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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can tell you about specific public schools in MV if that's what you want. There are two public middle schools, multiple elementary schools, and two choice elementary schools. The high school district is different than the middle school and elementary district.

There are many families just like yours in MV. I haven't heard of any teacher obligating asking of pronouns, but some kids probably offer them. The population is very diverse. This $1k obligatory donation PP is talking about is completely untrue. I do not think they say the pledge of allegiance in the classrooms but I think that has been true for many years afaik (like since the 90s). There aren't rainbow flags in classrooms by policy, but it is possible individual teachers may have one (I have no idea why you would be so triggered by that, though, and I'm doubting the resiliency of you and your kids with that comment).

MV is filled with extremely hard working immigrants, some of whom have done very well for themselves and their families, and they tend to value education. That is reflected in the school population and what happens in the schools.

What else do you want to know? [/quote]
I'm the PP who mentioned the $1K "donation". It is a donation, not obligatory, but it funds things that we take for granted in the DC area.  As I stated, I lived in SV area (Peninsula area to be specific), and that's what every school district there did.. they had parents "donate" to fund things like art and PE.

In MV, they use the funds for things like chromebooks and PSAT (both are free in our school district in DC area).

https://mvlafoundation.org/what-we-fund/

https://mvlafoundation.org/donate/

I grew up in CA, went to school there.  Public education there is vastly underfunded since Prop 13 (I'm old, and remember when this hit the public schools).[/quote]
Forgot to put the other MV foundation.

When I moved to the DC area, I was floored that we didn't have to "donate" to pay for the below, and it was part of the services already provided by the schools.

https://www.mvef.org/home-early-2021

Funds:
    Music and Art:

Weekly classes by CSMA for TK-5th

Instrument purchases and repair for elementary and middle schools

Art supply kits for all elementary school students

Science:

Living Classroom instruction and hands-on plant science lessons at all elementary schools

Environmental science education with field trips in the 4th and 5th grade, plus one middle school trip  I

Elementary STEAM room supplies for hands-on and high-quality science education

Middle School Sports and Electives:

Interscholastic athletics including coaches, referees, and transportation to competitions

Middle school science and elective supplies for teachers

Teacher Stipends for Clubs 
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