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[b]Most importantly the new elementary school in Fox Hall does nothing to address over crowding and projected growth at Deal and its feeder elementary schools which is the Jackson-Reed(JR)pyramid. JR pyramid is projection to have 2,500 more students vs capacity by 2027. What is needed is two new elementary schools, a new middle school and a new high school in NW. The new elementary schools and middle school are needed in Deal’s boundary not Hardy’s boundary.[/b] [/quote]

More "Foxhaller Facts!" Completely unbased in reality. The Crowding Working Group found that two Ward 3 elementaries are needed, one in the southern part of the ward and one in the northern part.

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 Fox Hall is not a densely populated area with projected growth in elementary age children and has a lot of large tracks of land taken up by universities, hospital, Georgetown Reservoir, etc. This will force the new elementary school to draw the majority of it students from farther away vs other elementary schools. The low number of elementary age students in Fox Hall area is easily accommodated within Key’s boundary. There is no need for a new elementary school in this area.

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Foxhall Village is among the most densely populated parts of Ward 3. It's one of the few parts of the ward where there are rowhouses. The OOP is projecting strong growth in the school-age population in the area. The two closest schools -- Key and Mann -- are already full and are projected to be severely overcrowded.

In one of the public meetings the FCCA president said, "I don't know anyone who sends their kids to DCPS." Which is probably true. But the Foxhallers mistake his insularity for some sort of demographic research. Just because you don't know any school-age kids doesn't mean they don't exist.

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