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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would not want to force the longer commute on my children. People can make other decisions.[/quote]

My kids can get from the Hill to Basis considerably faster than many kids in the burbs or, hell, at JR can get to their HS. Try to judge less.[/quote]

Basis is barely NW.  And it's not only time, but also the strain on the family.  MCPS has these crazy things called ... school buses! [/quote]

I'm not sure what you mean by "barely NW," but no one would claim Basis was on the Hill. If what you're saying is that there is actually is a decent middle school/HS not that far from the Hill... well, that's my point. DC has this thing called... public buses. Not sure why you think they're a significantly bigger strain than school buses; I actually find them much easier/more reliable because if you miss one or there's a problem with one, there are later ones... and if you need to be at school early for an extracurricular, there are earlier ones.[/quote]

You beat me to it! I love when MD suburban parents who read and post on DCUM to try and make themselves feel better make dumb comments like that. BASIS is 2 miles or less from most of the Hill and can be accessed for free by every single Metrobus and Metrorail. The proximity and and accessibility is far superior to MCPS. Note I did not argue the merits of DCPS vs MCPS, but transit ignorant PPP didn't address that. The hill they wanted to die on was "school busses" and proximity.  [/quote]

OP was talking about elementary schools, and you know that Basis is  the only easily accessible alternative for the Hill HS.

I'm not a surburban parent. I'm a realistic Hill parent who isn't deluded about the downsides of the neighborhood. [/quote]

?? There are buses that go to Latin from Eastern Market and Sherwood Rec Center. [/quote]

And of course you have to literally win a lottery for the privilege of paying to put your kid on that bus[/quote]

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