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Anonymous wrote:I also find it ridiculous that the acting superintendent is MIA. It’s an embarrassment. She should be all over this and if she actually communicated with people then it would cut down on rumors. I’m an Alexandria resident yet I’m getting my info from Fox News dc?

First rule of fight club, don’t talk about fight club…. The ACPS / Alexandria Democratic establishment seem to following this mantra to the letter.

Anonymous wrote:I also find it ridiculous that the acting superintendent is MIA. It’s an embarrassment. She should be all over this and if she actually communicated with people then it would cut down on rumors. I’m an Alexandria resident yet I’m getting my info from Fox News dc?

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Anonymous wrote:Why do some people in the community, usually white women who send their kids to ACPS and then private school, make comments about other parents being "white supremecists" or "racists" if they ask about the facts of what happened, post news articles, or post on online forums? So many people "liked" a neighbor's post that told people not to talk or discuss or ask questions of ACPS and "let the leaders take care of it". Okay, well what our kids are telling us contradict what was communicated by ACPS. What I found out was that an administrator was seriously injured and required medical attention. Some friends' kids said that people involved were not even ACPS students. Rumors are that some were adults and some had DC drivers' licenses when arrested. So much for ACPS checking student IDs. I am really disturbed that people think that it is anti-immigrant, racist, or white supremecist behavior to wonder about safety issues at your own child's school, to ask questions about what your own child reported to his/her/their parents, etc. This is what infuriates me about ACPS.

Your kids told you a lot of BS rumors. Don’t believe anything that your child didn’t witness WITH THEIR OWN EYES. The rest of what you hear has a very high likelihood of being misinformation or disinformation via social media.

I listened to the radio and dispatch communication. An ambulance was called for a 15 yo injured due to an assault. One of the assailants, undoubtedly, was involved in multiple fights at GW last year. My child saw the injured staff/faculty member.

Unfortunately, that’s just how life is. It’s inherently unfair. Rich people will always have better options than poor people. That’s the case everywhere in the world.

Poor students will have to overcome more obstacles. When I was in high school, I know several classmates who have to work after school to help their family. Some have to babysit their siblings. I had to work in the summers. In college, many students were working to help pay tuition. There were also many students who were from very wealthy families and didn’t have to do much. They were there to have fun because they already had family money and a job (=connections) waiting for them. You can argue they didn’t even need college. Others were stressing out, struggling to get good grades while working, choosing the correct major, worrying about student loans, dealing with mental health issues, etc.

The only thing these students can do is continue to work hard and focus on bettering their own lives despite what is going on around them.

The whole thing makes me terribly sad. The upper middle class students at the school are likely largely (although not fully) unaffected by the problems. And honestly, if it were affecting them significantly, they would leave and go private or move.

However, what about the students who are recent immigrants, ELLs, or whose families have financial issues? They are trapped in an environment that is negative, and cannot enable them to focus on the learning that they need to improve their situation.

I am honestly asking, what can we do to improve this situation?


Unfortunately, that’s just how life is. It’s inherently unfair. Rich people will always have better options than poor people. That’s the case everywhere in the world.

Poor students will have to overcome more obstacles. When I was in high school, I know several classmates who have to work after school to help their family. Some have to babysit their siblings. I had to work in the summers. In college, many students were working to help pay tuition. There were also many students who were from very wealthy families and didn’t have to do much. They were there to have fun because they already had family money and a job (=connections) waiting for them. You can argue they didn’t even need college. Others were stressing out, struggling to get good grades while working, choosing the correct major, worrying about student loans, dealing with mental health issues, etc.

The only thing these students can do is continue to work hard and focus on bettering their own lives despite what is going on around them.