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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow, the ignorance of the above post is shocking even by DCUM standards. Read . . . A Hope In The Unseen. If you care to broaden your understanding of the underserved by even one iota.[/quote] Just looked it up. So many people come to the US from their poor countries without any money, learn English, get a degree, build a new life for their families from scratch. If they can do that, why can't a family move from SE DC to Fairfax county or any other part of the country and enroll their child in a better and nonviolent school? [/quote]

Are you serious? Do you not realize the following:

1) It costs money to move.

2) If you live in DC and work in DC and rely on public transportation to get to work, moving wouldn’t be an option.

3) DC has systems in place that FFX county does not - such as free preschool and subsidized daycare. People living  can’t just up and move and suddenly afford thousands of dollars in childcare.

4) SE DC is majority Black and FFX county is not even 1/4 Black. It quite frankly wouldn’t be as safe for a Black family in FFX county due to the racism they would face.

Also, it seems to me like you’re arguing all the schools in FCPS are great, so then what’s the big fuss over TJ? Clearly if any old school is fine for the people from SE DC, and FCPS school will be fine for your kids and the kids of anyone suing over TJ admissions reform.[/quote]

#3 sounds like the only valid reason to live in DC until a child turns 5. When their child turns 5, rather than going to a violent SE DC school, they can rent a room near a metro station in VA or MD. Why do they have to live in a SFH or townhouse? You can perfectly live in 1 room like many people in other countries do and share a bathroom and kitchen with a homeowner. I'd for sure prefer that than allow my kids to attend a violent school. Note, my comments refer to the book that was recommended above, not to TJ. The book's Wikipedia page says:
 
"At Ballou Senior High, a school besieged by violence in Washington, D.C., honor students have learned to keep their heads down. Like most inner-city kids, they know that any special attention in a place this dangerous can make you a target of violence."
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