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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They're planning to testify at the SBOE hearing next week presumably about how it's incredibly unfair that DCPS is enforcing its own policy. It is spearheaded by a Lafayette parent as I understand.

The letter they're circulating uses some pretty extreme language saying kindergarten access is being threatened if your child was born before September 30th and leads to a lot of confusion. It's actually pretty gross to try and scare parents about something that absolutely will not threaten their kid's access to kindergarten but they seem to be targeting UMC PTOs too which is equally gross.[/quote]

If the SBOE or DCPS give any air to this I’m going to be so angry.  There are kindergarteners in DCPS exposed to mold and lead in their dilapidated buildings but no lets focus on rich parents whining because they didn’t get their way.[/quote]

Tell that outrage to the idiot DCPS person who referred child protective services to these parents. Taking time and resources away from families who really need it for a publicity stunt.

Please get facts straight, DCPS doesn’t have a policy. It’s a date at which children born before are entitled to kindergarten. Not that they must enter kindergarten.

It’s really amazing how easy it is for people to make up their own alternative facts.[/quote]
It wasn't like these families were shying away from the cameras WRT being "found" for CPS.
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But aren't these children in school- private pre-k? [/quote]

"Private pre-k" is childcare, not school.[/quote]

Mmmmm… not sure what pre k you are sending your kids to but lots of pre k programs are not daycares….. [/quote]

"Unless specifically exempted, every Caregiver and Child Development Facility, regardless of the name by which the Facility is designated must be licensed to operate a child care facility in the District of Columbia." https://osse.dc.gov/node/446

Yes, many private pre k programs provide educational content. But at the end of the day, they are still childcare. Public, public charter, and even private elementary and secondary schools operate under total different requirements than childcare facilities.[/quote]

So you’re saying the pre-k programs at GDS, sidwell, Beauvoir etc are daycares?[/quote]

No. If you clicked on the OSSE link you would see that those programs fall under an exempted category.

I'm not sure why someone spending $45K+ at one of those schools would care about the kindergarten cut-off age for public school.[/quote]

I am well aware these programs are exempt. I am making the point that most true pre-K programs are not daycare. We personally know of many families who went to schools that are part of the exempted category and later went on to public school (including K). [/quote]

In that case, you can carry on at the private school (an "educational institution" in the compulsory school attendance law) or you can switch to DCPS and expect to comply with the DCPS policy very clearly laid out in the enrollment handbook.[/quote]

As we tell young children “You need to focus on yourself and what you’re doing and worry less about what others are doing” [/quote]

As you well know, kids having classmates 15-18 months older than them has a real effect. This is not an individual decision with no effects on others.[/quote]

What’s that real effect you’re talking about?[/quote]

DP- most likely that the child would be top of their class and will graduate as a 19 year old valedictorian student with more scholarships and opportunities.[/quote]

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