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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was horribly scared of being jumped when I went to parochial school as a kid in DC. It was a very popular pastime, to talk about jumping classmates. I'm not sure anyone at my school ever actually jumped anyone - but as an elementary student (nerdy girl) hearing constant chatter about "who was gonna jump who after school" and "you gonna get jumped" was devastating. I cried every day and was so happy when we moved.
My school was a lot safer than my neighborhood public option (the nuns ran a tight ship), but it was rough around the edges and I think the kids were parroting what they heard in the neighborhood. I was from a different background from the majority of the kids and found it absolutely bewildering (and terrifying). I have no idea to this day why they found it so entertaining.
I genuinely can't stand the DC school culture when it veers into cising, joning and jumping--it's violent and as we can see here, doesn't end well. Schools, families and neighborhoods need to start addressing any root culture that glorifies violence talk and behavior.[/quote]

My kid’s DCPS MS takes it very seriously. It results in a LOT of kids getting suspended or sent back to their IB school[/quote]

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