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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is this some kind of weird Sahm thing? I live on the hill, and I really can't imagine any of my neighbors giving a flying f about where each other's kids go to school. I am curious to hear about why they make the choices they do so I can learn more, but that's about it. If anything people are extra cautious to seem not to be criticizing each other explicitly or in[/quote]

Lucky you... I think this is a weird suburb thing.  People are definitely wrapped up in this shit out in CC/Beth.[/quote]

Actually I have found the opposite.  Kids in CC/Bethesda go to both private schools and public schools. People in my neighborhood don't really care and the public schools are excellent so there isn't a sense that the public schools being a lesser choice or that people are fleeing the schools. And the demographics don't look that different - plenty of wealthy people in both schools.

Capitol Hill seems a bit more bifurcated, esp for elementary school.  There is definitely a group of very strong public school advocates there who do feel like people who are choosing private school are making the public schools weaker.[/quote]

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