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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is a DCPS school, but it also has an outside board and is traditionally given a lot of autonomy. But DCPS has become concerned about a lot of things-- sexual abuse of students, HR problems, and of course the residency cheating (which blew up in DCPS' face but I think even one residency cheating kid is an embarrassment to Ellington, and costs hundreds of thousands of dollars to the city). Autonomy is a privilege and privileges can be lost if not treated with care.[/quote]

Specifically, many of the teachers at Ellington are not DCPS employees and DCPS does not have a mechanism to hold Ellington accountable for following DCPS policies when, for example, a student (or former student) raises concerns about sexual misconduct by a staff member. [/quote]

That's not even true. Any staff member at Duke Ellington is subject to DCPS rules and regulations, as is the school itself. They go through the same background checks, are beholden to the same policies and any concerns about any conduct, sexual or otherwise, is investigated solely by both DCPS and the police. The school is a public/private partnership with DCPS. The board manages the arts curriculum and hires the staff. Everything else is and has always been 100% by the DCPS book. The only real autonomy is curriculum (which is national recognized by the way) and auditions. That's the model for literally every arts school in the nation because no school district in the country has an actual, legitimate arts curriculum.[/quote]

So what is changing and what is being protested?[/quote]

Exactly. [/quote]

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