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[quote=Anonymous]I am one of the parents whose kid did not get admitted at School Without Walls this year and plan to submit a FOIA request in the coming weeks, as soon as I collect all the necessary information. Many other people in this forum raised excellent points and even suggested what to put in the request, and I will be happy to follow many of their recommendations.

I have been talking to other parents, I have spoken with some lawyers, with DC residents, with my local representatives, and have written letters to various school administrators. I am collecting information at this stage. There are many parents who have "surrendered" already. They say, yes you are right, but there is nothing you can do, send it to a private school, and move on. No, I will not move on. This is a fight worth fighting.

Submitting a FOIA is one of the many steps that I intend to pursue. The DC public school system, like many other bureaucracies, prefers not to address this issue, and they would be perfectly happy with nothing happening. Administrators keep being reappointed, the mayor runs every election uncontested, and cutting ribbons every now and then keeps everybody happy.

There many good things about the DC public school system, but the way they are trying to destroy one of their magnet schools is not one of them.

And remember that "interviews" are the way minorities have been discriminated against in this country (for housing, golf clubs, high-profile jobs) long before Walls decided to make video interviews the hallmark of their admission policy. It is time that this city ends these biased and ridiculous admission practices.

If you are planning to join the FOIA, or want to write supporting letters, please send an email to dcpstransparency2022@gmail.com with any details you wish to share.

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