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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So why shouldn’t Hardy get its act together and try to get DD build a school field?  They could start by telling the staff that starting next school year they can use their discounted Metro passes because the parking is being repurposed to the kids. And, as you readily point out, DPR is a separate agency (and Ellington is... well, an entity that seems unaccountable to anyone). [b] Public school students don’t have a special claim on DPR facilities any more than other kid[/b]s, and Hardy is just another institution in DC.  Many Maret students live in the District, Maret is a DC institution and is a substantial employer.  (Maret employs more staff than Hardy, many of whom live in DC.).[b] Maret students have just as much right to use Jelleff, particularly when it has paid substantially for the privilege.[/b]

Thanks also for your lesson on how DC public schools, namely that the school administration doesn’t really listen to the parents.  The fact that DCPS priorities start first to serve the staff with parents and the students being an afterthought no doubt is why many DC parents who want more voice and accountability choose independent schools if they can.[/quote]

The bolded is just wrong. It's DC law, passed by the Council, the at DCPS and Public Charter School programs have priority to use DPR facilities.

Under the DPR priority system Maret has absolutely the lowest priority. They don't principally serve DC ("principally" being defined in the DC Code as at least 75%) so they are put behind all other users.

Maret "paid substantially for the privilege" for 2009 to 2019. Their ten years are up. That was the deal that Maret willingly and knowingly entered into. For the years 2020-2029 they are paying a pittance.

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