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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]IF you are concerned about your child's safety in Columbia Heights during school hours, you aren't ready to educate your kid in DC.[/quote]

Agree you should keep the child with the nanny and ready your house for sale. [/quote]
Hey, uh, did you read that my child was actually present in the park there while shots were fired? Yeah, if risking death what it takes to educate your kids in DC then I'll start reading up on home schooling.  :roll: [/quote]

I'm not the PP, and I don't mean to be glib about something like that. But you either need to work past that, or likely find a private option.

We all face the same risks in areas like that. [b]Your situation isn't more risky.  [/b]If it matters, we've been in a similar situation.[/quote]

Huh? Isn't it actually more risky to attend school in a neighborhood with gun crime during daylight hours? I've lived in this city for 15 years and have become pretty comfortable with most risks of city living and I love it here. But my kid being within a few yards of a man waving a gun and firing shots is not something I'm willing to "work past". So yes, maybe we don't get to attend a DCPS but would love suggestions of schools we may be overlooking that are not Appletree. And I'm very, very sorry if you've been in a similar situation since that absolutely shook me to the core.[/quote]

What I mean is that your child being in Columbia Heights is not more risky than my child being in Columbia Heights.

I'm not suggesting you do or don't get past it. That's your business.  I'm just saying that some of us who are able to work past it have more options available.

Sorry, I don't have info on private options. Other forms may be better starting points than the DCPS one.[/quote]

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