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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If the issue is about whether uniforms look kind of silly in a Ward 3 public school, then the answer should be pretty clear to anyone who has walked around life for a few years and observed what kind of attire public school kids almost everywhere wear to school.

But with respect to Hardy, the issue clearly triggers unrelated emotions that spring from somewhere else than reason.  From some folks.[/quote]

Hardy is in Ward 2 I think but the point is that it is not a Ward 2 or Ward 3 school.  It is a DC school with a substantially east of the park population that just happens to be located west of the park.  [b]It follows it's own course.[/b]  If folks have a problem with that then they can choose private school or move to the burbs.[/quote]

"It follows its own course." That describes Hardy to a T. But who sets that course?

Like a lot of in-boundary parents, what pisses me off is that any attempt to have influence the course of the school is treated as utterly illegitimate -- by DCPS, by elected officials, and by current Hardy parents. [/quote]

That is sn absurd and ill-informed statement.

In recent years alone, IB families have asked for and received funding for Hardy for a gifted and talented program.  They have asked for and received additional funding for extra differentiation and additional courses for advanced students.  If you've bothered to talk to or listen to Principal Pride you could have heard her short- and long-term plan to make sure the school meets the needs of the IB families.   She has a great vision for those who choose to listen.

And you know what?  OOB families have supported these changes.

Why?  Because they are good for Hardy students.  All Hardy students.

Here's the thing:  today, at Hardy, there is no split between IB and OOB families and students.  Everyone there is welcomed as part of the community.  I understand that there was a split fiver years ago.  But it does not exist anymore.   To the extent there is some split, it seems to be wholly manufactured on this board.

Hardy families welcome eveyone's input.  But if you are not part of the community, and take shots at our students for no reason, we will get upset about it.  There is a difference between providing input and parroting prejudices and inaccuracies about Hardy and its students.

Signed,

An IB Hardy Parent.[/quote]

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