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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Key is super clique-y parents, full of super preppy Palisades-ers who are all about $ and status, the school has its charms as a neighborhood school, but if you're not in the neighborhood you loose that aspect by a lot (including how you're treated). the principal is a do-nothing bafoon. The super over the top PTA parents rule the school. Many of the teachers are great, but hit or miss. Also do consider you'd be in the Hardy-MacArthur vs. Deal-JR track. Key only has about 10-15 kids in the current classes at Hardy. [/quote]

This is not unique to Key. [b] All upper NW schools are this way.[/b]  Families stretch their budgets to buy tiny crappy houses in these parts of town because they prioritize education above all else.  So they are not super thrilled when OOB kids show up and crowd classrooms. [/quote]

This is hilariously untrue.[/quote]

I think the money/status is untrue, but the I think there is a natural cliquishness that comes from locals who often walk to school, go to the same restaurants, gyms, cookouts, etc and people from other parts of town. Honestly we don't even know the parents of the OOB kids or see the OOB kids much out of the school context. Our kids walk home and play with each other in the alleys and yards and parks after school. We close down our streets for block parties. I play pick up sports with some of the other parents. The OOB parents are really only seen though the windshields of their cars. I feel bad for them, they spend like 2 hours each every day driving their kids to school.[/quote]

Unsure why you think OOB kids/parents are driving far. Lottery from Glover Park here. It is just a preference for some if they have the opportunity. The Social Justice Warrior comments are leaning slightly racist, probably want to keep that to yourself Karen.[/quote]

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