Maury Elementary feedback?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:the dme keeps statistics. only schools with 10 or more all grades IB for Maury students are Mundo Verde, sws, miner, and appletree lincoln park. im sure there are some students scattered across a lot of other schools. but its no in very large numbers.

And the Appletree and Miner groups are likely pre-k kids who didn't win the Maury lottery.

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Anonymous wrote:Maury does seem like one of the better elementary schools on the Hill but I admittedly am turned off by what seems to be an obnoxious group of parents. Is that an unfair stereotype/hasty view from the outside?

Where did you get that impression?

Different parent, inbounds for Maury and I agree. Really unfriendly group of people. I’m glad we went elsewhere.

I live in the general neighborhood (but IB for/with kids at L-T) and I cannot imagine turning down Maury as an IB family for another public option... Maybe if I was really set on immersion? Insane to turn down a quality local school because you anecdotally think some parents (your neighbors??) are unfriendly.

In general, I find my Hill neighbors really nice and friendly, especially those with kids in any of the local DCPSes. We have loads of friends at Maury via local kids' activities. The friendly vibe is part of why so many people live and stay on the Hill even when it complicates school options later on. Sorry you've had such a different experience, but I think it's pretty abnormal!

Nah this is very par for the course if you’re not white. Also I don’t need to hear how you’re “considering” eastern and you’re “committed” to Eliot. I’m not sending my kids there either.

Non-white IB families turn down Maury routinely? For where? (I am also not sending my kids to EH or Eastern, but the same considerations absolutely do not apply to Maury which has fabulous test scores and a large group of high achieving students.)

Yup, the families at Maury are lowkey very unfriendly and unwelcoming to black families. This is exactly why the number of black students continues to plummet every year. The white families make black families feel like they shouldn’t be in the school or in the neighborhood. Mind you, the neighborhood surrounding Maury was predominately black until 2012. Clock it.

I’m sorry you feel that way but I’ve never seen that. The number of black kids has increased as the upper levels expanded although the overall percentage has fallen. My DS went through Maury and now attends EH where he is the minority.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Maury does seem like one of the better elementary schools on the Hill but I admittedly am turned off by what seems to be an obnoxious group of parents. Is that an unfair stereotype/hasty view from the outside?

Where did you get that impression?

Different parent, inbounds for Maury and I agree. Really unfriendly group of people. I’m glad we went elsewhere.

I live in the general neighborhood (but IB for/with kids at L-T) and I cannot imagine turning down Maury as an IB family for another public option... Maybe if I was really set on immersion? Insane to turn down a quality local school because you anecdotally think some parents (your neighbors??) are unfriendly.

In general, I find my Hill neighbors really nice and friendly, especially those with kids in any of the local DCPSes. We have loads of friends at Maury via local kids' activities. The friendly vibe is part of why so many people live and stay on the Hill even when it complicates school options later on. Sorry you've had such a different experience, but I think it's pretty abnormal!

Nah this is very par for the course if you’re not white. Also I don’t need to hear how you’re “considering” eastern and you’re “committed” to Eliot. I’m not sending my kids there either.

Non-white IB families turn down Maury routinely? For where? (I am also not sending my kids to EH or Eastern, but the same considerations absolutely do not apply to Maury which has fabulous test scores and a large group of high achieving students.)

Yup, the families at Maury are lowkey very unfriendly and unwelcoming to black families. This is exactly why the number of black students continues to plummet every year. The white families make black families feel like they shouldn’t be in the school or in the neighborhood. Mind you, the neighborhood surrounding Maury was predominately black until 2012. Clock it.

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This is very helpful as a black parent. Because that sort of attitude passes on through their kids and lo and behold, your child is singled out and that is when the insecurities start to fester. Thank you.

You’re very welcome! Don’t listen to these people on this board. The majority of them have the attitudes I described in my last post. I’m a black dad and I almost ended up getting arrested after I ended up going off on two of those parents about how their child was treating my son. Luckily the responding officers were black and didn’t say anything lol. They run their mouths on forums like these but forget that real life and online are two totally different things. And these are the same people who pretend to be “liberal” and accepting, but treat black families like they don’t belong. And then when a black parent goes off and says something, the black parent is the problem. Nope, the racist entitled performative “others” are the real problem. Don’t let their “Everybody Belongs” yard signs fool you. They’re fine with diversity as long as the diversity isn’t in their neighborhood or school. I want one of them to try to prove me wrong. I’ll wait…..

