MCPS Boundary Study Meeting Tonight (12/11) at Julius West @ 7pm

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Buses sitting in traffic are a huge pollution issue. That is an issue too. Not just distance.

I agree. Let's make it safe for kids to walk to school, so that MCPS doesn't have to bus kids who live in walking distance of their schools.

I'm quite glad that my 14 yr old doesn't have to walk to the HS that is closer to us and instead takes a bus (not to a W school). It's pretty dark outside still at 7:10am when DC leaves the house. And when the snow starts, even worse. The walkpath they would use isn't shoveled in a timely manner.

HE IS 14!!!!! Good Lord. Time to cut the umbilical cord lady. What a bunch of helicopters raising this new generation. Walking to school is healthy and reduces stress and absolutely every kid that can walk SHOULD walk. Even in snow. That is what snow boots are for. We are destroying this planet with minivans idled at bus stops, carpool lanes full of kids who aren't walking a few blocks, and buses are half empty because parents take their snowflakes themselves.

Here is a requirement for starting 1st grade in 1979:

8. Can he/she travel alone in the neighborhood (four to eight blocks) to store, school, playground, or to a friend's home?

http://www.chicagonow.com/little-kids-big-city/2011/08/is-your-child-ready-for-first-grade-1979-edition/

I think it's time your 14yr old can walk in the dark in some snow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Buses sitting in traffic are a huge pollution issue. That is an issue too. Not just distance.

I agree. Let's make it safe for kids to walk to school, so that MCPS doesn't have to bus kids who live in walking distance of their schools.

I'm quite glad that my 14 yr old doesn't have to walk to the HS that is closer to us and instead takes a bus (not to a W school). It's pretty dark outside still at 7:10am when DC leaves the house. And when the snow starts, even worse. The walkpath they would use isn't shoveled in a timely manner.

HE IS 14!!!!! Good Lord. Time to cut the umbilical cord lady. What a bunch of helicopters raising this new generation. Walking to school is healthy and reduces stress and absolutely every kid that can walk SHOULD walk. Even in snow. That is what snow boots are for. We are destroying this planet with minivans idled at bus stops, carpool lanes full of kids who aren't walking a few blocks, and buses are half empty because parents take their snowflakes themselves.

Here is a requirement for starting 1st grade in 1979:

8. Can he/she travel alone in the neighborhood (four to eight blocks) to store, school, playground, or to a friend's home?

http://www.chicagonow.com/little-kids-big-city/2011/08/is-your-child-ready-for-first-grade-1979-edition/

I think it's time your 14yr old can walk in the dark in some snow.

Absolutely every kid that can walk ON A SAFE ROUTE should walk.

There are a lot of roads in the county that it's not safe to walk on. And some of them are school walking routes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Buses sitting in traffic are a huge pollution issue. That is an issue too. Not just distance.

I agree. Let's make it safe for kids to walk to school, so that MCPS doesn't have to bus kids who live in walking distance of their schools.

I'm quite glad that my 14 yr old doesn't have to walk to the HS that is closer to us and instead takes a bus (not to a W school). It's pretty dark outside still at 7:10am when DC leaves the house. And when the snow starts, even worse. The walkpath they would use isn't shoveled in a timely manner.

HE IS 14!!!!! Good Lord. Time to cut the umbilical cord lady. What a bunch of helicopters raising this new generation. Walking to school is healthy and reduces stress and absolutely every kid that can walk SHOULD walk. Even in snow. That is what snow boots are for. We are destroying this planet with minivans idled at bus stops, carpool lanes full of kids who aren't walking a few blocks, and buses are half empty because parents take their snowflakes themselves.

Here is a requirement for starting 1st grade in 1979:

8. Can he/she travel alone in the neighborhood (four to eight blocks) to store, school, playground, or to a friend's home?

http://www.chicagonow.com/little-kids-big-city/2011/08/is-your-child-ready-for-first-grade-1979-edition/

I think it's time your 14yr old can walk in the dark in some snow.

Absolutely every kid that can walk ON A SAFE ROUTE should walk.

There are a lot of roads in the county that it's not safe to walk on. And some of them are school walking routes.

Um, the PP is complaining about a walkpath not being shoveled. That is ridiculous.

My family was watching A Christmas Story this weekend and were shocked the kids walked to school in the snow by themselves. And I was thinking how much I coddle my kids now. It is sad. Trying hard to give them more independence and freedom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Buses sitting in traffic are a huge pollution issue. That is an issue too. Not just distance.

