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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks for this info. Theater applicant parent here. Gtk to ask about zero tolerance on weapons and if students were expelled. Unacceptable. [/quote]

You are welcome. I almost didn’t say anything because I knew there were going to be people (as there were) who called me a liar etc. I felt that prospective parents should know this information and be fully informed, with the caveat that I wasn’t prepared to share everything until the facts came out. I hope there is more clarity from all the schools in the coming days.

-Hardy/MacArthur parent [/quote]

Your signature tells us everything.  Did you tell them that MacArthur kids, who get out at 3-ish, were hanging around until 5pm loitering and waiting for DESA kids at DESA?

As a DESA parent, I can say that for a small period of time, it was bad.  A small group of MacArthur students were harassing and attacking any and all students at DuPont Circle and other access points away from campus after the immediate attacks at DESA.

DESA parents set up carpools to avoid public transportation until the beef settled down.  There is a thread dedicated to the discussion.  You are a special person to throw a turd in the punch bowl by coming into an admissions discussion to “warn” people.  That was the same level of accountability MacArthur parents showed during the incident.

My child has heard nothing about a Hardy incident.  Here is what I will say.  [b]Each of the schools has some kids who need to be guided in the proper direction.  Blaming an entire school name on a problem between a few kids who are all complicit is reckless. [/b] As an adult, you are the problem with your anonymous gossip.

If you are a potential candidate and you are scared off by these anonymous words, DESA is probably not for you.  It is one of the Crown Jewels of DCPS if you have a kid who is truly passionate about the arts.   My kid is already performing at an undergraduate level in their discipline so a little drama will not stop their progress. [/quote]

When there's an incident and the threat of more violence between a high school and a middle school, yes, the high school is at fault.  No blame to go around.

The rumors and witness hearsay in this thread are accurate, and it's ridiculous.

No one should be allowed to continue at a selective after that kind of behavior.  Give their coveted spots to kids with some basic level of control.[/quote]

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