internet forum to defend said school? If the building was the dumpster fire they’d like you to believe, why would people continue to send their kids to school there day after day? If kids were in classrooms not learning or doing anything meaningful, why are your children continuing to grow academically and be super engaged all day at school and with homework?

I believe you would continue to go to work even if there were awful things happening. ESPECIALLY if you are getting good to great impact ratings. And I bet he was handing those out to keep you all happy and quiet.

Loud and WRONG. PJ only did the impact evaluations of a third of staff in the building. And I definitely wasn’t in that group.

And how utterly disrespectful to the teachers at Hardy the parents claim to love so much. Your complete lack of respect for our profession reeks through your post. And trust me your children pick up on this as well. Which is another reason why some of the kids are out of control- how can they respect us when they are taught at home that we are just glorified babysitters?

You seem extremely threatened and almost panicked at the idea of outside accountability.

Shaking in my boots. LOL. Try again

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The principal knowingly concealed violence. He didn't inform his supervisors about incidents, even those involving MPD. He lied to parents and Central Office. DCPS realized they were sitting on a ticking time bomb and decided to act. They knew the stories were true; the records checked out.

And if your child was spared, like mine, you still had to deal with lagging academics and grotesquely uneven teaching quality.

There was scarcely a single thing working in that school this year.

This is completely indefensible yet we have self-proclaimed Hardy teachers on here not only defending such behavior but asserting that those parents who aren’t willing to tolerate it are a “clan” of racists? I for one will be very interested to see which Hardy teachers decide to protest their dissatisfaction with PJ’s removal next week, but will not be holding my breath waiting for it to happen.

Again this is about race, power, and privilege. It’s about a “clan” of upper northwest parent causing hysteria and mobilizing like a mob. We live in America. We have seen this before. Much of what is being said about PJ and what took or is taking place at Hardy is simply not true. Yes, the school has issues and yes there is room for improvement. This os also true for all DCPS middle school— including Deal and Stuart Hobson. In fact, I challenge you to do a comparison of SH and Hardy and Deal. You will find very similar issues that DCPS middle schools. The issues are systemic and reflective of DCPS policies. What makes this a witch hunt and makes this about race is how this first year Black principal is being bullied and harassed by the Karens and Kens. If PJ was white this would be handled in a much different way. MCCray and Neal should be extremely concerned. This small group of very loud parents have the resources, time, privilege and complexion to make things happen. DCPS will of course pander to this group. I am sure IS Hughes was terrified that he would also raise the ire of said Karens and Kens. He went right along with it. Zero backbone to stand up to stand up for PJ and the kids of Hardy. What also makes this about race is the fact that DCPS is removing PJ yet schools across the district are having similar issues. Only the schools with privileged loud mouth parents matter. This is race and class.

Why this is about race— white schools and white administrators and white teachers not held to the same standards. The Hardy community and DCPS selected a first year young Black principal. They knew this was his first rodeo. The way he was treated by this group of terrorist is unacceptable. Only the kids will be impacted on Monday. Congratulation to the rabid PTO groups for pushing this man out of his job, destabilizing the school community even further, and reminding the entire city how race really works in chocolate city. Also congratulation on the new principal. Hopefully he will bow his head, not look you all in the eye and address you all as sir and mam.

His lack of competence - and unwillingness to rectify his lack of competence - represented a clear and present danger to the welfare of the students. That is why he was removed. It is truly sad there are people like you out there who think they use baseless accusations of racism to protect the incompetent and, in so doing, hurt the lives of DC kids. Please take a long hard look in the mirror.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lost in all this race distraction: the Instructional Superintendent is BLACK. The man who go made the decision is BLACK. And his boss is BLACK. And his bosses’ boss is BLACK. And the mayor is BLACK. If you think these people were all just doing the bidding of some white parents, reflect upon what you are saying. They’re not capable of independent thought. They have no backbone. They don’t know how to do their jobs.

