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[quote=Anonymous]The campus is disconnected from the rest of the neighborhood. It is an island of schools not really connected to any commercial and residential areas. It is across the street from Langston Golf Course which is lovely. And near the Arboretum (but the gate is not open on that side.). Also across the street from Kingman Island.

If you plan to drive your kid to school you should have no problem at all. There are stretches of Benning that are a bit of a challenge to navigate on foot- near liquor stores etc. The X2 bus is a bus line that is challenging for riders and operators. The streetcar goes nearby- which tends to be a little more comfortable.

I guess people bristle are the “is it safe??” question because it is inherently loaded in our country. It is loaded in the District. I hear it and I wonder- would you dismiss the residents of Langston Terrace because of your stereotypes of them? I wonder- do you look down on people who take the X2 bus? I wonder - do you think you can live in a city that is suffering from painful violence year after year and just separate your family - as if we are not all interconnected?

It makes me wonder if you would let your kid do play dates with classmates who live on the other side of the tracks. I am judging you. I can’t help it. [/quote]

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