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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Rock throwing -- I am the 1st one to say that the kids are pretty crazy on the playground, before/after school and during recess. But by crazy I mean flying balls going stray from the kickball area, kids running around not necessarily paying a huge amount of attention to other people. The occasional friendly wrestling. Doesn't work well for MY kid, but DC is a shy type. That doesn't mean it's really an actual problem. As to ROCK THROWING?! What?! How could a kid under the age of 10/11 hurl a rock over a 16? 20?-foot fence? Balls get KICKED over all the time, but a rock? I've never seen it and if it did happen it's an incredibly rare occurrence.

Drop off -- very smooth for the most part as long as people follow the rules (no parking, no double parking). It is tough, especially when your kid is still too young to head onto the playground unescorted. There's U-turns, though they are against school rules. I would say 98% of the time I follow all rules and 2% I have to break one to get my kid there on time. I'm sure most other people are the same (we are OOB). Not ideal, but I've seen the same at many many other schools around town.

DC is in upper grade, receives great kudos for strengths and support for weaknesses. Teachers go above and beyond and always have with a few exceptions for both my kids (other DC is in MS). We are very pleased there for a multitude of reasons.

I am baffled why there can't be properly stocked bathrooms at such a rich school.

I'm not worried about MS, feel like I have several options.

Special ed seems to be better than many schools, not as good as many others.

A private school with smaller class sizes and fewer kids on the playground at the same time would be my ideal, but otherwise, I think Brent is a great fit for our child/family.

Rock throwing?!
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Last time I checked, a U-turn across double yellow lines is not just a violation of school rules, it's a violation of DC law.  The crossing guard does her best in terms of containing the chaos resulting from incredibly poor judgment on the part of parents, many of whom find a 10 minute walk to school too difficult to manage.  I cannot fathom this selfish, suburban mentality which puts our children at risk.  OTOH, if you live OOB, try leaving home 10 minutes earlier so that you don't have to break the rules and endanger others in making sure your child is in his or her seat at 8:45.  The PTA subsidizes childcare from 8:00 to 8:30 and there are a number of teacher-led activities which enhance the school community.

For some reason, stocking the bathrooms and related issues like clogged sinks continues to be a struggle.  It's not an issue of Brent being a "rich school" -- who says something like that? -- but a reflection that custodial staff are not as on top of things as they should be.  A couple of parents bringing this to the attention of the front office should remedy things for least a few weeks.  But that would require that you pick up the phome or actually park and get out of your car.

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