Hardy Middle School -- 5th grade in feeder school -- who's considering Hardy for 6th?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are the consequences for a child if he or she does not wear a uniform to school? Is it that big of a deal? I'm all for civil disobedience, particularly on dumb issues like a school uniform. They can't kick the kid out of school so maybe the kids should just stop wearing them.

But I've asked before..what does the principal or the PTA or the LSAT say about changing the policy? Bring it up for a vote.

It would be considered disrespecting the government of the District of Columbia Public Schools with possible truancy consequences.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are the consequences for a child if he or she does not wear a uniform to school? Is it that big of a deal? I'm all for civil disobedience, particularly on dumb issues like a school uniform. They can't kick the kid out of school so maybe the kids should just stop wearing them.

But I've asked before..what does the principal or the PTA or the LSAT say about changing the policy? Bring it up for a vote.

It has been brought up by a vote to current parents, and they voted to keep the policy. If enough people feel differently about it, it will likely change in the future.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What are the consequences for a child if he or she does not wear a uniform to school? Is it that big of a deal? I'm all for civil disobedience, particularly on dumb issues like a school uniform. They can't kick the kid out of school so maybe the kids should just stop wearing them.

But I've asked before..what does the principal or the PTA or the LSAT say about changing the policy? Bring it up for a vote.

It has been brought up by a vote to current parents, and they voted to keep the policy. If enough people feel differently about it, it will likely change in the future.

When was the vote?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What are the consequences for a child if he or she does not wear a uniform to school? Is it that big of a deal? I'm all for civil disobedience, particularly on dumb issues like a school uniform. They can't kick the kid out of school so maybe the kids should just stop wearing them.

But I've asked before..what does the principal or the PTA or the LSAT say about changing the policy? Bring it up for a vote.

It has been brought up by a vote to current parents, and they voted to keep the policy. If enough people feel differently about it, it will likely change in the future.

When was the vote?

During the last Barry administration.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What are the consequences for a child if he or she does not wear a uniform to school? Is it that big of a deal? I'm all for civil disobedience, particularly on dumb issues like a school uniform. They can't kick the kid out of school so maybe the kids should just stop wearing them.

But I've asked before..what does the principal or the PTA or the LSAT say about changing the policy? Bring it up for a vote.

It has been brought up by a vote to current parents, and they voted to keep the policy. If enough people feel differently about it, it will likely change in the future.

When was the vote?

During the last Barry administration.

Hardly "current" parents, then.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For all of you uniforms-at-Hardy haters, have you noticed that Potomac School just across the river has uniforms for its middle schoolers? Their uniforms are nearly identical to Hardy's too! It's just not a big deal -- give it up.

Why does Hardy want to suggest to the world (or at least to Ward 3) that it is an 80s era, troubled, ungovernable inner-city urban public school? Because that's what public school uniforms say. Get your head out of the sand. I'm starting to think that some folks cling to the uniforms they way they oppose bike lanes (symbolic of gentrification in their view) -- to hold on to some vestige of the vanishing Chocolate City they still pine for.

Uh, why do you keep clinging to your obsession with uniforms and the assumption that this is the focused campaign of some kind of anti-gentrification movement among AA parents? Let it go already.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What are the consequences for a child if he or she does not wear a uniform to school? Is it that big of a deal? I'm all for civil disobedience, particularly on dumb issues like a school uniform. They can't kick the kid out of school so maybe the kids should just stop wearing them.

But I've asked before..what does the principal or the PTA or the LSAT say about changing the policy? Bring it up for a vote.

It has been brought up by a vote to current parents, and they voted to keep the policy. If enough people feel differently about it, it will likely change in the future.

When was the vote?

During the last Barry administration.

Both needlessly snide and inaccurate, which hurts the credibility of your position. If you think this is related to Barry and you think uniforms suggest an ungovernable inner-city school, maybe the problem is with you and your perception. For the record, the original vote to move to uniforms occurred during the Fenty administration. FENTY.

I don't know if it's been voted on again since then but I suggest enrolling your kid and organizing for another vote...because after all, parents of currently enrolled students ought to have the most say in this matter.

[Anonymous]

It may be the case that a number parents of students currently enrolled prefer the uniforms, for various reasons. (At a minimum, they're indifferent because their kids enrolled there.) It's probably also true that uniforms are a turn off for many prospective families in Ward 3, and dropping the uniforms would help Hardy to attract more local area families.

