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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maret may win the battle to gain exclusive afterschool access to its cheapie public field at the cost of less than 100k/year (ie two Maret student tuitions).  But it’s losing the war of public opinion.  Private school parents pay a premium to send their kids to schools that people admire.  Between the sex abuse and this Jelleff mess, I predict far fewer people will apply to send their kids to Maret.  [/quote]

Most independent schools in the District are zealous, even aggressive, when it comes to advocating for their interests, especially for facilities.  Any DC resident that has ever engaged in a contested case with a school before the Board of Zoning Appeals or the HPRB can attest to this.  The Cathedral schools, WIS, JPDS, GDS, Sidwell, St Patrick’s, etc. all hire aggressive lawyers and negotiate tough deals, overriding community impacts in many cases.  It doesn’t seem to hurt their application numbers or donor relationships though.  Maret is no different.[/quote]

They should have hired a brand manager to help them figure out when to hold em and when to fold em. No doubt others are just as smarmy but the point of a back room deal is to keep it in the back room![/quote]

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