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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, Ellington is not on a metro line.  It's not the only school like that.  But Ellington is on the 30s busline and many of those buses run across the city.  My kid used to take that bus from Southeast when she attended Ellington. Also it's a 30 minute walk from the Dupont Circle Metro Station and a 14 minute bus ride directly from the metro.

Seriously, I get so tired of DCUM posters acting like they're sooooo concerned about the poor students not having a metro station near their school.  Be honest.  Most of you don't give a flying f.  You just think black students shouldn't have a nice facility on the edge of Georgetown in a safe neighborhood.[/quote]

Honestly, most Burleith and Georgetown residents are happy to have DESA in the neighborhood. The only ones still harping about "Western High School!" are the geriatric neighbors who show up at the ANC meetings. These are the people who put up fights every step of the way when DESA was being redeveloped and Jack Evans was their man. Jack is going to be gone shortly and these attitudes will, literally, die within the next 5 years. Their houses are solid in estate sales and flipped for new, young families with money.

Anyone with half a brain knows DESA is a good thing and it's not changing from the current mission. However, most of the local residents would like to see a new high school facility in the western part of the city. They all know Wilson is way over-crowded and only will get worse.

Bowser seems to think that she will make Wilson families so miserable that they will actively seek out seats in other parts of the city. It's a really sh#tty strategy.[/quote]

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