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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not concerned about the warehouse. I'm concerned about the threat of the move across the river for high school, and not because I fear Anacostia. Across the river isn't on the way to anywhere most Ward 5 + 6 families with preteens and teens want to go on weekdays. That commute would be a big pain, not just to get kids to campus, but to attend school events, parent meetings and the like.

I need an OK middle school to stay in the District and my IB school is a mess. Arguably, I should have at least one halfway acceptable 5th-12th grade option for my tax dollars...[/quote]

This is so deeply ignorant.  There are areas with more highly concentrated poverty and greater needs, but there are also BEAUTIFUL and SAFE area of both Wards 7 and 8 east of river (Hillcrest, Historic Anacostia, Fort Dupont, Kenilworth  to name a few). My family bikes to some of these from Ward 6 and drives to others without any real safety concerns.

I have no idea there Latin II should or will end up, but it never ceases to amaze me how many people live in a total bubble.  There's been plenty of street crime around Cap Hill, Brookland, H St., Kingman Park, Trinidad. [/quote]

The PP mentioned accessibility, not crime or beauty[/quote]

Crossing river at Benning Road, Penn Ave and 11th Street are all FAR more accessible from the eastern DC quadrants than Brightwood, Michigan Park or Ft Totten[/quote]

Yes, I agree that Latin 1s campus fell short of a central location, like down by the mall. TBH they faced massive financial constraints as well as the city being super stingy and actually unethical at that time with "released school buildings" going to charters, so the building they ended up with is miraculous none the less. I still think the overarching goal should be central with good transport, and draw kids from all the wards. I suspect ward 7 + 8 families want this too - with transport help where needed. Maybe I'm wrong.[/quote]

Where do you think there is space for a school like Latin "down by the mall"? That's where BASIS is, in a cramped building with no private fields and many people complain about the building (no one complains about the location). You can't have everything.

However, I will agree that putting a school in Ward 7 or 8 is going to make things hard for families outside of that area - but families from EOTP have been commuting to schools in far upper NW forever to get better opportunities. Latin 2 just needs to show that it is an equally appealing educational opportunity for the reverse commute.[/quote]

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