Anonymous wrote:I will send them $100 cash (no way to be taxed if not claimed) if they keep their child in dcps past 5th grade.

I would ignore them if I was the principal, too.

I hope that DCPS, the mayor and the Council continue to ignore these folks.

Anonymous wrote:The Norquists. Wealthy white parents who have sought, and received a meeting with the chancellor??

Meanwhile he spends his day advocating for school vouchers and privatization schemes that would harm Watkins and every other DCPS school.

Do you think Grover Norquist posts on DCUM lol!

Anonymous wrote:The stupid non DC native parents who view themselves as middle class or upper middle class when they are actually rich. The pretentious DC parents that Mayor Bowser panders to. Mainly white parents gentrifying DC. ENTITLED folks.

the "non-DC native" argument cuts both ways here and could just as easily apply to Principal Bell, including her UMC (or "rich" if that works better for you) DC principal salary

I will send them $100 cash (no way to be taxed if not claimed) if they keep their child in dcps past 5th grade.

I would ignore them if I was the principal, too.

Anonymous wrote:The Norquists. Wealthy white parents who have sought, and received a meeting with the chancellor??

Meanwhile he spends his day advocating for school vouchers and privatization schemes that would harm Watkins and every other DCPS school.

can we just GIVE them vouchers to make them go away?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OMG this is appalling. Those parents need to sit the heck down.

I know which parents you're referring to but you may need to clarify for the DCUM peanut gallery

NP, I assume she is talking about the parent named in the article and the 20 others that she says shares her views.

I don't get those people at all -- they make an awful lot of demands on public schools for people who think income taxes should be abolished. He also was a hard supporter of Scott Walker and his crusade against public education and municipal employees.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/04/grover-norquist-the-happiest-man-in-washington/523206/

The Norquists. Wealthy white parents who have sought, and received a meeting with the chancellor??

Meanwhile he spends his day advocating for school vouchers and privatization schemes that would harm Watkins and every other DCPS school.

Oh my. That raised my blood pressure just to read it. It's very light on actual details, but as a Hill parent (different school) it really makes me wonder if these parents know the damage they are doing. It also confirms that my IB principal is very saavy: kiss up to white parents; ignore acheivement gap.

What do the anti-Bell parents want that they don't think they are getting? And Watkins has been poached of its best teachers for YEARS, so some people are reinventing the wheel. Sigh.

The stupid non DC native parents who view themselves as middle class or upper middle class when they are actually rich. The pretentious DC parents that Mayor Bowser panders to. Mainly white parents gentrifying DC. ENTITLED folks.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OMG this is appalling. Those parents need to sit the heck down.

I know which parents you're referring to but you may need to clarify for the DCUM peanut gallery

NP, I assume she is talking about the parent named in the article and the 20 others that she says shares her views.

Anonymous wrote:OMG this is appalling. Those parents need to sit the heck down.

I know which parents you're referring to but you may need to clarify for the DCUM peanut gallery

This seems to be a trend in DC.

OMG this is appalling. Those parents need to sit the heck down.

can't believe no one has posted this yet

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/news/article/20864768/a-fight-to-remove-a-dcps-principal-on-capitol-hill-gets-ugly