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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think some of this is physical plant.  GDS is a fantastic school, but the buildings are right up against a public sidewalk.  The play spaces are separated from the public by a chain link fence.  If I was secret service, I'd want a school that had those things further in the campus with a perimeter for the Secret Service to work with.  And if I was president, I'd do whatever the Secret Service told me I needed to do to keep them safe.

I think that Jimmy Carter made a terrible choice sending his kid to DCPS.  Not because I think DCPS is terrible.  I'd send my own kid there, but because I think the safety risk in having the kid at a school where anyone can move into the neighborhood and enroll, and where the playground is right by the Street (my understanding is that Amy was kept inside at every recess for this reason) is just too high. I've heard people say that they wouldn't trust a president who doesn't use public schools, but frankly I'd find it hard to trust a president who was willing to endanger his kids' lives to make a political point.  In his 4 years as President, i agreed with one choice Trump made, which was to send his kid to St. Andrew's.[/quote]

I used to play in a hoops league at Sidwell with a pretty “rough” looking crew of 25-35 years olds.  Many times, we would roll in and there would be a game finishing up and we were all there with bags filled with basketballs and our sneakers just feet away from CC.  I was always astounded the Secret Service would let us stand right there.  We could have been anyone.  [/quote]

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