Or, just maybe, race has nothing to do with

But but but but ….. I can’t be racist - I have two black friends! I voted for Obama.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The principal knowingly concealed violence. He didn't inform his supervisors about incidents, even those involving MPD. He lied to parents and Central Office. DCPS realized they were sitting on a ticking time bomb and decided to act. They knew the stories were true; the records checked out.

And if your child was spared, like mine, you still had to deal with lagging academics and grotesquely uneven teaching quality.

There was scarcely a single thing working in that school this year.

This is completely indefensible yet we have self-proclaimed Hardy teachers on here not only defending such behavior but asserting that those parents who aren’t willing to tolerate it are a “clan” of racists? I for one will be very interested to see which Hardy teachers decide to protest their dissatisfaction with PJ’s removal next week, but will not be holding my breath waiting for it to happen.

Again this is about race, power, and privilege. It’s about a “clan” of upper northwest parent causing hysteria and mobilizing like a mob. We live in America. We have seen this before. Much of what is being said about PJ and what took or is taking place at Hardy is simply not true. Yes, the school has issues and yes there is room for improvement. This os also true for all DCPS middle school— including Deal and Stuart Hobson. In fact, I challenge you to do a comparison of SH and Hardy and Deal. You will find very similar issues that DCPS middle schools. The issues are systemic and reflective of DCPS policies. What makes this a witch hunt and makes this about race is how this first year Black principal is being bullied and harassed by the Karens and Kens. If PJ was white this would be handled in a much different way. MCCray and Neal should be extremely concerned. This small group of very loud parents have the resources, time, privilege and complexion to make things happen. DCPS will of course pander to this group. I am sure IS Hughes was terrified that he would also raise the ire of said Karens and Kens. He went right along with it. Zero backbone to stand up to stand up for PJ and the kids of Hardy. What also makes this about race is the fact that DCPS is removing PJ yet schools across the district are having similar issues. Only the schools with privileged loud mouth parents matter. This is race and class.

Why this is about race— white schools and white administrators and white teachers not held to the same standards. The Hardy community and DCPS selected a first year young Black principal. They knew this was his first rodeo. The way he was treated by this group of terrorist is unacceptable. Only the kids will be impacted on Monday. Congratulation to the rabid PTO groups for pushing this man out of his job, destabilizing the school community even further, and reminding the entire city how race really works in chocolate city. Also congratulation on the new principal. Hopefully he will bow his head, not look you all in the eye and address you all as sir and mam.

This entire post sounds like someone asked chat GPT, "Give me a couple of paragraphs of cliché "white privilege" stuff complete with name calling using 'Karen'. Include whataboutism and also include deflection with references to other schools, even though I have no evidence that the same things happened at those other schools."

If you think white parents are going to stop advocating for their kids' education because you call them names, you badly misread your audience.

Oh my god some of you suck. I hope it doesn’t rub off on your kid.

Quite to the contrary. I would buy whoever posted the ChatGPT response a beer. S/he completely nailed it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People reading this can either believe the numerous teachers on this thread that are ACTUALLY in the building everyday, or side with hysterical parents who are only in the building a handful of times a year and who get all their information from 12 year olds. From what I’ve deduced on this thread there are at least 4-5 different Hardy teachers that have posted that all is not what it seems with this situation at Hardy.

Please ask yourselves - what would we need to lie about? How does that benefit us? Our jobs are safe. We don’t win or lose anything by defending PJ at this point. If the building was up in flames as the hysterical PTO would like you to believe, why would any of us jump on an internet forum to defend said school? If the building was the dumpster fire they’d like you to believe, why would people continue to send their kids to school there day after day? If kids were in classrooms not learning or doing anything meaningful, why are your children continuing to grow academically and be super engaged all day at school and with homework?

I believe you would continue to go to work even if there were awful things happening. ESPECIALLY if you are getting good to great impact ratings. And I bet he was handing those out to keep you all happy and quiet.

Loud and WRONG. PJ only did the impact evaluations of a third of staff in the building. And I definitely wasn’t in that group.

