Concerned about buying in WJ cluster because of re-zoning

[Anonymous]

They almost have too make it part of the DCC. If they pair-off some of the already scarce middle class neighborhoods out of the DCC and create another feeder system that in closed entry to the rapidly slipping demographics in the east county, the social justice crowd will revolt. Where as when they move the WJ families into the DCC the SJ crowd will be delighted some W families are being screwed. The WJ families won’t be able to protest too much without looking like they simply don’t want their kids to go to school with black and Spanish kids.

Only one of those is viable in today’s climate, sorry WJ Familes. Should have thought about this before buying on the boarder to the east.

Why would anyone in the DCC 'delight in seeing 'WJ families screwed'? Are people in the DCC that bitter and preoccupied with others? I thought the DCC hate for Bethesda was aimed at very wealthy people in multimillion dollars houses. Does it now extend to those who bought a 600K in WJ rather than a 400K house in Einstein/Blair?

[Anonymous]

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They almost have too make it part of the DCC. If they pair-off some of the already scarce middle class neighborhoods out of the DCC and create another feeder system that in closed entry to the rapidly slipping demographics in the east county, the social justice crowd will revolt. Where as when they move the WJ families into the DCC the SJ crowd will be delighted some W families are being screwed. The WJ families won’t be able to protest too much without looking like they simply don’t want their kids to go to school with black and Spanish kids.

Only one of those is viable in today’s climate, sorry WJ Familes. Should have thought about this before buying on the boarder to the east.

Why would anyone in the DCC 'delight in seeing 'WJ families screwed'? Are people in the DCC that bitter and preoccupied with others? I thought the DCC hate for Bethesda was aimed at very wealthy people in multimillion dollars houses. Does it now extend to those who bought a 600K in WJ rather than a 400K house in Einstein/Blair?

There will be a measure of smugness pointed at the people outraged at having to join them in the DCC you best believe. And where can one find houses for 600k in the WJ zone? Maybe after they are zoned out

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Didn't MCPS consider including BCC in the DCC when they were forming the DCC and then it wasn't included? Same thing with Sherwood and NEC. Both of those schools were eventually not included in the consortiums.

BCC declined to join the DCC when it was formed for obvious reasons, it already had its fair share of silver spring kids and over crowding.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Didn't MCPS consider including BCC in the DCC when they were forming the DCC and then it wasn't included? Same thing with Sherwood and NEC. Both of those schools were eventually not included in the consortiums.

BCC declined to join the DCC when it was formed for obvious reasons, it already had its fair share of silver spring kids and over crowding.

B-CC wasn't the decision-maker, MCPS was.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Didn't MCPS consider including BCC in the DCC when they were forming the DCC and then it wasn't included? Same thing with Sherwood and NEC. Both of those schools were eventually not included in the consortiums.

BCC declined to join the DCC when it was formed for obvious reasons, it already had its fair share of silver spring kids and over crowding.

BCC is part of MCPS and BCC doesn't get to decide in such decisions. I guess you meant parents in BCC lobbying to not join DCC. That I can agree.

[Anonymous]

WJ test scores will go down a lot. It's pretty much given unless, Woodward is the only one taking all kids from DCC and WJ retaining all current kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:WJ test scores will go down a lot. It's pretty much given unless, Woodward is the only one taking all kids from DCC and WJ retaining all current kids.

They're most likely to split it by middle school, with Tilden feeding to Woodward and North Bethesda to WJ. That will leave both high schools with extra room for a couple of additional elementary schools.

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Anonymous wrote:Woodward is likely to be included in DCC. I will avoid it if house price is your concern.

Source? That sounds like BS.

That's one of the options for Woodward and listed by MCPS.

There is strong possibility of that given that Woodward's main aim is to help DCC and WJ.

”Strong possibility” and “one of the options” =/= “likely.”

Given what MCPS has openly stated, it's much more than one of the options.

They almost have too make it part of the DCC. If they pair-off some of the already scarce middle class neighborhoods out of the DCC and create another feeder system that in closed entry to the rapidly slipping demographics in the east county, the social justice crowd will revolt. Where as when they move the WJ families into the DCC the SJ crowd will be delighted some W families are being screwed. The WJ families won’t be able to protest too much without looking like they simply don’t want their kids to go to school with black and Spanish kids.

Only one of those is viable in today’s climate, sorry WJ Familes. Should have thought about this before buying on the boarder to the east.

Hahha "Spanish kids"! Here they come from Spain!

"on the boarder" -- errrr, might you mean *border*? Or are you referring to a boarding house somewhere in the East of the county?

