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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At the hearing, another bullet point all the Maret people kept repeating from their talking points was that they’re only out there two hours a day. So first of all, they consciously and collectively round down. Second of all they don’t address what happens when they host baseball games there which surely are not completed within a two hour period particularly when you add in things like warm up. What they don’t want to say is that the contract allows them to stay as long as they need on game days. And since it’s where they play all their home games for baseball and soccer (right?) that adds up to a lot of additional time beyond “two hours“ each school day. And for me, someone who has a hearty student in another child who will be going to Hardy in a couple years, it’s not about access high school teams. I want to see those aftercare kids and Jelleff being able to run around on a gorgeous day after sitting in classrooms all day long [b]And for me, someone who has a Hardy student Athlete and another child who will be going to Hardy in a couple years, it’s not about access by school teams. I want to see those aftercare kids at Jelleff being able to run around on a gorgeous day after sitting in classrooms all day long.[/b] I’ve seen them looking through the fence. Maret wants to dismiss that visual because it’s so ugly but it is accurate[/quote]

Oh, please.  No one believes this.  Hardy parents have a very compelling argument to make here, but you put yourself on a level with the "white savior" Maret parents when you spout this nonsense.  [/quote]

Holy crap - do you know how committed, mission oriented and hard working BGCGW people are? Have you gone to any of the DC based rec center that are gathering places for kids to have a safe place to go after school and are teeming with volunteers because they understand that there are thousands of kids out there being influenced to make bad choices all day long?  There are a lot of people out there focused and working on access & equity issues that don't have a white savior complex. You're gross and offensive because [b]you believe that no one believes that kids shouldn't be stuck in a building after a day in school[/b].[/quote]

I never said that, and I don't believe that.  What I did say is that *Hardy* parents having fits over the Jellef deal want access for Hardy, and then claiming that they are only thinking about the BGCGW kids is complete horse crap. [/quote]
Uh. My Hardy athlete is also a Jelleff aftercare kid, so it matters to me that my kid not be trapped in a basement when it’s sunny and beautiful outside. And that is more important to me than where his games and practices are held. Sport seasons are relatively short, aftercare is all school year. [/quote]

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