And how utterly disrespectful to the teachers at Hardy the parents claim to love so much. Your complete lack of respect for our profession reeks through your post. And trust me your children pick up on this as well. Which is another reason why some of the kids are out of control- how can they respect us when they are taught at home that we are just glorified babysitters?

You seem extremely threatened and almost panicked at the idea of outside accountability.

Shaking in my boots. LOL. Try again

Honestly, all you are doing is convincing me (not a Hardy parent) that Hardy has deeply dysfunctional teachers and the parents were correct to organize. In case it hadn’t occurred to you, supervising teachers is the main role of a principal. Your unhinged and toxic posts have absolutely convinced me that Hardy needs a strong administrator.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People reading this can either believe the numerous teachers on this thread that are ACTUALLY in the building everyday, or side with hysterical parents who are only in the building a handful of times a year and who get all their information from 12 year olds. From what I’ve deduced on this thread there are at least 4-5 different Hardy teachers that have posted that all is not what it seems with this situation at Hardy.

Please ask yourselves - what would we need to lie about? How does that benefit us? Our jobs are safe. We don’t win or lose anything by defending PJ at this point. If the building was up in flames as the hysterical PTO would like you to believe, why would any of us jump on an internet forum to defend said school? If the building was the dumpster fire they’d like you to believe, why would people continue to send their kids to school there day after day? If kids were in classrooms not learning or doing anything meaningful, why are your children continuing to grow academically and be super engaged all day at school and with homework?

No way to prove there are actually "numerous"'Hardy teachers on this thread. I suspect it's more one unhinged one acting out his/her fantasy about dressing down a bunch of white parents, trying to shame them into submission which, by the way, will never happen. Old and tired effort.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People reading this can either believe the numerous teachers on this thread that are ACTUALLY in the building everyday, or side with hysterical parents who are only in the building a handful of times a year and who get all their information from 12 year olds. From what I’ve deduced on this thread there are at least 4-5 different Hardy teachers that have posted that all is not what it seems with this situation at Hardy.

Please ask yourselves - what would we need to lie about? How does that benefit us? Our jobs are safe. We don’t win or lose anything by defending PJ at this point. If the building was up in flames as the hysterical PTO would like you to believe, why would any of us jump on an internet forum to defend said school? If the building was the dumpster fire they’d like you to believe, why would people continue to send their kids to school there day after day? If kids were in classrooms not learning or doing anything meaningful, why are your children continuing to grow academically and be super engaged all day at school and with homework?

Hardy parent here. Upwards of 10 teachers already made the decision to leave because of the issues this year under PJ. Many of us had begun exploring other options to get our kids out of the school next year. The change was desperately needed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People reading this can either believe the numerous teachers on this thread that are ACTUALLY in the building everyday, or side with hysterical parents who are only in the building a handful of times a year and who get all their information from 12 year olds. From what I’ve deduced on this thread there are at least 4-5 different Hardy teachers that have posted that all is not what it seems with this situation at Hardy.

Please ask yourselves - what would we need to lie about? How does that benefit us? Our jobs are safe. We don’t win or lose anything by defending PJ at this point. If the building was up in flames as the hysterical PTO would like you to believe, why would any of us jump on an internet forum to defend said school? If the building was the dumpster fire they’d like you to believe, why would people continue to send their kids to school there day after day? If kids were in classrooms not learning or doing anything meaningful, why are your children continuing to grow academically and be super engaged all day at school and with homework?

I believe you would continue to go to work even if there were awful things happening. ESPECIALLY if you are getting good to great impact ratings. And I bet he was handing those out to keep you all happy and quiet.

Loud and WRONG. PJ only did the impact evaluations of a third of staff in the building. And I definitely wasn’t in that group.

And how utterly disrespectful to the teachers at Hardy the parents claim to love so much. Your complete lack of respect for our profession reeks through your post. And trust me your children pick up on this as well. Which is another reason why some of the kids are out of control- how can they respect us when they are taught at home that we are just glorified babysitters?

