Bowser throws shade at Lafayette parents

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Janeese lobbied against Lafayette using the Military Rd School, as did the Ward 4 Education Alliance. Both thought the school should be used for students who lived near the school (aka not used by student across the park).

She lobbied against Lafayette losing the school because she knew it would play well with Lafayette voters. There was no other reason. If she had pushed Lafayette to move PK there, her next election would have become a lot more difficult.

She has publicly said she thinks Shepherd and Lafayette would be routed out of D-W, so I’m not sure that’s it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Janeese lobbied against Lafayette using the Military Rd School, as did the Ward 4 Education Alliance. Both thought the school should be used for students who lived near the school (aka not used by student across the park).

She lobbied against Lafayette losing the school because she knew it would play well with Lafayette voters. There was no other reason. If she had pushed Lafayette to move PK there, her next election would have become a lot more difficult.

She has publicly said she thinks Shepherd and Lafayette would be routed out of D-W, so I’m not sure that’s it.

Soooo ... she publicly said something that would ingratiate a new council member to her constituents? Saying otherwise would not be smart on her part. Not sure we should be ascribing courage to that comment. A whole lot of other DC residents think Lafayette and Shepherd perhaps should be routed out of Deal and Wilson.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Easier for Bowser to throw shade than make tough decisions about DCPS. You know, govern.

Ok — so what exactly would have been the “tough” decision for her to have made with respect to this?

Re-draw some boundaries so schools are not overcrowded. Too politically difficult.

Is that what people in the Lafayette zone actually want? To shrink the geographic size of the zone and shift kids in it to other zones?

Of course they don't want that, because logic would dictate that white Lafayette kids get sent across the park in such a scenario, which would make the Lafayette Karens lose their minds.

[Anonymous]

This is not going to happen. Most of those “Karens” will just send their kids to private.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Janeese lobbied against Lafayette using the Military Rd School, as did the Ward 4 Education Alliance. Both thought the school should be used for students who lived near the school (aka not used by student across the park).

She lobbied against Lafayette losing the school because she knew it would play well with Lafayette voters. There was no other reason. If she had pushed Lafayette to move PK there, her next election would have become a lot more difficult.

She has publicly said she thinks Shepherd and Lafayette would be routed out of D-W, so I’m not sure that’s it.

Soooo ... she publicly said something that would ingratiate a new council member to her constituents? Saying otherwise would not be smart on her part. Not sure we should be ascribing courage to that comment. A whole lot of other DC residents think Lafayette and Shepherd perhaps should be routed out of Deal and Wilson.

Actually it was pretty gutsy to stand up to the Jack & Jill crowd in SP and to CC and tell them keeping D-W trajectory not her priority and not good for rest of Ward 4.

[Anonymous]

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Lafayette parents thought that if they demonstrated any willingness whatsoever to drive East, they'd be pulled out of Deal-Wilson with SES and used to create a cohort that could establish a third high-performing by-right middle school (and 2nd high school) in DCPS. Rather than risk that remote outcome, they stayed in daycare another year.

This poster is spot on. Whatever the stated reasons (driving, walking, optics, blah) this ^^^ is the bottom line.

And, they're not wrong at all about the risk.

+1000. Both PPs. Lafayette parents willing to pay extra for daycare, overcrowd new building to avoid at all costs the possibility of being pushed into W4 feeder. The only way to make another successful by-right MS and HS like Deal/Wilson (Wells/Coolidge?) but we all know CCDC parents would rather go private or move to MD than risk this 10-15 years down the line. Who needs formal redlining when human instincts and suppressed prejudices do the job anyway!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is not going to happen. Most of those “Karens” will just send their kids to private.

Actually, all the women you're thinking of are Emily, Amanda, Dana, and Lindsey. Karen doesn't have 4 year old.

At any rate, Lindsey won't "just send" her kids to private. That's magical thinking that people like you -- you live in Shaw, right? or Brightwood, or NoMa? -- just spout without having a clue about private school scarcity. How we know: all of you not-Karen urban sophisticates crap your pants when you realize Maizy has nowhere to go for middle or high school and you confidently apply to GDS and Burke and are rejected. Then you're shocked.

