Call to discuss the state of Hardy 05/15/23

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m not a Hardy parent but good for these parents for getting organized and leading an effective outcome.
This puts DCPS on notice that they better do right by Hardy.
Maybe someone could encourage the Hardy parent organizers to help other parent communities at other schools to organize as well to pressure DCPS to improve learning conditions.
DCPS needs accountability as they get away with way too much crap

This would be viewed as "condescending" and "evidence of privilege". There is no winning. If you don't try and help you are a racist. If you try and help you are a racist. The only acceptable response is to self flagellate early and often and hope to be labeled and ally.

-signed
Someone who used to try and support these causes but has had enough

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m not a Hardy parent but good for these parents for getting organized and leading an effective outcome.
This puts DCPS on notice that they better do right by Hardy.
Maybe someone could encourage the Hardy parent organizers to help other parent communities at other schools to organize as well to pressure DCPS to improve learning conditions.
DCPS needs accountability as they get away with way too much crap

This would be viewed as "condescending" and "evidence of privilege". There is no winning. If you don't try and help you are a racist. If you try and help you are a racist. The only acceptable response is to self flagellate early and often and hope to be labeled and ally.

-signed
Someone who used to try and support these causes but has had enough

Everyone get out your tiniest violins for the poor white victims in our society

[Anonymous]

This controversy will set Hardy back a decade. Sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This controversy will set Hardy back a decade. Sad.

Disagree. It will blow over.

Honestly there is no way that either PJ hadn’t already asked to be reassigned or his reassignment was already in process by Cental Office prior to the zoom and petition. Seriously people, these decisions are never made this quickly and certainly not by DCPS.

This is the best outcome for everyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m not a Hardy parent but good for these parents for getting organized and leading an effective outcome.
This puts DCPS on notice that they better do right by Hardy.
[b]Maybe someone could encourage the Hardy parent organizers to help other parent communities at other schools to organize as well to pressure DCPS to improve learning conditions.
DCPS needs accountability as they get away with way too much crap

This would be viewed as "condescending" and "evidence of privilege". There is no winning. If you don't try and help you are a racist. If you try and help you are a racist. The only acceptable response is to self flagellate early and often and hope to be labeled and ally.

-signed
Someone who used to try and support these causes but has had enough

Everyone get out your tiniest violins for the poor white victims in our society

Are you really trying to convince us you’ve tried to help the schools of other Wards? Because no one believes you.

Y’all are crazy defensive. You think it’s “performative” to consider your role in perpetuating inequality and racism. you’ve got no intention of helping others whatsoever. You benefit from this system. You’re like—I got mine!! My kids are “suffering” at this TERRIBLE school and we just HAPPEN to have time and resources to do something about it!! Geez I wonder WHY you have the time and resources to do anything about it?? Nothing to do with race there, huh??

No one’s is saying you should stop advocating but the the repeated screams of THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RACE! are just dumb.

PJ might have needed to go but I have no doubt that had he been a young WHITE first year principal it would have been handled differently.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m not a Hardy parent but good for these parents for getting organized and leading an effective outcome.
This puts DCPS on notice that they better do right by Hardy.
[b]Maybe someone could encourage the Hardy parent organizers to help other parent communities at other schools to organize as well to pressure DCPS to improve learning conditions.
DCPS needs accountability as they get away with way too much crap

This would be viewed as "condescending" and "evidence of privilege". There is no winning. If you don't try and help you are a racist. If you try and help you are a racist. The only acceptable response is to self flagellate early and often and hope to be labeled and ally.

-signed
Someone who used to try and support these causes but has had enough

Everyone get out your tiniest violins for the poor white victims in our society

Are you really trying to convince us you’ve tried to help the schools of other Wards? Because no one believes you.

Y’all are crazy defensive. You think it’s “performative” to consider your role in perpetuating inequality and racism. you’ve got no intention of helping others whatsoever. You benefit from this system. You’re like—I got mine!! My kids are “suffering” at this TERRIBLE school and we just HAPPEN to have time and resources to do something about it!! Geez I wonder WHY you have the time and resources to do anything about it?? Nothing to do with race there, huh??

No one’s is saying you should stop advocating but the the repeated screams of THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RACE! are just dumb.

PJ might have needed to go but I have no doubt that had he been a young WHITE first year principal it would have been handled differently.

I still do not understand what you want. You clearly have a problem with a lot of things. But I'm not sure how you think this whole chain of events should have been handled.

