GDS admissions

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was informed of this thread and want to say that I am sick and tired of being blocked in every morning. Something has to be done. Period.

The public roads don't belong to you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GDS should develop an app that alerts users when they're driving or parking in an off-limits zone. (They also could use that data for measuring compliance.)

In addition, if the aren't already doing it, the school could have a designated process for neighbors to document the problems so GDS could identify and focus on specific problem areas. Maybe they're already doing it. If so, it would be interesting to see where the majority of the issues occur.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because the "GDS community" is a monolith, right?

you clearly are a bunch of bricks for not understanding the whole concept of an agreement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was informed of this thread and want to say that I am sick and tired of being blocked in every morning. Something has to be done. Period.

Have you complained to the school rather than an anonymous website? And when you say "blocked in" do you mean by traffic or someone actually parking their car in front of your driveway? FWIW, I live within two blocks of a private HS in DC, and I KNEW when I bought the house that there would be traffic related to the school. No one forced me to buy my particular house. I bought it fully aware that there was going to be increased traffic in the mornings and in the afternoons, that there were going to be sporting events and school events where families parked everywhere in my neighborhood. Unless a student is blocking my driveway in an *illegal* manner, I have never had the occasion to complain to the school. There was one incident when students were driving recklessly, racing each other at extremely high speeds through the neighborhood, and I complained directly to the principal. The matter was straightened out right away, and the students were suspended. So, it's not like I don't empathize, but it really strikes me as irrational to choose to live in an urban area, which is close to shops, business, and schools, and then complain about the traffic that is logically expected from proximity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was informed of this thread and want to say that I am sick and tired of being blocked in every morning. Something has to be done. Period.

Have you complained to the school rather than an anonymous website? And when you say "blocked in" do you mean by traffic or someone actually parking their car in front of your driveway? FWIW, I live within two blocks of a private HS in DC, and I KNEW when I bought the house that there would be traffic related to the school. No one forced me to buy my particular house. I bought it fully aware that there was going to be increased traffic in the mornings and in the afternoons, that there were going to be sporting events and school events where families parked everywhere in my neighborhood. Unless a student is blocking my driveway in an *illegal* manner, I have never had the occasion to complain to the school. There was one incident when students were driving recklessly, racing each other at extremely high speeds through the neighborhood, and I complained directly to the principal. The matter was straightened out right away, and the students were suspended. So, it's not like I don't empathize, but it really strikes me as irrational to choose to live in an urban area, which is close to shops, business, and schools, and then complain about the traffic that is logically expected from proximity.

This ignores that GDS had only a high school in the neighborhood when pp likely bought their house. Traffic control was literally a condition for GDS to expand, so your comparison makes no sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was informed of this thread and want to say that I am sick and tired of being blocked in every morning. Something has to be done. Period.

Have you complained to the school rather than an anonymous website? And when you say "blocked in" do you mean by traffic or someone actually parking their car in front of your driveway? FWIW, I live within two blocks of a private HS in DC, and I KNEW when I bought the house that there would be traffic related to the school. No one forced me to buy my particular house. I bought it fully aware that there was going to be increased traffic in the mornings and in the afternoons, that there were going to be sporting events and school events where families parked everywhere in my neighborhood. Unless a student is blocking my driveway in an *illegal* manner, I have never had the occasion to complain to the school. There was one incident when students were driving recklessly, racing each other at extremely high speeds through the neighborhood, and I complained directly to the principal. The matter was straightened out right away, and the students were suspended. So, it's not like I don't empathize, but it really strikes me as irrational to choose to live in an urban area, which is close to shops, business, and schools, and then complain about the traffic that is logically expected from proximity.

This ignores that GDS had only a high school in the neighborhood when pp likely bought their house. Traffic control was literally a condition for GDS to expand, so your comparison makes no sense.

Yes, they did add a school building. But that Bishopville REPLACED A SAFEWAY SUPERMARKET!!! From reading some of these posts, you'd think Wisconsin Avenue was a country land and Tenleytown was Mayville until GDS built its new building. Instead, there was a rundown Safeway there that had long hours, a huge parking lot, and was open weekends too. I'd say Tenleytown got an upgrade when the school expanded.

[Anonymous]

Bishopville should be "building". Thanks, autocorrect.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was informed of this thread and want to say that I am sick and tired of being blocked in every morning. Something has to be done. Period.