[Anonymous]

DC leadership doesn’t care about ward 3. Their focus is the lower income communities. Just look at recent policy and services. You may agree with this focus or you may not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:it seems like there is a need for a third middle school and second high school. its funny for parents of pre-k kids to already be so vehemently stacked against this type of change.

I don't believe the opposition was driven by pre-k kids' parents. And I can understand why parents of 2nd-5th graders would panic at the thought. But I still think it's the best solution for the most people in the medium and long-term.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Easier for Bowser to throw shade than make tough decisions about DCPS. You know, govern.

Ok — so what exactly would have been the “tough” decision for her to have made with respect to this?

Re-draw some boundaries so schools are not overcrowded. Too politically difficult.

Is that what people in the Lafayette zone actually want? To shrink the geographic size of the zone and shift kids in it to other zones?

Of course they don't want that, because logic would dictate that white Lafayette kids get sent across the park in such a scenario, which would make the Lafayette Karens lose their minds.

So lazy. So misogynistic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Easier for Bowser to throw shade than make tough decisions about DCPS. You know, govern.

Ok — so what exactly would have been the “tough” decision for her to have made with respect to this?

Re-draw some boundaries so schools are not overcrowded. Too politically difficult.

Is that what people in the Lafayette zone actually want? To shrink the geographic size of the zone and shift kids in it to other zones?

Of course they don't want that, because logic would dictate that white Lafayette kids get sent across the park in such a scenario, which would make the Lafayette Karens lose their minds.

And the SP moms? What’s a good name for them? Do you think they would sit still for moving out of D-W?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Easier for Bowser to throw shade than make tough decisions about DCPS. You know, govern.

Ok — so what exactly would have been the “tough” decision for her to have made with respect to this?

Re-draw some boundaries so schools are not overcrowded. Too politically difficult.

Is that what people in the Lafayette zone actually want? To shrink the geographic size of the zone and shift kids in it to other zones?

Of course they don't want that, because logic would dictate that white Lafayette kids get sent across the park in such a scenario, which would make the Lafayette Karens lose their minds.

So lazy. So misogynistic.

Hi Karen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Easier for Bowser to throw shade than make tough decisions about DCPS. You know, govern.

Ok — so what exactly would have been the “tough” decision for her to have made with respect to this?

Re-draw some boundaries so schools are not overcrowded. Too politically difficult.

Is that what people in the Lafayette zone actually want? To shrink the geographic size of the zone and shift kids in it to other zones?

Of course they don't want that, because logic would dictate that white Lafayette kids get sent across the park in such a scenario, which would make the Lafayette Karens lose their minds.

So lazy. So misogynistic.

Hi Karen.

And proud of being lazy and misogynistic.

Good thing that term is going the way of others used to try to shut up women in years past. You’re on the wrong side, my friend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Easier for Bowser to throw shade than make tough decisions about DCPS. You know, govern.

Ok — so what exactly would have been the “tough” decision for her to have made with respect to this?

Re-draw some boundaries so schools are not overcrowded. Too politically difficult.

Is that what people in the Lafayette zone actually want? To shrink the geographic size of the zone and shift kids in it to other zones?

Of course they don't want that, because logic would dictate that white Lafayette kids get sent across the park in such a scenario, which would make the Lafayette Karens lose their minds.

So lazy. So misogynistic.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Easier for Bowser to throw shade than make tough decisions about DCPS. You know, govern.

Ok — so what exactly would have been the “tough” decision for her to have made with respect to this?

Re-draw some boundaries so schools are not overcrowded. Too politically difficult.

Is that what people in the Lafayette zone actually want? To shrink the geographic size of the zone and shift kids in it to other zones?

Of course they don't want that, because logic would dictate that white Lafayette kids get sent across the park in such a scenario, which would make the Lafayette Karens lose their minds.

So lazy. So misogynistic.

Hi Karen.

And proud of being lazy and misogynistic.

Good thing that term is going the way of others used to try to shut up women in years past. You’re on the wrong side, my friend.

I guarantee you were one of the people who fought the Military Road school the loudest and demanded that DC buy a building that wasn't for sale so that wealthy white people like yourself could continue to self segregate.

Enjoy your trailers and the loss of PK at Lafayette. You've certainly earned it