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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What a misery the SWS proximity fight has become.  Of course the underlying problem is that DCPS offers but four matter-of-right elementary programs most in-boundary residents are happy with (Peabody, Brent, Maury and Tyler Spanish Immersion), of 10 total (with Payne, L-T, Watkins, Miner, JO Wilson, Tyler Traditional), and no middle school or high school programs.  The bickering won't stop, and neither will the exodus of Hill families with school-age children, on as long as demand for high SES friendly programs outstrips supply by a wide margin.  Ech.[/quote]

Errr. speak for yourself.  I and many other parents are perfectly happy with being in-bounds for Ludlow-Taylor and almost all will be registering at LT again in the fall.  It's a terrific school.  Don't lump it if you don't know it.[/quote]

No, you speak for yourself.  We were there for preschool.  We left and so did most of the other high SES families we started with, at least by 1st grade.  LT didn't feel like a neighborhood school to us.  I'm glad that LT has been renovated, and that Cobbs is going. but if you're arguing that most in-boundary residents are happy with the current arrangement you're full of it.  Everybody tries to lottery into SWS.  Admit it, you did, too.  [/quote]

What are you talking about? I'm not the PP, but there are lots of people who are happy with L-T. Sure, everyone lotteries for SWS, just like they lottery for Mundo Verde and Stokes if they can make the commute. The specialized programs are designed to draw interested families from all over the city. If you're familiar at all with DC schools, you know how things can change dramatically year to year, so this year's PK3 families are having a much different experience than did the families of kids who are currently second and third graders.

I agree that most in-boundary families haven't been thrilled with Ludlow-Taylor, but a big part of that is breathtaking arrogance and a culture of what can truly be described as well-poisoning on the part of some neighbors. Nowhere else in the city have I witnessed such an unbelievable attitude of entitlement as the in-bounds L-T gentrifiers. Hopefully the renovation and a new principal, coupled with a decision on the future of SWS, will help the neighborhood unite behind their school. [/quote]

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