DCPS students shafted again - sign petition to keep Jelleff field public

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Let’s get past the complaining and use our political power. Call and email the mayor and your council person. Tell them what you think. I would ask for an explanation, an accounting of all Maret contact with DPR, the Mayor, and the council, and a reversal.

Yes! This will change when enough people -- or people with enough political power -- care as much as Maret does.

Call and email!

Sorry, I don't care enough. And neither does the mayor. Pound sand, over-educated, privileged (but not rich enough!), bastards!!

Same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let’s get past the complaining and use our political power. Call and email the mayor and your council person. Tell them what you think. I would ask for an explanation, an accounting of all Maret contact with DPR, the Mayor, and the council, and a reversal.

Yes! This will change when enough people -- or people with enough political power -- care as much as Maret does.

Call and email!

Sorry, I don't care enough. And neither does the mayor. Pound sand, over-educated, privileged (but not rich enough!), bastards!!

Same.

Thanks for sharing. Next?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let’s get past the complaining and use our political power. Call and email the mayor and your council person. Tell them what you think. I would ask for an explanation, an accounting of all Maret contact with DPR, the Mayor, and the council, and a reversal.

Yes! This will change when enough people -- or people with enough political power -- care as much as Maret does.

Call and email!

Sorry, I don't care enough. And neither does the mayor. Pound sand, over-educated, privileged (but not rich enough!), bastards!!

Same.

Thanks for sharing. Next?

Exactly. These lame attempts at “nothing to see here” only serve to prompt me to double down on my caring. Please, keep trying to undermine this effort of demanding transparency and fairness. It will keep reminding me why this might just be the hill to die on.

[Anonymous]

Is there an organized group at Hardy working on this issue? At the ANC?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is there an organized group at Hardy working on this issue? At the ANC?

See the petition:
https://www.change.org/p/mayor-bowser-private-schools-should-not-have-exclusive-rights-to-public-fields-makejelleffpublic?recruiter=1000133193&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=sms&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_abi&utm_term=share_petition&recruited_by_id=80a548f0-c78e-11e9-be24-7db67d90b55a&share_bandit_exp=abi-17484774-en-US&share_bandit_var=v0

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is there an organized group at Hardy working on this issue? At the ANC?

Good question. I would like to get involved and help organize action on this but besides the petition and a Twitter handle, I haven’t seen anything. Not great organization. Hopefully Kishan will get something together.

[Anonymous]

Why can't Maret rent athletic facilities from local universities? I think GDS rent facilities from American University because I see GDS tennis team and track & field team use American University when I watched them completed against another private school from Virginia. DC public facilities should be ONLY by DC residents and public schools. DC public schools must have priorities over everybody else.

I can't imagine that Fairfax County Public Park (FCPP) says to Fairfax County Public School (FCPS) that the schools can not use FCPP facilities such as swimming pool or soccer field after school because the facilities are being leased to private schools in the area. That will cause a riot in Fairfax County.

[Anonymous]

Well, DC has corrupt politicians likes Jack Evans. This deal appears to have benefited him and Maret. What did DC get? Restricted use of field for which the city had paid 15 million dollars.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Maret kids need a practice. Outrageous— my parents pay taxes just like others so it’s reasonable to get field space—- just like any other school!!!!

You and all your exclamation points are ridiculous. Go away. The adults are talking.

You can have field access equal to what Hardy gets. Fair?

That would require that Hardy + DCPS contract with DPR for a permit to use the fields. Have they done this? And has the BGC requested a permit (even one that starts at say 5 pm). Don’t most people realize that the majority of permitted field use at Jelleff is for private organizations. It’s not a public place - it’s quasi-public and has been for the past decade. For crying out loud, it’s the hardest field to get on - you can’t just walk up and use it.

And remember, there are children involved here and you may not like how this has unfolded but leave the kids out of this and don’t dare tell the Maret kid who lives in SE and is on full financial aid and out there for practice one hour a day he or she is privileged.

Maret doesn’t have a permit for the space; it has a lease. Go to DPR’s website and see if you can find the information and form where you apply for the kind
of ‘permit’ Maret has.

