Is a bus line to get to Mac Arthur new school?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe this school is a thing when there are underenrolled high schools in the city. It’s criminal.

I guess the city could have instead cut back the number of OOB seats at J-R. But that’s not a great option for any politician interested in winning an election. Some people may also argue that such a policy would not be “equitable”.

dp: Of course, it would have made far more sense overall to send everyone to their neighborhood schools and spend the Macarthur on staff and resources for the nicely-renovated, under-enrolled schools. But that is too logical for DCPS.

*the Macarthur MONEY

At the risk of sounding "inequitable," tax-paying DC families inbound for Ward 3 schools deserve to access non-overcrowded public education, too.

Agreed. But of the options of ways to un-crowd Ward 3 schools, they choose the costly but politically-favored option over the logical and efficient option.

[Anonymous]

why doesn't DCPS consider actual school buses for MacArthur if WMATA isn't going to help? Most school districts across the nation rely on actual school buses. Somehow in DC we have been conditioned to think that's an impossibility. It's not. If we can have school buses for special programs (like the autism program) they can do it for a new high school located in a difficult spot to reach, if they want it to be a success. It can be a temporary fix until the WMATA starts playing nice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:why doesn't DCPS consider actual school buses for MacArthur if WMATA isn't going to help? Most school districts across the nation rely on actual school buses. Somehow in DC we have been conditioned to think that's an impossibility. It's not. If we can have school buses for special programs (like the autism program) they can do it for a new high school located in a difficult spot to reach, if they want it to be a success. It can be a temporary fix until the WMATA starts playing nice.

Have you seen how awful the busses are this year? My kid rides an osse bus and it takes them 2.5 hours to get home. They can’t handle the amount of kids they bus now.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:why doesn't DCPS consider actual school buses for MacArthur if WMATA isn't going to help? Most school districts across the nation rely on actual school buses. Somehow in DC we have been conditioned to think that's an impossibility. It's not. If we can have school buses for special programs (like the autism program) they can do it for a new high school located in a difficult spot to reach, if they want it to be a success. It can be a temporary fix until the WMATA starts playing nice.

Have you seen how awful the busses are this year? My kid rides an osse bus and it takes them 2.5 hours to get home. They can’t handle the amount of kids they bus now.

Then you kid needs to go to a school closer to home. Or you need to drive them. Or you need to move. Or carpool with other families. How can you allow a commute like that for your child and not come up with a better solution?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:why doesn't DCPS consider actual school buses for MacArthur if WMATA isn't going to help? Most school districts across the nation rely on actual school buses. Somehow in DC we have been conditioned to think that's an impossibility. It's not. If we can have school buses for special programs (like the autism program) they can do it for a new high school located in a difficult spot to reach, if they want it to be a success. It can be a temporary fix until the WMATA starts playing nice.

Have you seen how awful the busses are this year? My kid rides an osse bus and it takes them 2.5 hours to get home. They can’t handle the amount of kids they bus now.

Then you kid needs to go to a school closer to home. Or you need to drive them. Or you need to move. Or carpool with other families. How can you allow a commute like that for your child and not come up with a better solution?

Well I have a job so I can’t just go and pick my kid up. And just fyi. The school is 6 miles away. So I’m not sure how much closer I could move. But thanks for trying to blame a parent rather than where the blame should actually be.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:why doesn't DCPS consider actual school buses for MacArthur if WMATA isn't going to help? Most school districts across the nation rely on actual school buses. Somehow in DC we have been conditioned to think that's an impossibility. It's not. If we can have school buses for special programs (like the autism program) they can do it for a new high school located in a difficult spot to reach, if they want it to be a success. It can be a temporary fix until the WMATA starts playing nice.

Have you seen how awful the busses are this year? My kid rides an osse bus and it takes them 2.5 hours to get home. They can’t handle the amount of kids they bus now.

Then you kid needs to go to a school closer to home. Or you need to drive them. Or you need to move. Or carpool with other families. How can you allow a commute like that for your child and not come up with a better solution?

Well I have a job so I can’t just go and pick my kid up. And just fyi. The school is 6 miles away. So I’m not sure how much closer I could move. But thanks for trying to blame a parent rather than where the blame should actually be.

If you're ok with your child spending 2.5 hours a day to get home from school, then I'm not sure what to tell you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:why doesn't DCPS consider actual school buses for MacArthur if WMATA isn't going to help? Most school districts across the nation rely on actual school buses. Somehow in DC we have been conditioned to think that's an impossibility. It's not. If we can have school buses for special programs (like the autism program) they can do it for a new high school located in a difficult spot to reach, if they want it to be a success. It can be a temporary fix until the WMATA starts playing nice.

Have you seen how awful the busses are this year? My kid rides an osse bus and it takes them 2.5 hours to get home. They can’t handle the amount of kids they bus now.

