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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]An earlier post said that what DCPS needed was more middle-class (professional) families. Of course, this is true, but many middle-class, professional families have tried to improve their neighborhood public schools. Some have succeeded, at least so far (Brent on Capitol Hill--don't know how they did it) and some have not (Francis-Stevens in Foggy Bottom/West End--dud of a principal; bullying goes unchecked; horrible language by students and staff tolerated by all). Don't blame middle class families for leaving DCPS when they can, especially if they have tried. Hard. 
And this teacher, dismissed from DCPS, will thrive in almost any other school system. [/quote]

No one's blaming middle-class families for leaving DCPS. Someone was asking why there seems to be so much vitriol from the "YOU MUST LEAVE DCPS NOW!!!" crowd. The obvious answer to that is that there are a lot of people who really, really loved living in DC, really, really did not want to leave, but were forced by events to do so. And they're justifiably sad about that. But also a bit envious of those who have been permitted to stay because of events changing on the ground.

It used to be you left when you got pregnant. Then you left when your kids got to preschool. Then you left when they hit third grade. Now some kids are staying until they hit middle-school. It's upsetting to see others get opportunities you were denied.[/quote]

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