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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are they putting a school in this area? The population does not justify it. The area around there is just parkland, big institutions, federal land, etc. That section of DC is classified [b]as rural on maps[/b]. On top of that the traffic is bad. So it will be very hard for teachers and students.

Duke Ellington is already in the area and their athletic field is only used by dogs walkers. Seems like another build it and no one will use it. [/quote]

Maps from the early 1900s?  :roll:  :lol:

DC needs another HS somewhere west of RCP. There is no more land to buy, so DC has to take whatever it can get. The school age population is absolutely on the verge of exploding, demographic projections for the latter half of this decade in Ward 3 and western part of Ward 2 are absolutely insane.

When we moved to Burleith five years ago, we were one of the few couples under the age of 35 in the neighborhood who were not associated with the university. There's been a crazy surge of young families with babies here in the last two years, pandemic be damned. [/quote]

Why not lean into redistricting then? A number of high schools are under-enrolled. Lafayette and Shepherd to Coolidge, Oyster and Bancroft to Macfarland/CHEC, etc. Send some kids to Cardozo.
I know this will never happen but it’s frustrating to watch the mayor earmark money to build classrooms that already exist in other parts of NW. Especially in such a remote, inaccessible part of the city.[/quote]

Good lord, stop calling it remote! Lots of people, with kids in DCPS no less, live here and would love this option! Our elementary schools, every single one, is bursting at the seams. I would just drive my kids to school like I have every day for 5 years, or make them ride their bike or take what I'm sure will be upped bus service. THIS high school is convenient for THESE neighborhoods, regardless of whether or not you have ever ventured out into the hinterlands...And I promise you, there won't be any problems filling seats.[/quote]

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