MacArthur

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When I went to Deal years ago, Principal Moss (Mr. Moss) implemented a dress code where all boys had to have their shirts tucked in and wear a belt. Lots of tucked in t-shirts. If you didn’t have a belt, you went to the principal’s office and they tied a rope around your waist.

Being teenagers, we were annoyed by it. But we didn’t go into theatrics about people policing our bodies. It was a minor annoyance, and maybe something that actually contributed to the order in the school. People need to stop acting as if every attempt at standards is some sort of human rights violation.

Hah, I went to a big three after public elementary but I remember hearing about Mr moss. He was a legend. Strict but knew a lot of the kids by name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are children saying that the dress code is impacting them in a negative way? If not, then the adults should take a step back. The world is made up of rules. Either we follow them and live life or choose not to and deal with consequences. It is quite simple IMO.

Yes. I sat in a room with a bunch of girls from Deal a few years ago and listened to them talk about the dress code. It was eye opening, to say the least. They felt shamed, scrutinized, and targeted by boys, who would report them to admin. Deal significantly revised its dress code and its approach to enforcement in response.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hardy is a dress code school. I’m glad MacArthur is too.

This is partly why: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/dress-for-success-how-clothes-influence-our-performance/

I’m a social scientist. I understand the limitations of such preliminary research. But I’ll take the current state of knowledge over ignorance designed just to match priors any day.

Ok, social scientist. How do you react to this? https://nwlc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/5.1web_Final_nwlc_DressCodeReport.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are children saying that the dress code is impacting them in a negative way? If not, then the adults should take a step back. The world is made up of rules. Either we follow them and live life or choose not to and deal with consequences. It is quite simple IMO.

Yes. I sat in a room with a bunch of girls from Deal a few years ago and listened to them talk about the dress code. It was eye opening, to say the least. They felt shamed, scrutinized, and targeted by boys, who would report them to admin. Deal significantly revised its dress code and its approach to enforcement in response.

Then, perhaps, you should express the concerns to leadership and not to an anonymous forum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are children saying that the dress code is impacting them in a negative way? If not, then the adults should take a step back. The world is made up of rules. Either we follow them and live life or choose not to and deal with consequences. It is quite simple IMO.

I as a parent would not be buying my child new clothes to appease a dress code.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are children saying that the dress code is impacting them in a negative way? If not, then the adults should take a step back. The world is made up of rules. Either we follow them and live life or choose not to and deal with consequences. It is quite simple IMO.

Yes. I sat in a room with a bunch of girls from Deal a few years ago and listened to them talk about the dress code. It was eye opening, to say the least. They felt shamed, scrutinized, and targeted by boys, who would report them to admin. Deal significantly revised its dress code and its approach to enforcement in response.

Then, perhaps, you should express the concerns to leadership and not to an anonymous forum.

NP. It was addressed. Read.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCPS needs to get an activities bus for students to travel to JR; a cheese bus will do.

That would really help with the transportation picture if non-activities kids were allowed to take it too. Tenleytown is much more connected to the rest of the city.

Per MacArthur's twitter (X) page, they are trying to recruit coaches for several sports; not need to bus to JR.

[Anonymous]

Today 2 students from Nac Arthur They were seen buying drugs in a building next to the school and they the same ones they did in Hardy What do those irresponsible parents do that don't give them A punishment. They selfish And they think can do whatever they want and they can always get away with it .this is the reason why they losing many of her friends .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Today 2 students from Nac Arthur They were seen buying drugs in a building next to the school and they the same ones they did in Hardy What do those irresponsible parents do that don't give them A punishment. They selfish And they think can do whatever they want and they can always get away with it .this is the reason why they losing many of her friends .

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Today 2 students from Nac Arthur They were seen buying drugs in a building next to the school and they the same ones they did in Hardy What do those irresponsible parents do that don't give them A punishment. They selfish And they think can do whatever they want and they can always get away with it .this is the reason why they losing many of her friends .

Seems like you are the one consuming the drugs. What are you saying right now??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Today 2 students from Nac Arthur They were seen buying drugs in a building next to the school and they the same ones they did in Hardy What do those irresponsible parents do that don't give them A punishment. They selfish And they think can do whatever they want and they can always get away with it .this is the reason why they losing many of her friends .

Seems like you are the one consuming the drugs. What are you saying right now??

That was rude. I believe she is writing ESL.

You could just respond to the substance, which I find clear enough.

[Anonymous]

It's true, you are rude and your opinion doesn't make sense to an huge problem. These students out of control with parents who don't care about them. I'm sorry for you .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Today 2 students from Nac Arthur They were seen buying drugs in a building next to the school and they the same ones they did in Hardy What do those irresponsible parents do that don't give them A punishment. They selfish And they think can do whatever they want and they can always get away with it .this is the reason why they losing many of her friends .

Seems like you are the one consuming the drugs. What are you saying right now??

That was rude. I believe she is writing ESL.

You could just respond to the substance, which I find clear enough.

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That poster has been ranting about hardy and drugs and fights for years. I wouldn't even respond to it.

[Anonymous]

Drove through my expensive neighborhood in DC today and all the private school kids were in their uniforms. You think their parents fret about that?

I'd love to see more uniforms in DCPS. Fine with me, so long as low income kids can get ample free uniforms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are children saying that the dress code is impacting them in a negative way? If not, then the adults should take a step back. The world is made up of rules. Either we follow them and live life or choose not to and deal with consequences. It is quite simple IMO.

Yes. I sat in a room with a bunch of girls from Deal a few years ago and listened to them talk about the dress code. It was eye opening, to say the least. They felt shamed, scrutinized, and targeted by boys, who would report them to admin. Deal significantly revised its dress code and its approach to enforcement in response.

It was most likely other girls and not boys. Boys really do not know or understand the dress code for girls.