I think you want a bunch of people to say, "You got me; I'm a total racist," because that would confirm you world view. But what that has to do with solving problems for Hardy is beyond me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This controversy will set Hardy back a decade. Sad.

PJ set Hardy back a decade. This "controversy" will reverse the backslide.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I heard from reliable sources that there is more information that both teachers AND parents are not privy to that played into this decision. I personally do not know what this info is, but it’s clear there is more to this story than just a petition. I wouldn’t jump on here and make claims one way or another without being able to say you 100% know all the facts. [b]The truth is, no one in this board knows 100% of it.

And yet you jumped on the board and did exactly that. Info that teachers and parents don’t know yet somehow was mentioned to you but you don’t know what it is…

I guess when all else fails, use random gossip, innuendo, and totally unsubstantiated rumors. As if the accusations against PJ weren’t already vague enough…Fights! Schedules! Lies! Other secrets things secret people told me must have happened!! Trust us it was bad! Even if you didn’t realize it was bad. It was.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This controversy will set Hardy back a decade. Sad.

Faulty premise. A decade ago, inboundary families wouldn't go near Hardy. Now the complaint seems to be that they've taken over the place.

[Anonymous]

I hope these parents do not bring this foolishness over to Mcarthur!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think it’s hilarious that the Hardy parents go-to insult on this forum to every teacher with an opposing viewpoint is to immediately go to the classist and elitist jabs of “they’re unhinged”, “toxic”, “rage-fueled”, “drunk”, and “bad at their jobs”.

Get off your snobby high horse. God some of you absolutely suck. Stop clutching your pearls and doubling down in your racist rhetoric because the teachers refuse to kowtow to you. Stop trying to discredit anyone who disagrees with you.

The only racist rhetoric here is that spread by those who insist that the requests for PJ to step aside we’re motivated by the color of their skin . I have seen or read absolutely nothing to indicate that this was the case. On the contrary, those jumping to PJ’s defense seem focused on little else other than his skin pigmentation, as if everything else should be completely ignored.

Please tell me this isnt fully thought thru. You're saying it's racist bc... The parents of ward 2 are the REAL victims here? OMG I don't know why I had higher opinions of DCUM posters. There really isn't any hope for your children.

The real victims are the DCPS students who suffer the consequences of attempts to weaponize identity politics and false accusations of racism to shield incompetent DCPS teachers and administrators.

I have no doubt you think you were doing it for the students. All you did was destabilize your kids school

As of last Thursday, the school was in free fall. Hard to destabilize that.

You think Hardy was in free fall? You all are so overdramatic and don’t have a clue what free fall really looks like in a public school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m not a Hardy parent but good for these parents for getting organized and leading an effective outcome.
This puts DCPS on notice that they better do right by Hardy.
[b]Maybe someone could encourage the Hardy parent organizers to help other parent communities at other schools to organize as well to pressure DCPS to improve learning conditions.
DCPS needs accountability as they get away with way too much crap

This would be viewed as "condescending" and "evidence of privilege". There is no winning. If you don't try and help you are a racist. If you try and help you are a racist. The only acceptable response is to self flagellate early and often and hope to be labeled and ally.

-signed
Someone who used to try and support these causes but has had enough

Everyone get out your tiniest violins for the poor white victims in our society

Are you really trying to convince us you’ve tried to help the schools of other Wards? Because no one believes you.

Y’all are crazy defensive. You think it’s “performative” to consider your role in perpetuating inequality and racism. you’ve got no intention of helping others whatsoever. You benefit from this system. You’re like—I got mine!! My kids are “suffering” at this TERRIBLE school and we just HAPPEN to have time and resources to do something about it!! Geez I wonder WHY you have the time and resources to do anything about it?? Nothing to do with race there, huh??

No one’s is saying you should stop advocating but the the repeated screams of THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RACE! are just dumb.

PJ might have needed to go but I have no doubt that had he been a young WHITE first year principal it would have been handled differently.

What should I do with the time and resources I have - due to structured racism? I don’t understand. Clearly I should not advocate for my child’s school. What do you suggest I do with my time and educational concerns?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This controversy will set Hardy back a decade. Sad.

PJ set Hardy back a decade. This "controversy" will reverse the backslide.

You guys are ridiculous. In one year PJ set the school back a decade? This is the kind of ludicrous unsubstantiated hysteria that got 400 parents whipped into a frenzy to sign a letter slim on facts. It’s also the kind of statement that makes you sound racist as hell given how over the top it is.

