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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have lived in MoCo for 11 years (Kensington and Rockville) and fortunately have seen very little (actually no) explicit discrimination against LGBTQ families. However, you might want to ask a broader question about equity, if that is important to you. Some (not all, of course) of the liberal, progressive families accepting of LGBTQ families are much less accepting of low (or middle) income families, particularly from low SES or immigrant backgrounds. You might want to ask yourself if moving to Bethesda, rather than a more socio-economically diverse neighborhood or school district is the right  fit for you. It might in fact be the right fit, and that is okay. My family has chosen to send our children to public schools in Silver Spring, despite having access to BCC, because we wanted our children to have peers with backgrounds that are more reflective of our society. Again, I don't suggest that this should be your primary concern because that is your family's decision but something to consider when you are pondering issues of social acceptance.[/quote]

This is a good point.[/quote]

Yup, as someone who grew up in Bethesda (and went to WJ), this is spot on.  The lovely neighborhood in which I grew up is now McMansion central; if the people seem low-key, it’s because they’ve largely surrounded themselves with other wealthy people, so they relax about being in a “good” neighborhood.  These same people recoil with horror when they hear where our kids go to school.  I’m only exaggerating slightly.  [/quote]

Uh, what? lol

I just moved to the WJ district two years ago, and the reason we specifically chose it was because it still has all of the older homes throughout the neighborhoods... homes with personality & history.  They're not cookie cutters.

I find this hard to believe... where exactly did you grow up that's in WJ that's "Mcmansion central" now?

I can't think of a single neighborhood zoned for WJ that doesn't have predominantly ranches, lunchboxes, split levels, farmhouses, cape cods & small colonials with newer construction sprinkled throughout.

Yes, EVERY neighborhood in Bethesda has new construction of larger homes being built, including WJ -- but the ones in WJ aren't what anyone would traditionally consider "Mcmansions", because the lots here aren't anywhere near as large as they are in wealthier districts like Whitman, Churchill or BCC.

Even though WJ has newer homes, they have all of the other types of older homes (mentioned above) still lining the streets heavily, situated right next door to the new construction.

So, where exactly did you grow up?  🤔
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I went to Wyngate.  The street I grew up on is literally unrecognizable to me, because all the trees have been cut down.  Also, you must not have been in many of the feeder neighborhoods for WJ if you think they’re *all* these quaint, down to earth havens you describe.  Go to the homes feeding into Luxmanor, which were huge even when I was in school.

Ultimately, you protest too much.  The bigger point is that any of the W schools are “liberal,” but that people who buy for the schools are often deeply uncomfortable with the reality of their kids attending school with those of lower means.  Some are more obvious about it than others, but there are limits to their claims of tolerance and equity.[/quote]

"liberal" but plagued by frequent racist incidents from kids wearing blackface to nazi symbols but they're all liberal[/quote]

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