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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]While most OOB kid in my Ward 3 ES are from just EoP or Downtown, i.e. come from socio-economic background similar to the average IB family, there's also a few kids who commute from very disadvantaged neighborhoods.
I am very familiar with one, a boy, who has been in my younger kid's  class for the past two years (1st, 2nd grades). 
Despite the nice, inclusive (and unaware) attitude of his classmate, as a mother I can clearly see that this kid feels dis-integrated with the rest of the community: at bake sales, he's always the one who arrives at school without the pocket money for the cakes; at a school where 90% of kids bring food from home, he's the one served with school meals; at the class-parent reading day, this boy was the only kid with no parents attending. He never comes to birthday parties (I can ensure that he is indeed invited) nor has ever celebrated his birthday at school (normally kids bring cupcakes and juices on their birthday).  He was the only missing kids at the school recital (which was held at 6:00 pm); none of his parents ever came as a "surprise morning reader". I have the impression that he irregularly submits homework[b] and I see that he often arrives at school late, running from the bus stop.  
[b]This boy is very unhappy in my school[/b]. This boy belongs to a community which is miles away and hours away from our school. He belongs to there, where maybe his parents or other relatives could be a bit more involved and present in his activities, where he could be picked up , maybe once a week, by a parent or have a playdate after school, rather than being picked up by an old lady, who runs away with him soon after dismissal.
I found KH's message irritating. If the new ways to pursue integration she's referring to are OOB spots, than she's being naive and writing in bad faith. 
Parents in those Wards can compile lists of DCPS failures in local ES, which include , as we know, corruption and direct contracting of educational social services to friends and relatives without the necessary qualifications.
OOB rights, not only do nothing to solve those problems. They offer an escape route to a few kids and active parents to run away , and leave the local schools for the most marginal kids and families. But the landing of these kids to Upper NW schools is not always a soft landing or a happy ending story, as for the young boy in our class.

[/quote]did the boy tell you that, or is this what you assume? If he were in his 'home community' you've got no bona fide reason to believe he would attend birthday parties or stay on the playgrund after school...maybe granma would still whisk him away for his african drumming or salsa or t-ball league... and if you, as a non-parent or school employee can accurately track his homework completion, you are excessively inquisitive AND the school is failing to maintain his confidentiality

fwiw, my own kids rarely had playdates etc after school, because that would have made them late for piano or gymnastics...it's not an exclusion from school but an inclusion in extracurriculars at play[/quote]

WTF! "This boy is very unhappy in MY school".  It is HIS school or you can say OUR school. You really are part of the problem. It is clear you want this kid away from your kids. [/quote]

+1000. The "my school" PP is looking for whatever reason to shift blame to this poor child and his family.  [/quote]

Not blaming anyone but the DC school administrators . This boy just does not feel integrated , his family is unable to participate to any of the school activities since they work too far away , and he looks exhausted , I am sure from the commuting. Guys we are talking about 3 hours a day! Philadelphia by train is closer than this! 
A PP suggested that I do not want him in the school. C'mon... I am too much of an experienced mother with 3 kids + 2 step-kids. This boy does not pose threats of any types , the unpleasant presences at school (bullies) show significantly different if not opposite attitude.   I can just see that he's not happy of the school experience and that DCPS is serving him in the worse possible way. And for the PP who said that unfulfillment of homework reflects a privacy leakage from the school.. odd comment from a parent... don't your kids report and tell you all type of stories from  the day in the classroom? Mine certainly do!

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