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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Please keep in mind that the Murch community has been working very hard to get this renovation underway for at least five years. It is not as if these are new ideas. If getting NPS or historic preservation to allow more flexibility were viable options that would not have delayed the renovation for several more years, they would have been pursued more. The current building simply could not sustain the wait.[/quote]

But, this all new to the Lafayette community. The only info we have is that it's a possibility and that we were asked to weigh in on it. Kinda hard to do without any pertinent facts.[/quote]

The swing space options now on the table are even newer to the Murch community than to Lafayette. Murch has yet to be briefed on them, but the Lafayette community has been briefed at two separate meetings this week. So we don't know how to weigh in on it either. At least you have had a chance to weigh in. And at least you know where your kids will go to school next year. We don't.[/quote]

So basically DCPS/DGS is screwing over families in both schools. No need to make it us v. them.[/quote]

Right, screwing them over by renovating the schools their children attend.
Really unbelievable how entitled everyone is acting. Is there any self awareness in those communities?[/quote]

Murch was built in 1929 and has never been renovated. Not only that, but there 650 kids on a campus designed for 425; half of the school is in trailers. It's not handicapped accessible. The 75 teachers and staff share one bathroom. Each classroom has only one set of outlets. DCPS has put off renovating it for decades, and now they've left until the swing-space decision until the very last moment, guaranteeing a difficult transition no matter what the decision.

I won't deny that the Murch and Lafayette communities can display pretty crazy amounts of entitlement, but in this case they are simply asking the city to do its job and to communicate with them in a timely fashion. And, most importantly, to ensure that whatever plan comes about puts safety first. [/quote]

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