Then you kid needs to go to a school closer to home. Or you need to drive them. Or you need to move. Or carpool with other families. How can you allow a commute like that for your child and not come up with a better solution?

Well I have a job so I can’t just go and pick my kid up. And just fyi. The school is 6 miles away. So I’m not sure how much closer I could move. But thanks for trying to blame a parent rather than where the blame should actually be.

If you're ok with your child spending 2.5 hours a day to get home from school, then I'm not sure what to tell you.

It’s not as easy as it seems. My job helps pay our mortgage to be in a Wilson feeder for my other children. I’d love for my kid to be able to attend our neighborhood school. It would mean that I wouldn’t have to worry about getting a high School diploma vs a certificate. Trying to figure out if they will ever live independently. That’s why I have to keep working. I may be supporting my child for the rest of my life and maybe the rest of theirs. So yes. I’d love to find a way to make shorter commute. I’ve emailed, called, tweeted, sent letters etc. but my main focus is trying to provide the best economic outcomes I can for my disabled child. It’s something I hope you don’t have to understand or experience cause it sucks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:why doesn't DCPS consider actual school buses for MacArthur if WMATA isn't going to help? Most school districts across the nation rely on actual school buses. Somehow in DC we have been conditioned to think that's an impossibility. It's not. If we can have school buses for special programs (like the autism program) they can do it for a new high school located in a difficult spot to reach, if they want it to be a success. It can be a temporary fix until the WMATA starts playing nice.

Have you seen how awful the busses are this year? My kid rides an osse bus and it takes them 2.5 hours to get home. They can’t handle the amount of kids they bus now.

Then you kid needs to go to a school closer to home. Or you need to drive them. Or you need to move. Or carpool with other families. How can you allow a commute like that for your child and not come up with a better solution?

Yeah how dare you not eat cake?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe this school is a thing when there are underenrolled high schools in the city. It’s criminal.

Newsflash- 0% of NW parents would send their child to an under enrolled, poorly performing high school across town. People will move to the burbs before doing that. I think DCPS finally got that memo. It.won’t. Happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:why doesn't DCPS consider actual school buses for MacArthur if WMATA isn't going to help? Most school districts across the nation rely on actual school buses. Somehow in DC we have been conditioned to think that's an impossibility. It's not. If we can have school buses for special programs (like the autism program) they can do it for a new high school located in a difficult spot to reach, if they want it to be a success. It can be a temporary fix until the WMATA starts playing nice.

Have you seen how awful the busses are this year? My kid rides an osse bus and it takes them 2.5 hours to get home. They can’t handle the amount of kids they bus now.

Then you kid needs to go to a school closer to home. Or you need to drive them. Or you need to move. Or carpool with other families. How can you allow a commute like that for your child and not come up with a better solution?

Well I have a job so I can’t just go and pick my kid up. And just fyi. The school is 6 miles away. So I’m not sure how much closer I could move. But thanks for trying to blame a parent rather than where the blame should actually be.

If you're ok with your child spending 2.5 hours a day to get home from school, then I'm not sure what to tell you.

It’s not as easy as it seems. My job helps pay our mortgage to be in a Wilson feeder for my other children. I’d love for my kid to be able to attend our neighborhood school. It would mean that I wouldn’t have to worry about getting a high School diploma vs a certificate. Trying to figure out if they will ever live independently. That’s why I have to keep working. I may be supporting my child for the rest of my life and maybe the rest of theirs. So yes. I’d love to find a way to make shorter commute. I’ve emailed, called, tweeted, sent letters etc. but my main focus is trying to provide the best economic outcomes I can for my disabled child. It’s something I hope you don’t have to understand or experience cause it sucks.

Hang in there! You are doing your best and it isn’t easy. No one understands unless they’ve walked in your shoes!

[Anonymous]

I think we the parents can find a solution because the Mayor is no interested in doing anything and many kids are having to go to tenleytown just because is no bus from Massachusetts Av or Wisconsin Av that goes straight to the new school it is a shame 😔

[Anonymous]

Any American University parents interested in car pool we on Massachusetts Av and Macomb.

[Anonymous]

[why doesn't DCPS consider actual school buses for MacArthur if WMATA isn't going to help? Most school districts across the nation rely on actual school buses. Somehow in DC we have been conditioned to think that's an impossibility. It's not. If we can have school buses for special programs (like the autism program) they can do it for a new high school located in a difficult spot to reach, if they want it to be a success. It can be a temporary fix until the WMATA starts playing nice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any American University parents interested in car pool we on Massachusetts Av and Macomb.

Anyone from EOTP (Brightwood/Petworth/Manor Park) looking to carpool.

[Anonymous]

We are in Crestwood and would carpool