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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With all of the discussion on AA boys in DCPS we would be very interested in hearing the perspective of parents of AA boys currently in elementary schools in the JKLMM cluster, We are currently IB for Janney.[/quote]

A family I know had an AA son who attended Janney for a couple of years before transferring to a private school.  He told me that his son was never invited to parties, which I found interesting.  He said his son was hurt because the kids would talk about parties he was not invited to.  If that is true, that speaks volumes about the students and parents.[/quote]

Janney can be a very tough place socially regardless of race.  You have the "in" kids/parents who are invited to everything and the "out" kids/parents who are invited to nothing.  Thankfully the mafia mentality is dissipating in the younger grades as the school gets larger and is comprised almost entirely of 2 income families.  (= less time to get overly involved in the school social scene). [/quote]

Janney is not an exception with this perception of being an "in" family.  It really boils down to whether or not you choose to make the school community part of your social circle, participate in parent parties/activities, etc.  If you participate in enough school associated functions, attend PTA meetings, etc. you will probably end up being invited to more functions.  If it's not important to you to be part of the social scene then ignore it.   Some people don't align their social lives with their school regardless if they are 2 income families, or not.[/quote]

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