Yu Ying bullying?

[Anonymous]

At the information session the mother was complaining about last school her DC attended. I think she even spoke about bullying.

[Anonymous]

RCIS, Coeus and Yu Ying. The previous 2 folded, but there were issues based on the mother's account. If you know who this mother is (I was able to figure it out based on how wacky this woman comes across online) search her name in the City Paper archives. She's been doing this stuff for years.

[Anonymous]

Let's remember we're talking about an innocent child. A child who has had--regardless of the circumstances--a very rough few months. Casting unfounded aspersions on her family is neither fair nor justified.

[Anonymous]

Well if the first two schools folded, it is not as though the mother pulled her child out of each school. PP made it appear that the mother was dissatisfied with every school and school shopped. It came across on this board as if the child or mother was incapable of being satisfied with any school. I think as someone previously stated, it truly is unfair to belittle an individual when they have no recourse. Would you make these insinuations face to face.

I don't know about this school. I am looking at the school for my child. I am glad that this situation was placed on this board, for as a perspective parent of a child who many attend the school, I would like to know how the school handles such situations. As parents, I hope, that we all want what is in the best interest of our children. I do not know if this mother's child was bullied or not. If the child was bullied, it seems that this mother was fighting on behalf of her child and felt as though she did not receive the responses to the situation she sought. If bullying is occuring at the school, unchecked, how many of the mother's on this forum who have maligned the mother of the child, would allow your child to be bullied. Just asking?

[Anonymous]

We all live in glass houses and no one should throw stones at each other too much. Also, we all have different strategies for our families and we should respect those differences and agree to disagree when necessary.

But, for some of us who have been following the story of developing a Chinese immersion program here in DC for many years, we have a sense of who this mother is and how divisive some of her statements can be. People should make up their own minds about how to treat the reports and they should follow their own judgements about how to evaluate information coming from both sides with the understanding that there's a history here.

I'll be curious what happens a year from now with the new school.

[Anonymous]

The child was clearly bullied, even broke her wrist. Get a grip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The child was clearly bullied, even broke her wrist. Get a grip.

So you are saying she was pushed?

[Anonymous]

The mother told me the playground accident/ broken wrist was not related to bullying.

[Anonymous]

Seems like the mom is being bullied here. Beware of crowds insisting that an outcast hasn't been bullied -- she just didn't fit in, she was chronically dissatisfied, etc.

[Anonymous]

Yu Ying parents...lets stop responding to this thread!

[Anonymous]

I realize there are a lot of parents of Yu Ying students that care very much about what is going on at the school and are spending a lot of energy debating what went on.

Having done unbelievably awful in every lottery I entered last year, I find it interesting for a non-Yu Ying parent to spend time worrying about this as if there was a significant chance her child could actually gain acceptance if she applied. I am not convinced my (or anyone elses) odds of getting into a good DC school by lottery are much better than winning 100 million in Powerball.

By all means visit schools, find ones you like and apply, but do not get your hopes up for (or spend too much time worrying about) a particular school. It is just too frustrating.

[Anonymous]

PP, not sure what grade you're looking at, but FWIW there have been a great number of openings at Hyde (DCPS school in Georgetown which just underwent a major renovation and opened several new classrooms).

It's not Mandarin Immersion, but it is "At Grade Level."

Good luck.

[Anonymous]

Pre-K this year but we are already committed to a private for the year. I will keep that in mind this spring. Thank you for the good thoughts.

[Anonymous]

"at grade level" sounds like, oh well. Read for yourself:

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/cover/2006/cover0616.html

[Anonymous]

Parents bullying the principal!