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Nor is it their job or responsibility to. These kids' issues start at home. Until we are willing to call that out as a society, this is a continuing downward spiral.[/quote]

I agree it’s not DCPS’s responsibility.  However, many people — politicians, parents, etc — apparently expect schools to fix the ills of poverty, and many educational leaders seem to want to take on the mission as though it’s noble, even if it dilutes focus on the job of education.[/quote]

Spoken like a privileged person.

Yea sure let's focus on education, I'm sure while mom is getting beaten, gun shots are being fired, food is not on the table, drugs are being used, homeless, etc. those kids are focused on their ABC's and 123's. Dang DCPS! Don't they know they should JUST focus on education?![/quote]

So it is your belief that DCPS should try to address domestic violence, gun control, violent crime, drug use, and homelessness?  That's quite a task list you've come up with.  Talk about setting the system up to fail.  [/quote]

No silly, but educators should focus on how to teach children to cope with such things, have parent outreach, etc. And FYI we ARE expected to do that, you seriously though teachers were just teachers? Seriously? Why do you think we always want more money?

As a special education teacher I do my job, I am a case manager, the gen ed teacher, the counselor, the social worker, mandated reported, child care provider, nurse, cook, parent therapist, etc. 
Before covid I had received my LICSW. Many of the families I serve are going through trauma or went through it. Is it right that teachers should have to do this? No. But I wanted to. And I do not do this for the whole school, I do have boundaries. And do all teachers encompass all of the roles I listed? No, *cough title 2 teachers. Just kidding, kind of.

Do I think DC should step up more for the community side of things? ABSOLUTELY!!! But generational issues keep going, and I do think I can help break the cycle for the students I serve. [/quote]

It would also be great if Ward 3 parents would stop complaining about their budget allocations compared to Title I schools.  On the one hand, you say - sending them to our schools won't fix anything and then on the other hand, you say don't give them any extra funding compared to what we get (and ignore all the fundraising we do to support our schools).[/quote]

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