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[quote=Anonymous]First:  It was the school's responsibility to notify parents on incidents of safety and security.  If you are just now finding out about these things it's because (1) the school failed in it's duty to tell you and (2) other parents in a position to know are jumping in to tell you.

Let's be appreciative of those parents for speaking up rather than critiquing them for the timing of what should not be their responsibility.

Second:  It sounds like parent leaders have been trying to work with the school and DCPS *all year* on issues of safety and security, behavior, academics, staff management, school planning, culture, etc.

What they've seen and what they've been hearing from other parents finally reached a tipping point.  In the past couple of weeks, there was...
-- a security incident for which the principal swept under the rug;
-- the surprise news that the recent budget+staffing decisions by the principal means that Hardy will be short the target number of teachers next year and, once again, 'electives' will be limited and "pre-selected."
-- the prospect that a few good teachers will be leaving.
-- uncertainty about the 8th grade end of year events (dues collected, plans missing, or something pike that)

Those straws broke the camels back, I think.

The problems have been happening along different vectors, and the various people who deal with these things -- the LSAT, the PTO, the parent liaisons, etc -- have been trying to address them through the usual ways.  And it's been fruitless on all fronts.

If you haven't heard your kid complaining about fights or excited because they watched another movie in their too-long-to-focus classes, then you are lucky.  Listen to what these other parents have to say and realize that the

TLDR: These parents are taking extraordinary steps to fix a multitude of problems that the school admin hasn't before another school year starts.

My child has been complaining all year and I've been too wrapped up in other life to do more than write a couple of emails.  I, for one, am *very* thankful for the huge time and effort that these parents have put in to try to effect some needed change.
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