PPP Loans

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is far from the first thread on this topic and I have no idea why people are so angry about it. Why is it wrong for a school to take the money but fine for a clothing boutique or a pizza place? You’ll all be absolutely livid to know my church got PPP money too. Wah wah wah.

Public schools were closed. Did the taxpayer just pay for Sidwell friends to stay open and they had to be shut. Dry cleaners closed and had no buisness. Private Schools were open and we paid tuition. Why do they need 5.2 million dollars in loans. I was told private schools were open because they had the resources to stay open. I see how they paid for it. Nothing to see here I guess for some people. I have a child in private and public and this is disgusting.

Public schools got lots of money too but they didn’t use it to re-open quickly because teachers didn’t want to. It had nothing to do with PPP loans.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What about Holton

Holton initially applied for and received a loan but eventually returned the money.

Really proud of Holton for this. It's embarrassing how much some of these school took with no cost of living increases for their employees.

Yup, Susanna Jones specifically said the Trustees decided it was inappropriate once they considered the real purpose of the loans.

These last few years have been hard on these private schools, but I'm very proud that Holton did not exploit covid to get money.

These last few years have not been any harder on private schools than any other business. In fact, because privates claimed they had the ability to work through the Covid issue more easily than public schools, they saw record applications and acceptances.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is crazy. I know at my school (who got a lot of money I see)it didn’t go in anyway to employees. We were open and in person and all the parents still had to pay. Soooo where did the money go? Did the tax payer pay for private schools to have pandemic related expenses like those dumb dots on the ground so they could stay open and public schools had to be closed. These privates are gross. Does Sidwell need 5.2 million 😳😳😳

Rare is the school that covers all costs based on the parents who pay tuition. They also rely on the donations through the year too, especially the annual fund to cover operating costs, and donations were slim to none as everyone was donating to COVID direct costs elsewhere.

My neighbors kids go to a camp that closed in summer of 2020. They got so many donations that they ended up with more $$ than expected without even opening. It was a high end camp so I guess families were able to donate generously. I assume many private schools are similar.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about Holton

Holton initially applied for and received a loan but eventually returned the money.

Really proud of Holton for this. It's embarrassing how much some of these school took with no cost of living increases for their employees.

Yup, Susanna Jones specifically said the Trustees decided it was inappropriate once they considered the real purpose of the loans.

These last few years have been hard on these private schools, but I'm very proud that Holton did not exploit covid to get money.

These last few years have not been any harder on private schools than any other business. In fact, because privates claimed they had the ability to work through the Covid issue more easily than public schools, they saw record applications and acceptances.

Record acceptances? Which schools expanded their class sizes?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is far from the first thread on this topic and I have no idea why people are so angry about it. Why is it wrong for a school to take the money but fine for a clothing boutique or a pizza place? You’ll all be absolutely livid to know my church got PPP money too. Wah wah wah.

Public schools were closed. Did the taxpayer just pay for Sidwell friends to stay open and they had to be shut. Dry cleaners closed and had no buisness. Private Schools were open and we paid tuition. Why do they need 5.2 million dollars in loans. I was told private schools were open because they had the resources to stay open. I see how they paid for it. Nothing to see here I guess for some people. I have a child in private and public and this is disgusting.

Public schools got lots of money too but they didn’t use it to re-open quickly because teachers didn’t want to. It had nothing to do with PPP loans.

Neither did private school teachers. Everyone was forced. The admin need to make those six figures.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is far from the first thread on this topic and I have no idea why people are so angry about it. Why is it wrong for a school to take the money but fine for a clothing boutique or a pizza place? You’ll all be absolutely livid to know my church got PPP money too. Wah wah wah.

Public schools were closed. Did the taxpayer just pay for Sidwell friends to stay open and they had to be shut. Dry cleaners closed and had no buisness. Private Schools were open and we paid tuition. Why do they need 5.2 million dollars in loans. I was told private schools were open because they had the resources to stay open. I see how they paid for it. Nothing to see here I guess for some people. I have a child in private and public and this is disgusting.

Public schools got lots of money too but they didn’t use it to re-open quickly because teachers didn’t want to. It had nothing to do with PPP loans.

Neither did private school teachers. Everyone was forced. The admin need to make those six figures.

Yes it’s very unfortunate that public school teachers were allowed to sacrifice student well-being but at any rate at least things are getting back on track now.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is far from the first thread on this topic and I have no idea why people are so angry about it. Why is it wrong for a school to take the money but fine for a clothing boutique or a pizza place? You’ll all be absolutely livid to know my church got PPP money too. Wah wah wah.