Ok … what exactly were you saying?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My advice to any other black parents looking for Capitol Hill schools is to look at Ludlow-Taylor. Ludlow has a large number of black teachers and they’re really good about shutting down that entitled and racist nonsense from those parents. Also consider JO Wilson. JO Wilson is led by a strong black man who doesn’t let that entitled racist nonsense happen at his school.

Someone is sock puppeting. Anyway Maury has black leaders and I think a majority of black teachers. I really think you should stop defaming the school.

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Anonymous wrote:Maury does seem like one of the better elementary schools on the Hill but I admittedly am turned off by what seems to be an obnoxious group of parents. Is that an unfair stereotype/hasty view from the outside?

Where did you get that impression?

Different parent, inbounds for Maury and I agree. Really unfriendly group of people. I’m glad we went elsewhere.

I live in the general neighborhood (but IB for/with kids at L-T) and I cannot imagine turning down Maury as an IB family for another public option... Maybe if I was really set on immersion? Insane to turn down a quality local school because you anecdotally think some parents (your neighbors??) are unfriendly.

In general, I find my Hill neighbors really nice and friendly, especially those with kids in any of the local DCPSes. We have loads of friends at Maury via local kids' activities. The friendly vibe is part of why so many people live and stay on the Hill even when it complicates school options later on. Sorry you've had such a different experience, but I think it's pretty abnormal!

Nah this is very par for the course if you’re not white. Also I don’t need to hear how you’re “considering” eastern and you’re “committed” to Eliot. I’m not sending my kids there either.

Non-white IB families turn down Maury routinely? For where? (I am also not sending my kids to EH or Eastern, but the same considerations absolutely do not apply to Maury which has fabulous test scores and a large group of high achieving students.)

Yup, the families at Maury are lowkey very unfriendly and unwelcoming to black families. This is exactly why the number of black students continues to plummet every year. The white families make black families feel like they shouldn’t be in the school or in the neighborhood. Mind you, the neighborhood surrounding Maury was predominately black until 2012. Clock it.

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This is very helpful as a black parent. Because that sort of attitude passes on through their kids and lo and behold, your child is singled out and that is when the insecurities start to fester. Thank you.

You’re very welcome! Don’t listen to these people on this board. The majority of them have the attitudes I described in my last post. I’m a black dad and I almost ended up getting arrested after I ended up going off on two of those parents about how their child was treating my son. Luckily the responding officers were black and didn’t say anything lol. They run their mouths on forums like these but forget that real life and online are two totally different things. And these are the same people who pretend to be “liberal” and accepting, but treat black families like they don’t belong. And then when a black parent goes off and says something, the black parent is the problem. Nope, the racist entitled performative “others” are the real problem. Don’t let their “Everybody Belongs” yard signs fool you. They’re fine with diversity as long as the diversity isn’t in their neighborhood or school. I want one of them to try to prove me wrong. I’ll wait…..

This is why we ended up in Bowie.

Because you feel entitled to curse out other parents with no repercussions? Lol. My kid is now at EH (basically all black teachers staff and admins, white principal) and I can say for 100% they would not be playing if two parents were screaming at each other on school grounds.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My advice to any other black parents looking for Capitol Hill schools is to look at Ludlow-Taylor. Ludlow has a large number of black teachers and they’re really good about shutting down that entitled and racist nonsense from those parents. Also consider JO Wilson. JO Wilson is led by a strong black man who doesn’t let that entitled racist nonsense happen at his school.

"Everyone is disagrees with me is racist".

And people wonder why Trump won. lol.

And comments like these prove my point about the attitudes that exist at Maury. I’m sorry but families ostracizing and being unwelcoming to black families has nothing to do with “disagreeing with someone”. It’s very telling when you try to downplay the experiences of black people. You aren’t black so you can’t relate. Period. Yeah, clock it.

