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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Unfortunately, political leaders only care about getting themselves elected/re-elected. Witness Frazier O'Leary who campaigned all over Ward 4 promising that he really cared about Ward 4 schools - he now says he supports keeping Shepherd and Lafayette in Deal Wilson feeder pattern because he's  most concerned about the million dollar property values in these neighborhoods. Ditto useless Brandon Todd. What they are actually saying is we don't give an eff about New North/McFarland or Roosevelt/Coolidge and SP and the Gold Coast are the only residents we really care about, wither Brightwood, Takoma, Manor Park, etc. We need to elect real leadership in Ward 4 to improve Ward 4 MS. [/quote]

Frazier O'Leary talks out both sides of his mouth. Did Brandon Todd provide conflicting statements regarding advocating for Shepherd to stay in the Deal/Wilson boundary too? I missed it if he did, so please share.

Ward 4 has multiple feeder patterns. Of course families IB for Shepherd (like me) want to stay in the Deal/Wilson boundary as opposed to changing the boundary to an unproven middle school and unacceptable to most UMC high school. I'm sorry that other parts of Ward 4 got kicked out, but it's not fair for other Ward 4 parents to try to drag us into this less favorable (and not even viable to many) option just to boost their own feeder patterns.

Also, preserving the constituents' home values is something that our elected leaders SHOULD care about.

I hope our elected Ward 4 leaders focus efforts both on fighting for Shepherd to stay IB for Deal and Wilson and also building up other Ward 4 schools. For the record, Deal and Wilson are Ward 4 schools because they serve Ward 4 residents, regardless of what Ward they physically reside in. Same as Garrison Elementary serves Wards 1 and 2, but is located in Ward 1. It's still a Ward 2 school as well as a Ward 1 school.[/quote]

Brandon Todd also talks out of both sides of his mouth, he has said to other Ward 4 families that the boundaries are up in 2022 and he was open to looking at this issue - now to SP, he is saying I don't support the boundary change. He will hopefully be held accountable by Ward 4 voters (assuming he doesn't get indicted).

And, nope, SP's property values are no more important than the rest of Ward 4. Our property values not routed for Deal/Wilson go up every year - and are well over 700k. These property values are tied to Ward 4 schools getting better, obviously. The better question is why you think your property values and children are more important then the rest of the students in the Ward you live in. Rest assured, that they are not. Property is fungible. Metro lines get built. Schools closes. Walter Reed is redeveloped as housing. You assume a risk when you buy any house anywhere. You are not royalty, and the Deal/Wilson is not a divine right of kings. For the record, Deal and Wilson are not Ward 4 schools, just because they serve OOB kids or Shepherd.Lafayette currently. Many other schools in the District serve OOB kids - that doesn't magically transform that school to a Ward 4 school - that's crazy. As much as Shepherd Park/Lafayette parents accuse Ward 3 of racism - they should look inward at their own classicism and colorism/racism. Membership in Jack and Jill doesn't make you more important than anybody else who wants a good school for their children. [/quote]

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