I agree. Let's make it safe for kids to walk to school, so that MCPS doesn't have to bus kids who live in walking distance of their schools.

I'm quite glad that my 14 yr old doesn't have to walk to the HS that is closer to us and instead takes a bus (not to a W school). It's pretty dark outside still at 7:10am when DC leaves the house. And when the snow starts, even worse. The walkpath they would use isn't shoveled in a timely manner.

HE IS 14!!!!! Good Lord. Time to cut the umbilical cord lady. What a bunch of helicopters raising this new generation. Walking to school is healthy and reduces stress and absolutely every kid that can walk SHOULD walk. Even in snow. That is what snow boots are for. We are destroying this planet with minivans idled at bus stops, carpool lanes full of kids who aren't walking a few blocks, and buses are half empty because parents take their snowflakes themselves.

Here is a requirement for starting 1st grade in 1979:

8. Can he/she travel alone in the neighborhood (four to eight blocks) to store, school, playground, or to a friend's home?

http://www.chicagonow.com/little-kids-big-city/2011/08/is-your-child-ready-for-first-grade-1979-edition/

I think it's time your 14yr old can walk in the dark in some snow.

Absolutely every kid that can walk ON A SAFE ROUTE should walk.

There are a lot of roads in the county that it's not safe to walk on. And some of them are school walking routes.

That is a county issue. Not a MCPS issue. Talk to your major or local representatives.

The school funding should be used on limiting buses, increasing walking, and that includes getting rid of all the cross country HGC, Magnets, and IB's.

County funding for sidewalks and crosswalks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Buses sitting in traffic are a huge pollution issue. That is an issue too. Not just distance.

I agree. Let's make it safe for kids to walk to school, so that MCPS doesn't have to bus kids who live in walking distance of their schools.

I'm quite glad that my 14 yr old doesn't have to walk to the HS that is closer to us and instead takes a bus (not to a W school). It's pretty dark outside still at 7:10am when DC leaves the house. And when the snow starts, even worse. The walkpath they would use isn't shoveled in a timely manner.

HE IS 14!!!!! Good Lord. Time to cut the umbilical cord lady. What a bunch of helicopters raising this new generation. Walking to school is healthy and reduces stress and absolutely every kid that can walk SHOULD walk. Even in snow. That is what snow boots are for. We are destroying this planet with minivans idled at bus stops, carpool lanes full of kids who aren't walking a few blocks, and buses are half empty because parents take their snowflakes themselves.

Here is a requirement for starting 1st grade in 1979:

8. Can he/she travel alone in the neighborhood (four to eight blocks) to store, school, playground, or to a friend's home?

http://www.chicagonow.com/little-kids-big-city/2011/08/is-your-child-ready-for-first-grade-1979-edition/

I think it's time your 14yr old can walk in the dark in some snow.

Absolutely every kid that can walk ON A SAFE ROUTE should walk.

There are a lot of roads in the county that it's not safe to walk on. And some of them are school walking routes.

That is a county issue. Not a MCPS issue. Talk to your major or local representatives.

The school funding should be used on limiting buses, increasing walking, and that includes getting rid of all the cross country HGC, Magnets, and IB's.

County funding for sidewalks and crosswalks.

Yes lets get rid of the county's most successful programs! Great idea..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Buses sitting in traffic are a huge pollution issue. That is an issue too. Not just distance.

I agree. Let's make it safe for kids to walk to school, so that MCPS doesn't have to bus kids who live in walking distance of their schools.

I'm quite glad that my 14 yr old doesn't have to walk to the HS that is closer to us and instead takes a bus (not to a W school). It's pretty dark outside still at 7:10am when DC leaves the house. And when the snow starts, even worse. The walkpath they would use isn't shoveled in a timely manner.

HE IS 14!!!!! Good Lord. Time to cut the umbilical cord lady. What a bunch of helicopters raising this new generation. Walking to school is healthy and reduces stress and absolutely every kid that can walk SHOULD walk. Even in snow. That is what snow boots are for. We are destroying this planet with minivans idled at bus stops, carpool lanes full of kids who aren't walking a few blocks, and buses are half empty because parents take their snowflakes themselves.

Here is a requirement for starting 1st grade in 1979:

8. Can he/she travel alone in the neighborhood (four to eight blocks) to store, school, playground, or to a friend's home?

http://www.chicagonow.com/little-kids-big-city/2011/08/is-your-child-ready-for-first-grade-1979-edition/

I think it's time your 14yr old can walk in the dark in some snow.

