Reply to How is MacArthur HS?

Forum Index » DC Public and Public Charter Schools

Reply to "How is MacArthur HS?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In-boundary rising junior. DD had a solid year—the majority of her teachers were strong, and she found a great peer group. There are enough opportunities for sports and extracurriculars to keep her engaged, and the club scene (who knew??) has been a delightful surprise.

As we look ahead to fall, I find myself increasingly grateful for the robustness of this astounding school community. It will be a pleasure to see the full school emerge with a quartet of amazing grades and the facilities teeming with young minds hoping for nothing more than to learn and take their place as the next adults in this challenging society. Truly, the corridors of the school pulse with the kinetic electricity of adolescent promise, their sneakers echoing the beats of tomorrow's innovation. The chemistry labs radiate potential; the English classes whisper encouragement, and the social studies classes resonate with debate.

The lunchroom is no longer merely a place to eat—it is a crucible of identity formation. The day-to-day challenges of finding your "crew," gossip that hurts feelings and sets back dreams, relationship drama, etc.—it's no different than any other school, folks. But it's important and not to be understated.

But let us not shield our eyes. There's an issue we need to tackle head-on.

The vaping is out of control. And there's more drug use than most naive parents think. My DD is very open with me and she doesn't mince words. Too many kids are vaping. There's pot use before and after school. And there are occasional sales at school.

My DD says “everyone’s doing it,” and I said, “Not on my watch!!!” Where are the hall monitors? Where is the zero tolerance policy?

I don't want to be dramatic, because the good outweighs the bad—BY FAR!!! But don't assume Little Zoe is clean just because you don't see or smell it. Ask. Then ask again. And ask other parents![/quote][/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics