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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Semantics.  We have a [b]better tax base[/b], which provides us with better schools, and then those from other Wards fill them up.  How is it then inequitable to build another school in W3?  Oh wait, I know.  W3 tax dollars should be spent on improving schools in other Wards.  Of course.  Silly me (and over-entitled you).[/quote]

You know it's not a separate jurisdiction, right?  It's not like asking folks in Arlington or Montgomery County to subsidize DC schools - it's all ONE tax base.  Unless Ward 3 has a separate treasury which has escaped notice all these years?  Your attitude that the rest of a city consists of a bunch of leeches who are basically stealing from Ward 3 is really disturbing.  [/quote]

Most Ward 3 residents do not hold such views, but a significant minority does. Unfortunately, that minority seems to be over-represented in the schools debate. People can say all they want about over-crowding, filling a need, etc. But, when it comes right down to it, the suggestion for another middle school in Ward 3 is a result of feelings of entitlement and prejudice. Is anyone surprised that Patrick Pope was not receptive to parents who thought his student body consisted of nothing but fleas, ticks, and leeches?
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