[Anonymous]

Spanish kids are white. I think you meant to say non-white Hispanics

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Spanish kids are white. I think you meant to say non-white Hispanics

Having lived elsewhere in the country, it really bothers me when people around here call Hispanics “Spanish” to mean “anyone South of the US”.

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Anonymous wrote:Spanish kids are white. I think you meant to say non-white Hispanics

Having lived elsewhere in the country, it really bothers me when people around here call Hispanics “Spanish” to mean “anyone South of the US”.

The issue is that the term hispanic is overly broad. I think most people use it to refer to a race rather than a person who comes from a spanish speaking country. I doubt the poster above would have an issue if Cameron Diaz or Enrique Iglesias showed up to the school. They really mean people who are not white when they use the term hispanic, not understanding that the word includes white people from Europe as well.

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Anonymous wrote:Spanish kids are white. I think you meant to say non-white Hispanics

Having lived elsewhere in the country, it really bothers me when people around here call Hispanics “Spanish” to mean “anyone South of the US”.

The issue is that the term hispanic is overly broad. I think most people use it to refer to a race rather than a person who comes from a spanish speaking country. I doubt the poster above would have an issue if Cameron Diaz or Enrique Iglesias showed up to the school. They really mean people who are not white when they use the term hispanic, not understanding that the word includes white people from Europe as well.

Its fairly complicated on which term to use and it varies across the US depending on the demographics. Latino is probably the proper word in the current context or Central American. Many people from Central and South America were infact Spanish in nationality prior to independence and still view themselves that way.

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Anonymous wrote:Spanish kids are white. I think you meant to say non-white Hispanics

Having lived elsewhere in the country, it really bothers me when people around here call Hispanics “Spanish” to mean “anyone South of the US”.

The issue is that the term hispanic is overly broad. I think most people use it to refer to a race rather than a person who comes from a spanish speaking country. I doubt the poster above would have an issue if Cameron Diaz or Enrique Iglesias showed up to the school. They really mean people who are not white when they use the term hispanic, not understanding that the word includes white people from Europe as well.

Its fairly complicated on which term to use and it varies across the US depending on the demographics. Latino is probably the proper word in the current context or Central American. Many people from Central and South America were infact Spanish in nationality prior to independence and still view themselves that way.

True, but I think the issue of using the term Hispanic to mean non-white people is the confusing part. There are plenty of Hispanics who are white and wealthy, privileged and educated. But the PP was clearly using the term to refer to people of color. Always found that odd.

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Anonymous wrote:Spanish kids are white. I think you meant to say non-white Hispanics

Having lived elsewhere in the country, it really bothers me when people around here call Hispanics “Spanish” to mean “anyone South of the US”.

The issue is that the term hispanic is overly broad. I think most people use it to refer to a race rather than a person who comes from a spanish speaking country. I doubt the poster above would have an issue if Cameron Diaz or Enrique Iglesias showed up to the school. They really mean people who are not white when they use the term hispanic, not understanding that the word includes white people from Europe as well.

Its fairly complicated on which term to use and it varies across the US depending on the demographics. Latino is probably the proper word in the current context or Central American. Many people from Central and South America were infact Spanish in nationality prior to independence and still view themselves that way.

True, but I think the issue of using the term Hispanic to mean non-white people is the confusing part. There are plenty of Hispanics who are white and wealthy, privileged and educated. But the PP was clearly using the term to refer to people of color. Always found that odd.

This is an issue created by "Americans". People never referred to themselves as Hispanic or latino this is a US phenomenom that did exist until fairly recently.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Spanish kids are white. I think you meant to say non-white Hispanics

Having lived elsewhere in the country, it really bothers me when people around here call Hispanics “Spanish” to mean “anyone South of the US”.

The issue is that the term hispanic is overly broad. I think most people use it to refer to a race rather than a person who comes from a spanish speaking country. I doubt the poster above would have an issue if Cameron Diaz or Enrique Iglesias showed up to the school. They really mean people who are not white when they use the term hispanic, not understanding that the word includes white people from Europe as well.

Its fairly complicated on which term to use and it varies across the US depending on the demographics. Latino is probably the proper word in the current context or Central American. Many people from Central and South America were infact Spanish in nationality prior to independence and still view themselves that way.

True, but I think the issue of using the term Hispanic to mean non-white people is the confusing part. There are plenty of Hispanics who are white and wealthy, privileged and educated. But the PP was clearly using the term to refer to people of color. Always found that odd.

This is an issue created by "Americans". People never referred to themselves as Hispanic or latino this is a US phenomenom that did exist until fairly recently.

er "did not exist"