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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^^  There are way too many ignorant people on this forum.  My child has special needs and attends a parochial with many voucher families.  The atmosphere is diverse and the academics are top shelf.  My daughter gets therapy services in her parochial school provided by DCPS through Federal IDEA.  DCPS tried to shut services to special needs kids last year to boost their own enrollment, and that didn't go well; DCPS -&gt; mean to special needs kids, that my personal experience.  That's probably why DCPS lost the special needs DL case in Federal appeals court a couple of weeks ago for not trying to find and help special needs kids.  If you want a school system that cares about your kid and you want academic rigor, go parochial.  If you can afford an Obama solution at Sidwell, power to you.

It would be helpful if trolls on this forum strop spreading fake news.  There's already plenty of that on Facebook and cable TV.[/quote]

Since you based your reply on anecdotal evidence, here is my story. My sister and I attended a parochial school. The academics were awful, and we spent most of our time learning a Christian doctrine. And by learning I mean memorizing. My sister had special needs and was routinely referred to as "stupid" and "a dummy". Some of my classmates were sexually abused by our local bishop who was moved to Latin America. They destroyed my sister's self esteem for good, ruined untold lives due to child abuse, and was a horrible experience. Thankfully I convinced my parents to send me to a local public school. Also I was one of the few brown kids there and the teachers and students said racist stuff to me constantly. I was a living nightmare. [/quote]

I was one of the few brown kids at the Catholic school, not the local public school. Thankfully we left that place and my sister got the help she needed at the local public school. The catholic school had devastating consequences for my family. Glad that we switched to the public school. [/quote]

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