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[quote=Anonymous]Yesterday at 11:49 AM, DCPS sent out an email stating that students must be accompanied by an adult at all football games due to issues with violence. While the schools communicated this to the students, it left many of us in a difficult position. When my child came home excited to attend the Jackson-Reed game, I had to inform them of the new policy. Many of their friends tried to go but were turned away. Ironically, this policy only applied to public school students, meaning all the St. Albans students were allowed to attend. Waiting for the private school fans here!

I have several issues with this situation, primarily centered around two points. First, the timing of the announcement was problematic. It provided parents and students with little time to understand the new policy, figure out how to implement it, or voice their concerns. Second, the policy itself raises questions about fairness. While I understand there have been issues in the past, it seems inconsistent that private school students could attend without similar restrictions. This disparity calls into question the effectiveness of the policy.

Moreover, there appears to be a significant inconsistency in how DCPS addresses matters of safety and security. It seems acceptable for students to be tardy, steal, or even assault teachers, yet they cannot attend a sporting event? Perhaps if we enforced basic discipline, we wouldn't be facing these issues. This policy reflects a failure on the part of DCPS to set consequences for individual students, instead treating the entire school as the problem.

Now, off to enjoy this beautiful day![/quote]

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