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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A highly symbolic fresh start for Hardy woukd be to tear out the parking and expand the field.  Then they should hold a celebratory bonfire to kick the season off and burn all the old and discontinued school uniforms![/quote]

I don't agree with that particular proposal but I agree that Hardy would benefit from a symbolic fresh start. However, a lot of the controversy around Hardy stems from the fact that it holds an important place in the history of desegregation in DC, and it holds symbolic value for a lot of people who don't have a direct stake. So you have to be careful about your symbolism backfiring.

For example: I was at a Hardy PTA meeting back in the dark days of 2011, and Yvette Alexander, the ward 7 councilmember, was there. Why on earth was the ward 7 councilmember there? Jack Evans, whose ward it's in, wasn't there, and Mary Cheh, whose ward contains most of the boundary, wasn't there, but Alexander was there. And her reason was to score political points. She gave a very divisive speech, with the predicable race-baiting code words. I'm sure it played great in her home ward.

Thanks a lot, councilmember.[/quote]

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