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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I did not, but I did know a teacher at Meridian during that time and Banita your daughters were enrolled, but Meridian did not have a policy of reporting up the chain on truancy issues....and so, Meridian is one of the DC institutions that failed those girls. I have heard other stories from this teacher about young children slipping out of the building into traffic - granted this was at their former location, so I'm not sure what the PP was talking about - but I would NEVER send my chidren there. [/quote]

In DC, we have many choices now. NCS and Sidwell social networks and instruction are good but are you really getting value for the money you part with? Real estate prices around the handful of high-performing NW public schools are high and the schools are packed.

Charters increasingly offer the best choice for parents from all 8 Wards -- yes, some of these parents and guardians are neglectful and criminal in some instances. If your check the case, the schools all followed up after Jacks pulled the children out for home schooling.

As far as Meridian itself goes, I think the school, which has been in a very busy urban environment for 12 years, knows how to keep the children out of traffic and in the building.

I know that your stated concerns are not driven by simple snobbery toward children from outside of NW. I am giving Meridian a chance. Instructional quality, professional development, and the program improves steadily. Scores are up.

Watch this space for another urban education success story.[/quote]

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