You seem extremely threatened and almost panicked at the idea of outside accountability.

Shaking in my boots. LOL. Try again

Honestly, all you are doing is convincing me (not a Hardy parent) that Hardy has deeply dysfunctional teachers and the parents were correct to organize. In case it hadn’t occurred to you, supervising teachers is the main role of a principal. Your unhinged and toxic posts have absolutely convinced me that Hardy needs a strong administrator.

It’s also a great thing that your opinions about a school you have no affiliation with matter to me so much. I hope I don’t lose too much sleep tonight thinking about your weird investment to my school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People reading this can either believe the numerous teachers on this thread that are ACTUALLY in the building everyday, or side with hysterical parents who are only in the building a handful of times a year and who get all their information from 12 year olds. From what I’ve deduced on this thread there are at least 4-5 different Hardy teachers that have posted that all is not what it seems with this situation at Hardy.

Please ask yourselves - what would we need to lie about? How does that benefit us? Our jobs are safe. We don’t win or lose anything by defending PJ at this point. If the building was up in flames as the hysterical PTO would like you to believe, why would any of us jump on an internet forum to defend said school? If the building was the dumpster fire they’d like you to believe, why would people continue to send their kids to school there day after day? If kids were in classrooms not learning or doing anything meaningful, why are your children continuing to grow academically and be super engaged all day at school and with homework?

I believe you would continue to go to work even if there were awful things happening. ESPECIALLY if you are getting good to great impact ratings. And I bet he was handing those out to keep you all happy and quiet.

Loud and WRONG. PJ only did the impact evaluations of a third of staff in the building. And I definitely wasn’t in that group.

And how utterly disrespectful to the teachers at Hardy the parents claim to love so much. Your complete lack of respect for our profession reeks through your post. And trust me your children pick up on this as well. Which is another reason why some of the kids are out of control- how can they respect us when they are taught at home that we are just glorified babysitters?

Hey there. I’m the above poster and I’m a DCPS teacher. I know how it works. And he may not have done your impact but was for sure building a coalition of teachers who would keep quiet so they could easily get highly effective. You’re insane if you don’t think that’s the truth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People reading this can either believe the numerous teachers on this thread that are ACTUALLY in the building everyday, or side with hysterical parents who are only in the building a handful of times a year and who get all their information from 12 year olds. From what I’ve deduced on this thread there are at least 4-5 different Hardy teachers that have posted that all is not what it seems with this situation at Hardy.

Please ask yourselves - what would we need to lie about? How does that benefit us? Our jobs are safe. We don’t win or lose anything by defending PJ at this point. If the building was up in flames as the hysterical PTO would like you to believe, why would any of us jump on an internet forum to defend said school? If the building was the dumpster fire they’d like you to believe, why would people continue to send their kids to school there day after day? If kids were in classrooms not learning or doing anything meaningful, why are your children continuing to grow academically and be super engaged all day at school and with homework?

I believe you would continue to go to work even if there were awful things happening. ESPECIALLY if you are getting good to great impact ratings. And I bet he was handing those out to keep you all happy and quiet.

Loud and WRONG. PJ only did the impact evaluations of a third of staff in the building. And I definitely wasn’t in that group.

And how utterly disrespectful to the teachers at Hardy the parents claim to love so much. Your complete lack of respect for our profession reeks through your post. And trust me your children pick up on this as well. Which is another reason why some of the kids are out of control- how can they respect us when they are taught at home that we are just glorified babysitters?

Hey there. I’m the above poster and I’m a DCPS teacher. I know how it works. And he may not have done your impact but was for sure building a coalition of teachers who would keep quiet so they could easily get highly effective. You’re insane if you don’t think that’s the truth.

Wow that’s a lie. I’m the poster of the quoted comment.

Just further verifying how slimey and conniving some of you are. Some of you SAHMs and SAHDs need to go find a new hobby.