[Anonymous]

<So hundreds of people living in Cap Hill are racist? Ok bud.>

Literally, yes. I’m not PP but the lowkey racism of many in the Maury community was on full public display with the debate over the “woke school pairing” (as it was described just above!)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: <So hundreds of people living in Cap Hill are racist? Ok bud.>

Literally, yes. I’m not PP but the lowkey racism of many in the Maury community was on full public display with the debate over the “woke school pairing” (as it was described just above!)

This is ridiculous. Miner is a failing school. It's test scores are awful. It's attendance numbers are worse. There is constant turnover of admin and teachers. Maury parents didn't want to send their kids to a failing school. That's not racist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: <So hundreds of people living in Cap Hill are racist? Ok bud.>

Literally, yes. I’m not PP but the lowkey racism of many in the Maury community was on full public display with the debate over the “woke school pairing” (as it was described just above!)

It was "woke". All talk about "equity" and nothing about the kids actually learning.

You know what is racist? Pushing forward a plan that explicitly told young black kids that they only way they can be successful is if they go to a white school. The only racist people are the left-wing social justice people.

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Anonymous wrote:My advice to any other black parents looking for Capitol Hill schools is to look at Ludlow-Taylor. Ludlow has a large number of black teachers and they’re really good about shutting down that entitled and racist nonsense from those parents. Also consider JO Wilson. JO Wilson is led by a strong black man who doesn’t let that entitled racist nonsense happen at his school.

"Everyone is disagrees with me is racist".

And people wonder why Trump won. lol.

And comments like these prove my point about the attitudes that exist at Maury. I’m sorry but families ostracizing and being unwelcoming to black families has nothing to do with “disagreeing with someone”. It’s very telling when you try to downplay the experiences of black people. You aren’t black so you can’t relate. Period. Yeah, clock it.

Exhausting. Please stop before Vance wins.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: <So hundreds of people living in Cap Hill are racist? Ok bud.>

Literally, yes. I’m not PP but the lowkey racism of many in the Maury community was on full public display with the debate over the “woke school pairing” (as it was described just above!)

Only you are the one saying that valuing education is "racist". Really shows your true colors and what you think of people.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My advice to any other black parents looking for Capitol Hill schools is to look at Ludlow-Taylor. Ludlow has a large number of black teachers and they’re really good about shutting down that entitled and racist nonsense from those parents. Also consider JO Wilson. JO Wilson is led by a strong black man who doesn’t let that entitled racist nonsense happen at his school.

"Everyone is disagrees with me is racist".

And people wonder why Trump won. lol.

And comments like these prove my point about the attitudes that exist at Maury. I’m sorry but families ostracizing and being unwelcoming to black families has nothing to do with “disagreeing with someone”. It’s very telling when you try to downplay the experiences of black people. You aren’t black so you can’t relate. Period. Yeah, clock it.

Exhausting. Please stop before Vance wins.

And it’s exhausting that people like you are still racist and anti-Black. Clock it.

[Anonymous]

The racists in this thread are proving my point about Maury being a school that is unwelcoming to black families. Racists are real bold online but I can guarantee that they would never any of the stuff they say online to a black person’s face. Keep that same energy in real life.

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Anonymous wrote:My advice to any other black parents looking for Capitol Hill schools is to look at Ludlow-Taylor. Ludlow has a large number of black teachers and they’re really good about shutting down that entitled and racist nonsense from those parents. Also consider JO Wilson. JO Wilson is led by a strong black man who doesn’t let that entitled racist nonsense happen at his school.

"Everyone is disagrees with me is racist".

And people wonder why Trump won. lol.

And comments like these prove my point about the attitudes that exist at Maury. I’m sorry but families ostracizing and being unwelcoming to black families has nothing to do with “disagreeing with someone”. It’s very telling when you try to downplay the experiences of black people. You aren’t black so you can’t relate. Period. Yeah, clock it.

Exhausting. Please stop before Vance wins.

And nah, black people aren’t going to shut up and stop talking about racism. I really wish you would try to make us too. FAFO.

[Anonymous]

You play with the wrong black person in DC and you might just end up on a shirt or look like Swiss cheese.