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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Imagine if LAMB had found a new location by St. Elizabeth Hospital in Anacostia.  I bet the sentiment on this board would be all reversed....  There's also been faint speculation over the years that LAMB might just lease more space at SD and eventually consolidate everyone over there.  Certainly many in Ward 4 would be outraged, and maybe justifiably so!

The point is that there seems to be this unexamined chauvinism by some that LAMB is somehow really a "Ward 4" neighborhood school and everyone else has to just deal with it.  LAMB went city-wide a long time ago.  My guess is that Kingsbury probably will be the best option at the end of the day, but that doesn't mean that students from other parts of the city don't have legitimate concerns.

Not trying to fan further flames here, just asking for a little more mutual understanding.[/quote]

Actually no. A number of parents at MO have discussed what we do if our kids were assigned to SD at some point bc once that campus opened it became clear the school might have to adjust who goes where bc of capacity/balancing etc. We agreed we'd explore a way to organize a car pool and research a bus if possible. What we didn't do was make demands the administration accommodate us when they're focused on building this school.

Also, my closest friends at LAMB are from BOTH campuses and I often forget who's where bc we live in different wards and it's not actually an exact link of ward to closest school. People in our group cross the city every day to get their kids to the campus they're assigned to.

My last note is we enrolled in LAMB at AD even though it was a 45 minute commute. I was willing to make that sacrifice so my kids could be at LAMB. [/quote]

Glad that this works out for your family. It doesn't work out for all families to make those arrangements.

But maybe you can stop lying online?  Because the "facts" you posted are bold faced lies.

If the school moves to another campus which is suitable for only some families, [b]they have an obligation to explore ways of keeping those families[/b], and not just those who can afford the time and money to bring them there. The shuttle bus to SD has been in the works for some time, has been entirely parent run, and up until this misguided Kingsbury move, has not requested anything of the school. If the school moves to Kingsbury, the school should find a way to help these families continue at lamb. This has been done by other schools as mentioned before. I guess you want to make sure it is only the rich kids who get to lamb.

The hatred and vitriol and LIES that have been posted here are just disgusting and you should be ashamed of yourselves. Cowards. [/quote]

Wrong. The school has no obligation to help families with transportation.[/quote]

Reading comprehension fail. No one said anything about buses. However, they have an obligation to explore ways to keep these families.  Buses can be one way, but not the only way.

The school has obligations to the families who send their children. They can't just throw up their hands and say "he was out friend! We had no idea he was a molestor even though someone told us he was alone with children in the basement!!" "If you really love lamb, you'll make it work somehow!!!"

This is the same toxic mentality that is destroying the school. The school has obligations to everyone who sends their kids there. Those obligations mean letting us know when they might move (not just a select group). That means not insulting people who dare ask them for accountability. That means exploring ways to keep those who can't make the move to another campus. That mentality has to go.

And for those who have told their stories of a terrible commute, while I admire your commitment, you always knew it was a temporary move. And you were told this. We are now being told this is a permanent move. And long term traveling an hour plus each way is not possible for most people. This is why many schools bus students. [/quote]

You're conflating issues and actually the previous poster was correct - the school has no obligation to address your commute. If you need an easier commute enroll in your local public school. There are others in the city, in all wards, that would be willing to make the commute work to attend LAMB. [/quote]

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