Absolutely every kid that can walk ON A SAFE ROUTE should walk.

There are a lot of roads in the county that it's not safe to walk on. And some of them are school walking routes.

That is a county issue. Not a MCPS issue. Talk to your major or local representatives.

The school funding should be used on limiting buses, increasing walking, and that includes getting rid of all the cross country HGC, Magnets, and IB's.

County funding for sidewalks and crosswalks.

Nobody is taking a bus across the county to a magnet program. Or cross country either.

And for every kid taking a bus to a magnet program, there are probably 10 kids who get bus service because it's not safe to walk.

MCPS's position, like yours, has long been that everything transportation is a county issue except school bus transportation. Fortunately that finally seems to be changing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I was not the case to make students to attend nearby schools in the Clarksburg redistribution. why would anyone believe boe just wants to make small shift and improve school utilization. If nobody is entitled to specific schools, why people are totally fine with being segregated from private schools? Isn’t that the biggest inequality?

This is exactly what happened in Clarksburg. They were not sent to Bethesda or Silver Spring! They went to the school next door! And your comment about private schools just makes no sense at all so it does not make sense to reply about that.

I hardly call a school that is 7.8 miles away next door. Have you driven 8 miles in traffic around here? Try being on a school bus. Why is Cabin Branch and Rural Boyds the only neighborhoods in the study that have to go that far? Everyone else is commuting 1-3 miles, 4 miles tops. Oh and before you talk about overcrowding.. well the option that leaves these neighborhoods in their current school actually provides the best outcome for Clarksburg. Diversity trumped all other factors in this one. Just look at Clarksburg as a prime example of what the BoE is willing to do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was not the case to make students to attend nearby schools in the Clarksburg redistribution. why would anyone believe boe just wants to make small shift and improve school utilization. If nobody is entitled to specific schools, why people are totally fine with being segregated from private schools? Isn’t that the biggest inequality?

This is exactly what happened in Clarksburg. They were not sent to Bethesda or Silver Spring! They went to the school next door! And your comment about private schools just makes no sense at all so it does not make sense to reply about that.

I hardly call a school that is 7.8 miles away next door. Have you driven 8 miles in traffic around here? Try being on a school bus. Why is Cabin Branch and Rural Boyds the only neighborhoods in the study that have to go that far? Everyone else is commuting 1-3 miles, 4 miles tops. Oh and before you talk about overcrowding.. well the option that leaves these neighborhoods in their current school actually provides the best outcome for Clarksburg. Diversity trumped all other factors in this one. Just look at Clarksburg as a prime example of what the BoE is willing to do.

1. Clarksburg HS and Seneca Valley HS are adjacent high schools. Rocky Hill MS and Neelsville MS are adjacent middle schools.
2. Cabin Branch is not the only neighborhood that has to go "that far."
3. Before Clarksburg HS opened, the whole area was zoned for Damascus HS - speaking of "that far."
4. From the future location of the elementary school in Cabin Branch, it's 2.4 miles (on the school bus) to Clarksburg HS and 5.3 miles to Seneca Valley High School.
5. Complaints from people who moved to Cabin Branch about the great distance to Germantown are ridiculous.
6. There is no such thing as "Rural Boyds."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Buses sitting in traffic are a huge pollution issue. That is an issue too. Not just distance.

I agree. Let's make it safe for kids to walk to school, so that MCPS doesn't have to bus kids who live in walking distance of their schools.

I'm quite glad that my 14 yr old doesn't have to walk to the HS that is closer to us and instead takes a bus (not to a W school). It's pretty dark outside still at 7:10am when DC leaves the house. And when the snow starts, even worse. The walkpath they would use isn't shoveled in a timely manner.

HE IS 14!!!!! Good Lord. Time to cut the umbilical cord lady. What a bunch of helicopters raising this new generation. Walking to school is healthy and reduces stress and absolutely every kid that can walk SHOULD walk. Even in snow. That is what snow boots are for. We are destroying this planet with minivans idled at bus stops, carpool lanes full of kids who aren't walking a few blocks, and buses are half empty because parents take their snowflakes themselves.

Here is a requirement for starting 1st grade in 1979:

8. Can he/she travel alone in the neighborhood (four to eight blocks) to store, school, playground, or to a friend's home?

http://www.chicagonow.com/little-kids-big-city/2011/08/is-your-child-ready-for-first-grade-1979-edition/

I think it's time your 14yr old can walk in the dark in some snow.

Absolutely every kid that can walk ON A SAFE ROUTE should walk.

There are a lot of roads in the county that it's not safe to walk on. And some of them are school walking routes.

That is a county issue. Not a MCPS issue. Talk to your major or local representatives.

The school funding should be used on limiting buses, increasing walking, and that includes getting rid of all the cross country HGC, Magnets, and IB's.

County funding for sidewalks and crosswalks.

School funding should be used to provide all children a high quality education but presently that only happens at the segregated schools. Addressing this failure may involve busing. It’s the right thing to do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Buses sitting in traffic are a huge pollution issue. That is an issue too. Not just distance.

I agree. Let's make it safe for kids to walk to school, so that MCPS doesn't have to bus kids who live in walking distance of their schools.

I'm quite glad that my 14 yr old doesn't have to walk to the HS that is closer to us and instead takes a bus (not to a W school). It's pretty dark outside still at 7:10am when DC leaves the house. And when the snow starts, even worse. The walkpath they would use isn't shoveled in a timely manner.

HE IS 14!!!!! Good Lord. Time to cut the umbilical cord lady. What a bunch of helicopters raising this new generation. Walking to school is healthy and reduces stress and absolutely every kid that can walk SHOULD walk. Even in snow. That is what snow boots are for. We are destroying this planet with minivans idled at bus stops, carpool lanes full of kids who aren't walking a few blocks, and buses are half empty because parents take their snowflakes themselves.

Here is a requirement for starting 1st grade in 1979:

8. Can he/she travel alone in the neighborhood (four to eight blocks) to store, school, playground, or to a friend's home?



http://www.chicagonow.com/little-kids-big-city/2011/08/is-your-child-ready-for-first-grade-1979-edition/

I think it's time your 14yr old can walk in the dark in some snow.

Absolutely every kid that can walk ON A SAFE ROUTE should walk.

There are a lot of roads in the county that it's not safe to walk on. And some of them are school walking routes.

That is a county issue. Not a MCPS issue. Talk to your major or local representatives.

The school funding should be used on limiting buses, increasing walking, and that includes getting rid of all the cross country HGC, Magnets, and IB's.

County funding for sidewalks and crosswalks.

School funding should be used to provide all children a high quality education but presently that only happens at the segregated schools. Addressing this failure may involve busing. It’s the right thing to do.

Please. The kids are getting wonderful educations at all the MCPS high schools. It’s not a good strategy to denegrate our schools to try to push your progressive agenda. Minority scholars from all over MCPS are going in to MIT, the Ivies, and lots of them go on to be very successful at UMD. Stop insulting them and their schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Please. The kids are getting wonderful educations at all the MCPS high schools. It’s not a good strategy to denegrate our schools to try to push your progressive agenda. Minority scholars from all over MCPS are going in to MIT, the Ivies, and lots of them go on to be very successful at UMD. Stop insulting them and their schools.

You must not send my child from their good school to that terrible school, or send children from that terrible school to my child's good school! Besides, it's totally unnecessary, because all of the schools are great!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Please. The kids are getting wonderful educations at all the MCPS high schools. It’s not a good strategy to denegrate our schools to try to push your progressive agenda. Minority scholars from all over MCPS are going in to MIT, the Ivies, and lots of them go on to be very successful at UMD. Stop insulting them and their schools.

You must not send my child from their good school to that terrible school, or send children from that terrible school to my child's good school! Besides, it's totally unnecessary, because all of the schools are great!

Ok, Progressives.

Keep assuming you speak for everyone. You don’t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Please. The kids are getting wonderful educations at all the MCPS high schools. It’s not a good strategy to denegrate our schools to try to push your progressive agenda. Minority scholars from all over MCPS are going in to MIT, the Ivies, and lots of them go on to be very successful at UMD. Stop insulting them and their schools.

You must not send my child from their good school to that terrible school, or send children from that terrible school to my child's good school! Besides, it's totally unnecessary, because all of the schools are great!

Ok, Progressives.

Keep assuming you speak for everyone. You don’t.

Which part of that do you disagree with? The first part (don't make my kid go to those horrible schools over there), or the second part (the schools are all wonderful)?

[Anonymous]

I understand sarcasm when I see it. Give it a rest, Progressive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I understand sarcasm when I see it. Give it a rest, Progressive.

+1. The busing advocate troll shows up on every thread. Ignore them and maybe they'll give it a rest.