Have you complained to the school rather than an anonymous website? And when you say "blocked in" do you mean by traffic or someone actually parking their car in front of your driveway? FWIW, I live within two blocks of a private HS in DC, and I KNEW when I bought the house that there would be traffic related to the school. No one forced me to buy my particular house. I bought it fully aware that there was going to be increased traffic in the mornings and in the afternoons, that there were going to be sporting events and school events where families parked everywhere in my neighborhood. Unless a student is blocking my driveway in an *illegal* manner, I have never had the occasion to complain to the school. There was one incident when students were driving recklessly, racing each other at extremely high speeds through the neighborhood, and I complained directly to the principal. The matter was straightened out right away, and the students were suspended. So, it's not like I don't empathize, but it really strikes me as irrational to choose to live in an urban area, which is close to shops, business, and schools, and then complain about the traffic that is logically expected from proximity.

This ignores that GDS had only a high school in the neighborhood when pp likely bought their house. Traffic control was literally a condition for GDS to expand, so your comparison makes no sense.

Way to lose the forest for the trees. You choose to buy an expensive house in an urban area that is full of schools. FWIW, the HS near me expanded. And BTW, Tenleytown lost St. Ann's and saw an increase in student population at Deal and Janney. Populations shift--the urban-ish nature of Tenleytown did not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was informed of this thread and want to say that I am sick and tired of being blocked in every morning. Something has to be done. Period.

Good morning. This should not matter. The good people of the ANC should leave their cars in their driveways and metro or carpool.

It should not be the case that ANC people get to drive everywhere. Why should ANC people be able to drive anywhere they want when they are saying GDS parents can't?

Freedom for all!!!

Exactly! Just because you rent or buy a house doesn't mean you can dictate who can drive down your street (or who can stop on Wisconsin Avenue). That's truly messed up thinking.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was informed of this thread and want to say that I am sick and tired of being blocked in every morning. Something has to be done. Period.

Have you complained to the school rather than an anonymous website? And when you say "blocked in" do you mean by traffic or someone actually parking their car in front of your driveway? FWIW, I live within two blocks of a private HS in DC, and I KNEW when I bought the house that there would be traffic related to the school. No one forced me to buy my particular house. I bought it fully aware that there was going to be increased traffic in the mornings and in the afternoons, that there were going to be sporting events and school events where families parked everywhere in my neighborhood. Unless a student is blocking my driveway in an *illegal* manner, I have never had the occasion to complain to the school. There was one incident when students were driving recklessly, racing each other at extremely high speeds through the neighborhood, and I complained directly to the principal. The matter was straightened out right away, and the students were suspended. So, it's not like I don't empathize, but it really strikes me as irrational to choose to live in an urban area, which is close to shops, business, and schools, and then complain about the traffic that is logically expected from proximity.

This ignores that GDS had only a high school in the neighborhood when pp likely bought their house. Traffic control was literally a condition for GDS to expand, so your comparison makes no sense.

Way to lose the forest for the trees. You choose to buy an expensive house in an urban area that is full of schools. FWIW, the HS near me expanded. And BTW, Tenleytown lost St. Ann's and saw an increase in student population at Deal and Janney. Populations shift--the urban-ish nature of Tenleytown did not.

All irrelevant. The school had to, and did, agree to an enrollment cap and traffic management in order to expand its campus. Expansion would not have been possible had GDS not made those commitments.

Your response is telling as to how GDS parents view the school’s agreements.

[Anonymous]

It’s time to shut down GDS. It is a lawless and a bad actor. Hopefully the city will take action soon.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was informed of this thread and want to say that I am sick and tired of being blocked in every morning. Something has to be done. Period.

Have you complained to the school rather than an anonymous website? And when you say "blocked in" do you mean by traffic or someone actually parking their car in front of your driveway? FWIW, I live within two blocks of a private HS in DC, and I KNEW when I bought the house that there would be traffic related to the school. No one forced me to buy my particular house. I bought it fully aware that there was going to be increased traffic in the mornings and in the afternoons, that there were going to be sporting events and school events where families parked everywhere in my neighborhood. Unless a student is blocking my driveway in an *illegal* manner, I have never had the occasion to complain to the school. There was one incident when students were driving recklessly, racing each other at extremely high speeds through the neighborhood, and I complained directly to the principal. The matter was straightened out right away, and the students were suspended. So, it's not like I don't empathize, but it really strikes me as irrational to choose to live in an urban area, which is close to shops, business, and schools, and then complain about the traffic that is logically expected from proximity.

This ignores that GDS had only a high school in the neighborhood when pp likely bought their house. Traffic control was literally a condition for GDS to expand, so your comparison makes no sense.

Way to lose the forest for the trees. You choose to buy an expensive house in an urban area that is full of schools. FWIW, the HS near me expanded. And BTW, Tenleytown lost St. Ann's and saw an increase in student population at Deal and Janney. Populations shift--the urban-ish nature of Tenleytown did not.

