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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t think it is a tiny minority, our neighborhood still hemorrhages good families when middle school and high school near. [/quote]

Which neighborhood?[/quote]

Palisades[/quote]

Palisades has never had a significant # of kids going to Hardy & then Wilson. Key is the last adopter of the Hardy schools currently - all of the other schools in the pattern have had a huge uptick - but remember this is a school where parents were petitioning to keep a principal who swept and ineptly dealt with a major racist incident this year. So it's not really part of this equation. Overall the Wilson feeder network is WAY overcrowded - hence all the overcrowding Ward 3 network committees. There's trailers at Deal, Hardy is expanding to accommodate students and Wilson keeps growing and having fewer and fewer spaces for OOB kids. DCUM is often in fantasy land...[/quote]

Wait, was there really s petition? I didn't see it. I keep checking the new principals thread, a bit in disbelief that the Key principal isn't out.[/quote]

Yes, there was literally a big petition from parents who supported keeping him. MOST of those parents who did support him are the ones who are on track to peel off for privates and/or already have for this coming year...  it is pretty unbelievable he was allowed to stay. [/quote]

Link? I'm a Key parent and I never saw it. How was it circulated? [/quote]

+1. Also Key family, saw and heard nothing of this. There were many "listening sessions" at the school on this topic, where surely this would have been mentioned.[/quote]

It was extensively emailed around - I must have received via email from more than a dozen different people -- more than 100 parents signed it & a set of very influential parents (wealthy, big donors) hand delivered it in a meeting with the Mayor in March - text below...

As you all are aware, there was an incident at Key Elementary School in the Fall of 2018 wherein a white 5th grader bullied three black students with a racial slur.  The response from Key leadership and staff was not swift or strong enough for the injured families and others in the Key community.  However, we are confident the Key response was not discriminatory in nature.  Principal Landeryou and his team have educated thousands of children for decades with care and concern for every child without consideration of race, religion, gender, or income. 
Principal Landeryou and his team have apologized.  They are also committed to improving their protocols and transparency - they can and should meet a minimal expectation that every child is safe and treated with respect on the Key campus.  But we urge DCPS to provide more leadership, resources, training, and guidance.  
DCPS must update its 2013 anti-bullying policies and procedures to reflect modern times, and set a schedule for review/updates no more than every 3 years in order to maintain its relevance.  In particular, please address the following:
What is your training strategy for diversity and inclusion?  Is it required for all DCPS personnel?  How frequently does continuing education occur on this topic?  How is it funded?
Do any forms of bullying require a special or different response than other offenses in this category?  If so, please specify.  
Specify timelines for response - for offenders and their families, for offended children and their families. Provide clear instruction as to whether the response is to be handled at the school or DCPS level.  
Identify and enumerate if different responses are warranted at ES, MS, and HS campuses.
Spell out enforcement strategies.  Who in DCPS insures that individual schools follow policies and procedures?  What happens when they don’t?  Is there a probationary period, and if so, what does that look like?
Are Diversity Officers or other resources able to be dispatched to a school, when needed?  Do any schools have that position filled in a permanent or part-time fashion?
What are the strict privacy rules for minors that must be adhered to by administrators and teachers?  What is the balance between the right for privacy vs. the right-to-know for wider school community? 
Principal Landeryou and his team embody the hallmarks of Key Elementary School - care, curiosity, inclusivity, respect, and trust - and we strongly object to any personnel changes in response to this incident.  It is imperative that DCPS amend and clarify its policies so that every adult and child in the system feels safe and is being provided with the appropriate guidance and role models.  [/quote]

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