Beware quince orchard Parents.

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Anonymous wrote:The Ridgeview parents are just angry because their elementary schools have forced diversity. Have you ever been in the Jones Lane or Thurgood Marshall neighborhood? You will see they aren't very diverse or have any lower-class housing. The schools are diverse because the county brings kids from outside the boundary into the school to bring up the FARMS rate. I know this since my kids are in high school and college now and I went to the meetings long ago when they started bringing in Gaithersburg kids to make the FARMS rate higher. The same happens at Thurgood Marshall.

Yeah - I don't think so....

Not PP but parent at RCES, I have heard this from parents. You can look at both schools service maps and see that the county busses kids some almost 20 min away to make there more FARMs at the schools. Otherwise, FARMs rates would be negligible.

http://gis.mcpsmd.org/ServiceAreaMaps/JonesLaneES.pdf

http://gis.mcpsmd.org/ServiceAreaMaps/ThurgoodMarshallES.pdf

You posted maps of the school boundaries. How does this demonstrate that MCPS brings kids in from outside the boundaries?

RCES was originally built to serve the then newly built Kentlands. Including Lakelands makes sense, but people are discussing the reasons behind bussing kids in from Governor Square Apts, despite RCES being several miles from that apt complex.

[Anonymous]

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RCES was originally built to serve the then newly built Kentlands. Including Lakelands makes sense, but people are discussing the reasons behind bussing kids in from Governor Square Apts, despite RCES being several miles from that apt complex.

RCES is not Kentlands (and Lakelands) ES.

All students who are within the boundaries are within the boundaries, whether they live in Kentlands, or Lakelands, or anywhere else within the boundaries.

[Anonymous]

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RCES was originally built to serve the then newly built Kentlands. Including Lakelands makes sense, but people are discussing the reasons behind bussing kids in from Governor Square Apts, despite RCES being several miles from that apt complex.

RCES is not Kentlands (and Lakelands) ES.

All students who are within the boundaries are within the boundaries, whether they live in Kentlands, or Lakelands, or anywhere else within the boundaries.

I get that. The point people are making is that MCPS busses kids to RCES who live closer to other elementary schools. For example, Governor Square Apts is across the street from Fields Road ES, and yet those kids go to RCES. There are reasons for that, and people were discussing them.

[Anonymous]

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RCES was originally built to serve the then newly built Kentlands. Including Lakelands makes sense, but people are discussing the reasons behind bussing kids in from Governor Square Apts, despite RCES being several miles from that apt complex.

RCES is not Kentlands (and Lakelands) ES.

All students who are within the boundaries are within the boundaries, whether they live in Kentlands, or Lakelands, or anywhere else within the boundaries.

I get that. The point people are making is that MCPS busses kids to RCES who live closer to other elementary schools. For example, Governor Square Apts is across the street from Fields Road ES, and yet those kids go to RCES. There are reasons for that, and people were discussing them.

MCPS busses kids to RCES from Lakelands, too.

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/transportation/busroutes/02159bus.pdf

Also, which street are the Governor Square apartments across from Fields Road ES from?

There is no reason to expect that every child will go to the elementary school closest to their home.

[Anonymous]

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RCES was originally built to serve the then newly built Kentlands. Including Lakelands makes sense, but people are discussing the reasons behind bussing kids in from Governor Square Apts, despite RCES being several miles from that apt complex.

RCES is not Kentlands (and Lakelands) ES.

All students who are within the boundaries are within the boundaries, whether they live in Kentlands, or Lakelands, or anywhere else within the boundaries.

I get that. The point people are making is that MCPS busses kids to RCES who live closer to other elementary schools. For example, Governor Square Apts is across the street from Fields Road ES, and yet those kids go to RCES. There are reasons for that, and people were discussing them.

MCPS busses kids to RCES from Lakelands, too.

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/transportation/busroutes/02159bus.pdf

Also, which street are the Governor Square apartments across from Fields Road ES from?

There is no reason to expect that every child will go to the elementary school closest to their home.

RCES is at most a 15 min walk from any portion of Lakelands. Governor Sq Apts is a 3 min drive (admittedly not technically across the street, but on the other side of Muddy Branch Rd) from Fields Road. MCPS made a decision to include that neighborhood in the RCES boundaries. It’s not an immediately logical choice, suggesting there was some decision making process behind it.

[Anonymous]

I believe OP because it is being discussed on our neighborhood listserve and we are zoned for QO.

[Anonymous]

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RCES is at most a 15 min walk from any portion of Lakelands. Governor Sq Apts is a 3 min drive (admittedly not technically across the street, but on the other side of Muddy Branch Rd) from Fields Road. MCPS made a decision to include that neighborhood in the RCES boundaries. It’s not an immediately logical choice, suggesting there was some decision making process behind it.

Yes, there was, and here it is:

http://gis.mcpsmd.org/boundarystudypdfs/BoundaryProcess_BriefDescriptionFeb2016.pdf

[Anonymous]

The letter is disgusting, but posting on DCUM to warn QO parents is silly. There are almost 2000 students at QO. How do you want us to change our behavior or thoughts because of one parent out of 2000?

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RCES is at most a 15 min walk from any portion of Lakelands. Governor Sq Apts is a 3 min drive (admittedly not technically across the street, but on the other side of Muddy Branch Rd) from Fields Road. MCPS made a decision to include that neighborhood in the RCES boundaries. It’s not an immediately logical choice, suggesting there was some decision making process behind it.

