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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You need to broaden your definition of “unsafe environment” to include exposure to and availability of drugs and alcohol, high academic/social pressure, racism, etc.  If you’re stretching to pay for Bethesda schools and that leads to financial stress, that’s problematic for kids.  We’re at OTES and know lots of kids who have gone through various DCC high schools (mostly Einstein and Blair) - they do fine.  Parental education and involvement are far more predictive of outcome than specific high school.  [/quote]

OP here. 
Maybe you misread my comment? You are describing exactly the "pressure cooker environment" we'd like to avoid. We can afford a house in Bethesda, but it would be an old house that would be smaller than we'd like. Budget is up to $1.1 million. We'd love to stay well under that.

FWIW, we are white but moved here from another country and the kids are bilingual. We'd like enough diversity where we won't be the token Eastern European family. [/quote]

You mentioned "pressure cooker" - but that's a different concern than substance use or even financial stress, which are specific considerations for some lower FARMS schools than many in Silver Spring.

Anyway.  There are tons of us educated professionals in SS who send our kids to public school and whose kids have positive experiences there.  There are also many families who start out at Oakland Terrace or Flora Singer or Forest Knolls or wherever and move when their kids get close to middle school, out of (largely unfounded) concern about "safety."  If you truly want "the best education possible" for your kids, you may despise MCPS altogether.  [/quote]

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