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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parent advocates are not trying to accelerate or "pull forward" the Brent renovation. Brent has already been recognized by the city for years as being in need of renovation of its outdated and overcrowded space, and the original schedule was derailed (like so many things) by COVID. No one is trying to jump the line, and its irresponsible to suggest otherwise.[/quote]

Thank you. There are multiple other elementary schools with more dire facilities needs than Brent's and people need to understand that if Brent's schedule got moved up, it would impact kids and teachers at those schools. For instance I know for a fact that J.O. Wilson is in dire need of new facilities. [b]They should absolutely be further up the queue.[/b]

It would be great if no one had to wait but it's just not the reality in this district (or in almost any public school district).[/quote]

Why, because JO Wilson serves its in-boundary population so well?  Because it's over-crowded?

Spare us the sermon. Brent is bursting at the seams with more than 80% in-boundary participation despite a disastrous, seriously antiquated HVAC system. Water leaks from vents into rooms, occasionally flooding the library.  The playground affords the school less space per student than any other in the system save Ross.

Where parents and admins organize and lobby politicians like made for much-needed renovations, wait times have a way of shrinking or disappearing in DCPS, e.g. Maury, renovated with around 18 months of lead time in 2017-18. [/quote]

Right, so much for equity. Let's get the parents who have the finances and the connections and let them lobby for the school with 9% econ disadvantaged hop the line[/quote]

Right, god forbid OOB kids get a new facility[/quote]

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