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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DP. The "do nothing" approach does solve the problem, at least from DCPS's perspective. Families with enough money will go private, other families will move to MoCo, and others will choose to try out less well regarded EOTP schools to escape the crowding. Those that remain at Deal will be the ones who prefer overcrowding to one of the other options.

For parents, it stinks because DCPS is giving a choice among poor options. But for DCPS, it limits criticism to only the small number of families with school age children who live in NWDC, and who presently lack the political power to frighten DCPS.

If people want to move DCPS, then you need to flex political muscle. For example, you might try to get all those school age families to write to Bowser to make clear that in the next election, you are single issue voters: Either she solves this problem, or you donate and vote for her opponent. If enough people issue that ultimatum, she might choose a "do something" path. Bowser won the last primary by 11,000 votes, so you'd want at least 5,000 parents to contact her. Are there 2,500 two parent families who are immediately harmed by the overcrowding who will contact Bowser?

Alternatively, I guess you could to sue, claiming that Bowser is violating some education law by overcrowding the schools. [/quote]

+1000.  This is exactly what the Ward 3 - Wilson Feeder Education Network should be doing.  These listening sessions and working groups are a complete waste of time.  Every few months DCPS will force an official to attend these meetings and take notes so the annoying folks in Ward 3 can vent, but nothing will get changed in our children's school careers.  Wake up folks, y'all are getting played.  Enough talk. [/quote]

There aren't enough voters / potential voters in Ward 3 to swing a mayoral election. [/quote]

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