Yes, there was, and here it is:

http://gis.mcpsmd.org/boundarystudypdfs/BoundaryProcess_BriefDescriptionFeb2016.pdf

I wonder why they bring them out of the way to the school even though it is already so overcrowded. Why not Dufief which is under enrolled?

[Anonymous]

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RCES is at most a 15 min walk from any portion of Lakelands. Governor Sq Apts is a 3 min drive (admittedly not technically across the street, but on the other side of Muddy Branch Rd) from Fields Road. MCPS made a decision to include that neighborhood in the RCES boundaries. It’s not an immediately logical choice, suggesting there was some decision making process behind it.

Yes, there was, and here it is:

http://gis.mcpsmd.org/boundarystudypdfs/BoundaryProcess_BriefDescriptionFeb2016.pdf

I wonder why they bring them out of the way to the school even though it is already so overcrowded. Why not Dufief which is under enrolled?

Heck if I know. RCES was at or above capacity as soon as Lakelands was built. Why MCPS decided to add more kids to the school, when multiple ES’s in the area had capacity, is just illogical.

[Anonymous]

I am a Ridgeview parent and I also received this anomoyous letter. It is very disturbing and full off racist rants. I have a feeling it is a PTA parent and it was sent to all the families that had their address listed because PYA members received a school directory back last fall. How else could someone have families addresses.

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Anonymous wrote:This is not a troll, I received a letter too. Many of the other moms did as well but I don't know if it is only white parents because our neighborhood is all white. The letter wasn't even racist OP is being overly sensitive. The letter just said it is unfair that blacks can be proud that they beat white people in a competition and that if whites say it then it would be racist. Yes it is true but that is just where our society is now. Anyway, the letter is completely real, but I don't know if minority parents got it as well. QO has had a few racial incidents in the past but it is still a great school.

I'd love to see the letter, but long experience has taught me that white folks will not see racism unless 12 men in sheets turn up in the front lawn with a burning cross and a rope.

If this (white) parent is calling Black kids out by name, and accusing a Black administrator of favoring kids of color, and the only reason for that is race - then the letter is racist.

Perhaps if you live in TN, but not true in this area. The QO community is a very nice, accepting one overall.

It must be true if the letter went out “in this area” and people “in this area” are trying to defend the letter

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RCES is at most a 15 min walk from any portion of Lakelands. Governor Sq Apts is a 3 min drive (admittedly not technically across the street, but on the other side of Muddy Branch Rd) from Fields Road. MCPS made a decision to include that neighborhood in the RCES boundaries. It’s not an immediately logical choice, suggesting there was some decision making process behind it.

Yes, there was, and here it is:

http://gis.mcpsmd.org/boundarystudypdfs/BoundaryProcess_BriefDescriptionFeb2016.pdf

I wonder why they bring them out of the way to the school even though it is already so overcrowded. Why not Dufief which is under enrolled?

Heck if I know. RCES was at or above capacity as soon as Lakelands was built. Why MCPS decided to add more kids to the school, when multiple ES’s in the area had capacity, is just illogical.

Maybe because the Wootton mothers are the ones who keep going on about being fair to FARMs but then they refuse to allow them in their schools...

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This is a troll poster. I have a hard time believing that someone could mail out letters via USPS. USPS is both costly for a high school size and how would this parent have gotten this information. OP, email is move believable, next time stick to thinking your lies through.

ALL children should be highlighted not just black students---no matter the size of their student population. If this story is indeed true it is sad on both the part of the school and the part of the alleged racist parent.

I'd be upset too, if my child worked just as hard as another black student and was not recognized.

I'm leaning toward troll as well.

There is a an argument to be made that highlighting the accomplishments of the black students may help lower performing black students more than it would hurt higher performing white students. I have no idea what the demographic breakdown is at Ridgeview. I do know that in several of the Silver Spring schools the racial/SES/performance breakdown is very stark. The majority of AA and Latino students are lower SES/lower performing while the white kids are UMC/higher performing. The inside of the school is very segregated - AA/Latino kids not winning academic awards, filling the lower tier classes, higher drop out rate etc. In those schools, highlighting and focusing on AA or Latino kids who are succeeding can send a powerful message to other kids that they can do it too. If the majority of kids up there are all white and the everyday experience is segregated within the school, the AA students don't see themselves as someone who can succeed.

In that scenario, the successful AA and Hispanic kids should be recognized just like the successful white and Asian kids. There is no reason to highlight or focus on their achievements to the exclusion of others who through no fault of their own were not born black or brown.

[Anonymous]

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RCES is at most a 15 min walk from any portion of Lakelands. Governor Sq Apts is a 3 min drive (admittedly not technically across the street, but on the other side of Muddy Branch Rd) from Fields Road. MCPS made a decision to include that neighborhood in the RCES boundaries. It’s not an immediately logical choice, suggesting there was some decision making process behind it.

Yes, there was, and here it is:

http://gis.mcpsmd.org/boundarystudypdfs/BoundaryProcess_BriefDescriptionFeb2016.pdf

I wonder why they bring them out of the way to the school even though it is already so overcrowded. Why not Dufief which is under enrolled?

The Governor Square Apartments are zoned for Rachel Carson ES because that was the boundary decision when Rachel Carson ES opened in 1990.

There will be another boundary study when the Dufief addition nears completion.