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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not a troll. Just trying to get some insight. Many of the posts I've read reference things like sports.
My kids are too young for me to know if I care how good the girls volleyball team is, but my hunch is that we will care more about academics than sports based on their athletic talents (or lack thereof) so far.

Some of our neighbors have experienced fights at Cooper and drug exposure at Langley. Is that just the case everywhere now?
We chose our current home specifically to be zoned for Langley but now that we're hearing more and more about it I'm not sure its a good fit for us. We're trying to figure out if McLean or Madison might be better or if we should look into private schools. 
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Years and years ago, the Washington Post did an article about how to find a good middle school.  I don’t remember the specifics, but the gist was that no one likes their middle school.  The reason is because of the age.  There will be fights.  Drugs are in every school even the private ones, the three schools you present have plenty of no drug culture active student bodies.  Keeping open communication and staying involved with your children is the best way to combat that.  Ask questions about where they are going and call the parents whose house they are visiting if you don’t know them.  It’s okay to be that parent and tell your kids that they can blame their parents for being so “weird” about their rules.   Establish a rule that if they ever get someplace where they figure out they are in over their heads - just call you.  No punishment no discipline.  They figured it out and used their safety valve.

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