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[quote=Anonymous]I know that there is discussion/concern among current families about the future of the school, what this location means for the social justice mission, and a variety of other things.

I would like to point out, however, that many families would've been facing the same terrible commute in the co-location with Sela, which was also being tossed around as a potential new location. Honestly, for my family, either of those locations mean a wretched commute in the opposite direction of work, likely in pretty bad traffic. Neither of them are near a metro stop and while I know they're on a bus line, buses face the same traffic issues that cars face. In a straight comparison between the two, I personally prefer the location that was chosen partly because the neighborhood offers more. It would be easy, for example, to pick my kid up at school and then go grocery shopping. If we wanted to go to dinner, that would be easy in that neighborhood as well. The Sela location was well outside the areas of the city we spend any time in. I'd never even been to that part of town until we drove up to see how long it would take to get there.

Also, in previous discussions of inconvenient charter locations, many people have said things along the lines of "If you truly care about the school and are committed to its mission, you'll be willing to drive a long way to get there." People are derided for admitting that they prioritize convenience and location when they say they don't know if they can drive to Brookland or Edgewood or wherever, but now that a charter has actually chosen a long term home in Ward 3, all of a sudden the charter should factor in convenience for the families in their "target demographic."

I think the honest truth is that people on this board are simply skeptical of the school. I understand why, but I think that holding this school to a standard that other schools are not held to doesn't pass the smell test.[/quote]

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