Public schools were closed. Did the taxpayer just pay for Sidwell friends to stay open and they had to be shut. Dry cleaners closed and had no buisness. Private Schools were open and we paid tuition. Why do they need 5.2 million dollars in loans. I was told private schools were open because they had the resources to stay open. I see how they paid for it. Nothing to see here I guess for some people. I have a child in private and public and this is disgusting.

Public schools got lots of money too but they didn’t use it to re-open quickly because teachers didn’t want to. It had nothing to do with PPP loans.

Neither did private school teachers. Everyone was forced. The admin need to make those six figures.

Yes it’s very unfortunate that public school teachers were allowed to sacrifice student well-being but at any rate at least things are getting back on track now.

Hardly. My kid’s WILSON history teacher randomly showed up about 25 percent of the time last year. And this is supposed to be the best HS in the District.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is far from the first thread on this topic and I have no idea why people are so angry about it. Why is it wrong for a school to take the money but fine for a clothing boutique or a pizza place? You’ll all be absolutely livid to know my church got PPP money too. Wah wah wah.

Public schools were closed. Did the taxpayer just pay for Sidwell friends to stay open and they had to be shut. Dry cleaners closed and had no buisness. Private Schools were open and we paid tuition. Why do they need 5.2 million dollars in loans. I was told private schools were open because they had the resources to stay open. I see how they paid for it. Nothing to see here I guess for some people. I have a child in private and public and this is disgusting.

Public schools got lots of money too but they didn’t use it to re-open quickly because teachers didn’t want to. It had nothing to do with PPP loans.

Did DC use the specially earmarked federal funds to upgrade the HVAC systems (including advanced filtering and more outside air flow) in any DCPS school? I don’t know if a single instance of that happening.

[Anonymous]

For people asking where the money went, it was earmarked for salaries, though it was fungible in principle. Many schools faced a loss in revenue from no aftercare and no camps during covid. Additionally, many schools had to overhaul hvac systems, buy new equipment such as addition iPads and chrome books. The PPP money helped offset these other expenses because money budgeted for salaries could help cover new unexpected expenses. Some schools also modified there spaces to allow for additional classrooms. While some savings occurred, covid also created a lot of new expenses for schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For people asking where the money went, it was earmarked for salaries, though it was fungible in principle. Many schools faced a loss in revenue from no aftercare and no camps during covid. Additionally, many schools had to overhaul hvac systems, buy new equipment such as addition iPads and chrome books. The PPP money helped offset these other expenses because money budgeted for salaries could help cover new unexpected expenses. Some schools also modified there spaces to allow for additional classrooms. While some savings occurred, covid also created a lot of new expenses for schools.

Boo boo let’s ask for 5.2 million lol. Makes sense. I am sure school lost revenue in the millions please. Our private school packed kids in made hand over fist.

[Anonymous]

It is a shameful chapter, in particular for certain schools. I am embarrassed for my kid's school and decided a while ago I am not donating again. I pay the full tuition and they can figure out the rest at this point. The whole industry is over the top.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is far from the first thread on this topic and I have no idea why people are so angry about it. Why is it wrong for a school to take the money but fine for a clothing boutique or a pizza place? You’ll all be absolutely livid to know my church got PPP money too. Wah wah wah.

Public schools were closed. Did the taxpayer just pay for Sidwell friends to stay open and they had to be shut. Dry cleaners closed and had no buisness. Private Schools were open and we paid tuition. Why do they need 5.2 million dollars in loans. I was told private schools were open because they had the resources to stay open. I see how they paid for it. Nothing to see here I guess for some people. I have a child in private and public and this is disgusting.

Public schools got lots of money too but they didn’t use it to re-open quickly because teachers didn’t want to. It had nothing to do with PPP loans.

Did DC use the specially earmarked federal funds to upgrade the HVAC systems (including advanced filtering and more outside air flow) in any DCPS school? I don’t know if a single instance of that happening.

DCPS probably spent $1 M to hire a no-bid crony consultant to study the issue from her firm’s “corporate headquarters” - ie, her bedroom in PG County.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is a shameful chapter, in particular for certain schools. I am embarrassed for my kid's school and decided a while ago I am not donating again. I pay the full tuition and they can figure out the rest at this point. The whole industry is over the top.

Doing the same at my school. I am shocked. We did not lose 2 million in revenue streams or spend two million on a hvac and dots for the ground. Anyone defending this is crazy.

[Anonymous]

The PPP money does make me uncomfortable. For the record, the teachers worked longer hours than ever. Not a complaint, just a statement. It was a grueling run from March 2020 through this past year. Including summer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is far from the first thread on this topic and I have no idea why people are so angry about it. Why is it wrong for a school to take the money but fine for a clothing boutique or a pizza place? You’ll all be absolutely livid to know my church got PPP money too. Wah wah wah.

Do clothing boutiques or pizza joints have an endowment like Sidwell?