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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's a tech magnet with all courses available to all students. Our choice to turn down another is due in a couple days. I have yet to talk to ANYBODY through friends and acquaintances who has had a child actually go to Arglye. Anyone on DCUM have kids that go there?

Of note is that it's not a merit-based magnet. I am worried it's a rough area/school with the challenges that come along with that. Atleast at merit-based magnet, the peer group in a handful of classes is driven and attentive more than the regular classes. 
Desperate to hear any feedback at all. [/quote]

I find it frustrating and honestly insulting that you refer to it as a "rough" area. [/quote]

I don't know why you find it insulting. There is a good amount of behavioral issues with the student body at Argyle and there is a lot of concerning criminal behavior up and down Bel Pre. This is not news nor should it be insulting.

Now "rough" is a bit relative to each person's experience. Is that area "rough" compared to worst parts of Southeast DC or Baltimore? Absolutely not. Is it rough compared to say Bethesda, Potomac or the quiet parts of Rockville? Absolutely. There is more crime there, which again correlates with the socioeconomic status of the majority of folks in that area and the higher concentration of section 8 housing in that neighborhood.

The Glenmont shopping center is also pretty scary at night too. You can say this plainly without being accused of being racist.[/quote]

Do you have a child that goes to the school?[/quote]

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