Right. It has a “lease” permitting it to use the field.

Thanks for pointing that out PP. it prompted me to go to the DPR permits page and it clearly states that use for DPR purposes is higher priority than any written agreement with a “partner“. So why then, does Maret trump the DPR aftercare program? Why are 100+ aftercare students from local public schools prioritized lower than Maret? https://dpr.dc.gov/page/priority-use
Maret boosters need to shut their traps and wait this thing out. That’s their only chance is this going way. So by that I mean “please, keep talking and twisting yourselves into pretzels to try and justify this slimy deal that reflects so poorly on your school”

um ... the boys and girls club is not a DPR organization.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Turtle Park (DPR) has a nice field. UDC has a nice soccer field. Both are closer to Maret than Jelleff.

Why is it the city's responsibility to provide facilities for private schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maret kids need a practice. Outrageous— my parents pay taxes just like others so it’s reasonable to get field space—- just like any other school!!!!

You and all your exclamation points are ridiculous. Go away. The adults are talking.

You can have field access equal to what Hardy gets. Fair?

That would require that Hardy + DCPS contract with DPR for a permit to use the fields. Have they done this? And has the BGC requested a permit (even one that starts at say 5 pm). Don’t most people realize that the majority of permitted field use at Jelleff is for private organizations. It’s not a public place - it’s quasi-public and has been for the past decade. For crying out loud, it’s the hardest field to get on - you can’t just walk up and use it.

The narrative that this is all above-board and that Maret just out-hustled the other groups through proper channels really pisses me off. This was an inside job, a sole-source contract, where city officials completely fell down on their obligation to the residents. And Maret is not some lucky, plucky beneficiary of this, they greased the skids to make it happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maret kids need a practice. Outrageous— my parents pay taxes just like others so it’s reasonable to get field space—- just like any other school!!!!

You and all your exclamation points are ridiculous. Go away. The adults are talking.

You can have field access equal to what Hardy gets. Fair?

That would require that Hardy + DCPS contract with DPR for a permit to use the fields. Have they done this? And has the BGC requested a permit (even one that starts at say 5 pm). Don’t most people realize that the majority of permitted field use at Jelleff is for private organizations. It’s not a public place - it’s quasi-public and has been for the past decade. For crying out loud, it’s the hardest field to get on - you can’t just walk up and use it.

The narrative that this is all above-board and that Maret just out-hustled the other groups through proper channels really pisses me off. This was an inside job, a sole-source contract, where city officials completely fell down on their obligation to the residents. And Maret is not some lucky, plucky beneficiary of this, they greased the skids to make it happen.

+1. No one else has a multi-year arrangement.

[Anonymous]

Sidwell, Georgetown Day School, St. Andrews, and Potomac also benefit as this is where they play for Maret home games.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maret kids need a practice. Outrageous— my parents pay taxes just like others so it’s reasonable to get field space—- just like any other school!!!!

You and all your exclamation points are ridiculous. Go away. The adults are talking.

You can have field access equal to what Hardy gets. Fair?

That would require that Hardy + DCPS contract with DPR for a permit to use the fields. Have they done this? And has the BGC requested a permit (even one that starts at say 5 pm). Don’t most people realize that the majority of permitted field use at Jelleff is for private organizations. It’s not a public place - it’s quasi-public and has been for the past decade. For crying out loud, it’s the hardest field to get on - you can’t just walk up and use it.

The narrative that this is all above-board and that Maret just out-hustled the other groups through proper channels really pisses me off. This was an inside job, a sole-source contract, where city officials completely fell down on their obligation to the residents. And Maret is not some lucky, plucky beneficiary of this, they greased the skids to make it happen.

+1. No one else has a multi-year arrangement.

Sorry you’ve been let down by your local govt. Get a grip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sidwell, Georgetown Day School, St. Andrews, and Potomac also benefit as this is where they play for Maret home games.

I think that's a bit of a stretch. The games would still be played, just at a different location. If you're getting the team on the bus anyway I doubt it makes much difference where the bus goes.