All irrelevant. The school had to, and did, agree to an enrollment cap and traffic management in order to expand its campus. Expansion would not have been possible had GDS not made those commitments.

Your response is telling as to how GDS parents view the school’s agreements.

1) It's not clear how the PP's is blocked--by traffic or illegal parking?
2) It's clear that GDS is abiding by the conditions, if not exceeding them, as set out in the MOU with the exception of failing to report its enrollment increase in a timely manner.
3) Not sure why you hate GDS parents so much. Jealousy?

[Anonymous]

Yes DC should take the school by eminent domain. There is a dire need for another high school in NW.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was informed of this thread and want to say that I am sick and tired of being blocked in every morning. Something has to be done. Period.

Have you complained to the school rather than an anonymous website? And when you say "blocked in" do you mean by traffic or someone actually parking their car in front of your driveway? FWIW, I live within two blocks of a private HS in DC, and I KNEW when I bought the house that there would be traffic related to the school. No one forced me to buy my particular house. I bought it fully aware that there was going to be increased traffic in the mornings and in the afternoons, that there were going to be sporting events and school events where families parked everywhere in my neighborhood. Unless a student is blocking my driveway in an *illegal* manner, I have never had the occasion to complain to the school. There was one incident when students were driving recklessly, racing each other at extremely high speeds through the neighborhood, and I complained directly to the principal. The matter was straightened out right away, and the students were suspended. So, it's not like I don't empathize, but it really strikes me as irrational to choose to live in an urban area, which is close to shops, business, and schools, and then complain about the traffic that is logically expected from proximity.

This ignores that GDS had only a high school in the neighborhood when pp likely bought their house. Traffic control was literally a condition for GDS to expand, so your comparison makes no sense.

Way to lose the forest for the trees. You choose to buy an expensive house in an urban area that is full of schools. FWIW, the HS near me expanded. And BTW, Tenleytown lost St. Ann's and saw an increase in student population at Deal and Janney. Populations shift--the urban-ish nature of Tenleytown did not.

All irrelevant. The school had to, and did, agree to an enrollment cap and traffic management in order to expand its campus. Expansion would not have been possible had GDS not made those commitments.

Your response is telling as to how GDS parents view the school’s agreements.

There you go again. Nowhere in the agreement is there any restriction on Wisconsin Avenue. You keep saying there somehow is one, but it's not there. The ANC does a great job of harassing and shaking down people, which is a reason why the neighborhood is so dumpy. Most good developers simply move on. That's why you all are stuck with a string of fast food places. You've made a mess of you neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was informed of this thread and want to say that I am sick and tired of being blocked in every morning. Something has to be done. Period.

Have you complained to the school rather than an anonymous website? And when you say "blocked in" do you mean by traffic or someone actually parking their car in front of your driveway? FWIW, I live within two blocks of a private HS in DC, and I KNEW when I bought the house that there would be traffic related to the school. No one forced me to buy my particular house. I bought it fully aware that there was going to be increased traffic in the mornings and in the afternoons, that there were going to be sporting events and school events where families parked everywhere in my neighborhood. Unless a student is blocking my driveway in an *illegal* manner, I have never had the occasion to complain to the school. There was one incident when students were driving recklessly, racing each other at extremely high speeds through the neighborhood, and I complained directly to the principal. The matter was straightened out right away, and the students were suspended. So, it's not like I don't empathize, but it really strikes me as irrational to choose to live in an urban area, which is close to shops, business, and schools, and then complain about the traffic that is logically expected from proximity.

This ignores that GDS had only a high school in the neighborhood when pp likely bought their house. Traffic control was literally a condition for GDS to expand, so your comparison makes no sense.

Way to lose the forest for the trees. You choose to buy an expensive house in an urban area that is full of schools. FWIW, the HS near me expanded. And BTW, Tenleytown lost St. Ann's and saw an increase in student population at Deal and Janney. Populations shift--the urban-ish nature of Tenleytown did not.

All irrelevant. The school had to, and did, agree to an enrollment cap and traffic management in order to expand its campus. Expansion would not have been possible had GDS not made those commitments.

Your response is telling as to how GDS parents view the school’s agreements.

1) It's not clear how the PP's is blocked--by traffic or illegal parking?
2) It's clear that GDS is abiding by the conditions, if not exceeding them, as set out in the MOU with the exception of failing to report its enrollment increase in a timely manner.
3) Not sure why you hate GDS parents so much. Jealousy?

All lies. At this point GDS has no credibility. Only a full audit by an outside firm with no conflict of interest could determine if the school is in compliance. I wonder how this scandal will impact college admissions. Colleges will not believe what GDS sends out.