In the more than 5 years I’ve known Hardy, it has never been some kind of perfect gem! All the things happening at Hardy now happened under Cooke and Pride and the others before them. Then we had Covid, and budget cuts, and mental health crisis affecting kids, families, and teachers. Nothing is the same from before.

Cooke was better at PR. He answered his damn emails—but man he paid a lot of lip service to a bunch of things that NEVER changed under him. Nice guy but some really crappy teachers served under his watch. We had no clubs for years with Cooke and the sports were nonexistent? Where any you actually here under Cooke’s first few years? And then there’s that other difference between Cooke and PJ…wait what was it again??? Hmmm. Never mind.

It’s funny because you loved him so and yet you have at least a few of his coworkers here telling you all repeatedly that YOU ALL contributed to his departure with your nonsense but you’re just covering your ears. “ Lalalala” I can’t hear you! It could never have been ME!! I’m not the problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This controversy will set Hardy back a decade. Sad.

PJ set Hardy back a decade. This "controversy" will reverse the backslide.

You guys are ridiculous. In one year PJ set the school back a decade? This is the kind of ludicrous unsubstantiated hysteria that got 400 parents whipped into a frenzy to sign a letter slim on facts. It’s also the kind of statement that makes you sound racist as hell given how over the top it is.

In the more than 5 years I’ve known Hardy, it has never been some kind of perfect gem! All the things happening at Hardy now happened under Cooke and Pride and the others before them. Then we had Covid, and budget cuts, and mental health crisis affecting kids, families, and teachers. Nothing is the same from before.

Cooke was better at PR. He answered his damn emails—but man he paid a lot of lip service to a bunch of things that NEVER changed under him. Nice guy but some really crappy teachers served under his watch. We had no clubs for years with Cooke and the sports were nonexistent? Where any you actually here under Cooke’s first few years? And then there’s that other difference between Cooke and PJ…wait what was it again??? Hmmm. Never mind.

It’s funny because you loved him so and yet you have at least a few of his coworkers here telling you all repeatedly that YOU ALL contributed to his departure with your nonsense but you’re just covering your ears. “ Lalalala” I can’t hear you! It could never have been ME!! I’m not the problem.

DP: My DS has hated his experience at Hardy this year -- abhors the constant misbehavior and lack of any effective discipline. If he had hated school this much under Cooke, I would have been complaining then too. I'm not accepting that he -- nor my younger DS -- should have to just be miserable because you think it was bad in the past too. I'm sorry change is tough for you, even if it may turn out positive for everyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This controversy will set Hardy back a decade. Sad.

PJ set Hardy back a decade. This "controversy" will reverse the backslide.

You guys are ridiculous. In one year PJ set the school back a decade? This is the kind of ludicrous unsubstantiated hysteria that got 400 parents whipped into a frenzy to sign a letter slim on facts. It’s also the kind of statement that makes you sound racist as hell given how over the top it is.

In the more than 5 years I’ve known Hardy, it has never been some kind of perfect gem! All the things happening at Hardy now happened under Cooke and Pride and the others before them. Then we had Covid, and budget cuts, and mental health crisis affecting kids, families, and teachers. Nothing is the same from before.

Cooke was better at PR. He answered his damn emails—but man he paid a lot of lip service to a bunch of things that NEVER changed under him. Nice guy but some really crappy teachers served under his watch. We had no clubs for years with Cooke and the sports were nonexistent? Where any you actually here under Cooke’s first few years? And then there’s that other difference between Cooke and PJ…wait what was it again??? Hmmm. Never mind.

It’s funny because you loved him so and yet you have at least a few of his coworkers here telling you all repeatedly that YOU ALL contributed to his departure with your nonsense but you’re just covering your ears. “ Lalalala” I can’t hear you! It could never have been ME!! I’m not the problem.

DP: My DS has hated his experience at Hardy this year -- abhors the constant misbehavior and lack of any effective discipline. If he had hated school this much under Cooke, I would have been complaining then too. I'm not accepting that he -- nor my younger DS -- should have to just be miserable because you think it was bad in the past too. I'm sorry change is tough for you, even if it may turn out positive for everyone.

I still fail to see how any of this makes things better for Hardy in the short and long term. Starting a search for a new leader and probably a good amount of teachers a month or two behind everyone else. Whoever is principal next year will be just as new and inexperienced, and I can promise you that there is nothing DCPS central is going to do to impact student misbehavior