[Anonymous]

Some people value external appearances more than others. I value a solid education and will have that direct my choice for where my children go to middle school. The uniforms or not will have no role in deciding which school I select. It is important to know what your values are. If external appearances are important to you and the uniforms keep you from enrolling your child at Hardy, I am happy to not have you as a fellow parent at that school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some people value external appearances more than others. I value a solid education and will have that direct my choice for where my children go to middle school. The uniforms or not will have no role in deciding which school I select. It is important to know what your values are. If external appearances are important to you and the uniforms keep you from enrolling your child at Hardy, I am happy to not have you as a fellow parent at that school.

But what about families who have no choice but Hardy? It's not so easy to afford private or even to get into a good charter. And Deal has shrunk its boundaries. Hardy needs to start thinking and acting like a local Upper NW middle school, not some city-wide school at which IB families are tolerated interlopers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some people value external appearances more than others. I value a solid education and will have that direct my choice for where my children go to middle school. The uniforms or not will have no role in deciding which school I select. It is important to know what your values are. If external appearances are important to you and the uniforms keep you from enrolling your child at Hardy, I am happy to not have you as a fellow parent at that school.

But what about families who have no choice but Hardy? It's not so easy to afford private or even to get into a good charter. And Deal has shrunk its boundaries. Hardy needs to start thinking and acting like a local Upper NW middle school, not some city-wide school at which IB families are tolerated interlopers.

If you want Hardy to get rid of the uniforms, go talk to Principal Pride about it. You are wasting your time endlessly posting this opinion here. My guess is that you opinion will be viewed as valid and important by Principal Pride and by Hardy parents - but you have to go express it to her.

To summarize: parents who want to get rid of uniforms, go talk to Principal Pride.

Now, can we move on to a discussion of some other Hardy issue?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some people value external appearances more than others. I value a solid education and will have that direct my choice for where my children go to middle school. The uniforms or not will have no role in deciding which school I select. It is important to know what your values are. If external appearances are important to you and the uniforms keep you from enrolling your child at Hardy, I am happy to not have you as a fellow parent at that school.

But what about families who have no choice but Hardy? It's not so easy to afford private or even to get into a good charter. And Deal has shrunk its boundaries. Hardy needs to start thinking and acting like a local Upper NW middle school, not some city-wide school at which IB families are tolerated interlopers.

If you want Hardy to get rid of the uniforms, go talk to Principal Pride about it. You are wasting your time endlessly posting this opinion here. My guess is that you opinion will be viewed as valid and important by Principal Pride and by Hardy parents - but you have to go express it to her.

To summarize: parents who want to get rid of uniforms, go talk to Principal Pride.

Now, can we move on to a discussion of some other Hardy issue?

Why is Hardy just about the only school with a cell phone tower smack in the middle of the roof? Did some DCPS bureaucrat get a fat envelope for that?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What are the consequences for a child if he or she does not wear a uniform to school? Is it that big of a deal? I'm all for civil disobedience, particularly on dumb issues like a school uniform. They can't kick the kid out of school so maybe the kids should just stop wearing them.

But I've asked before..what does the principal or the PTA or the LSAT say about changing the policy? Bring it up for a vote.

It has been brought up by a vote to current parents, and they voted to keep the policy. If enough people feel differently about it, it will likely change in the future.

When was the vote?

During the last Barry administration.

Both needlessly snide and inaccurate, which hurts the credibility of your position. If you think this is related to Barry and you think uniforms suggest an ungovernable inner-city school, maybe the problem is with you and your perception. For the record, the original vote to move to uniforms occurred during the Fenty administration. FENTY.

I don't know if it's been voted on again since then but I suggest enrolling your kid and organizing for another vote...because after all, parents of currently enrolled students ought to have the most say in this matter.

Last vote I heard of was 2 years ago; Gray, I believe.

[Anonymous]

If you were considering Hardy for 6th, are you reconsidering after seeing the school's lackluster PARCC scores for white kids? Unfortunately, the white kids at Hardy and Stuart Hobson can't hold a candle to those at BASIS, Deal and Latin (other than for Algebra vs. the Deal kids) on the PARCC.

Maybe next year's scores will be more encouraging.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you were considering Hardy for 6th, are you reconsidering after seeing the school's lackluster PARCC scores for white kids? Unfortunately, the white kids at Hardy and Stuart Hobson can't hold a candle to those at BASIS, Deal and Latin (other than for Algebra vs. the Deal kids) on the PARCC.

Maybe next year's scores will be more encouraging.

We have a child in 4th, and the scores cemented our decision to lottery for Latin and basis.