It just astonishes me that a parent could get this far in the process without knowing this basic fact of DC education. Makes me question what else they are missing.

Anonymous wrote:In acity where you can damn near walk to any and everywhere, this bus transportation issue is quite funny. This perpetual fight to have neighborhood schools and school boundaries changes, only leads me to believe that everyone wants a car-service to pick-up their "precious" school-age children.

+100, I don't see yellow buses hissing kids from Brooklyn to Manhattan because they want to dismiss their PS and go to a charter in the city. Their asses get on the train!

Signed a parent that drives 30 minutes each way to our charter.

In acity where you can damn near walk to any and everywhere, this bus transportation issue is quite funny. This perpetual fight to have neighborhood schools and school boundaries changes, only leads me to believe that everyone wants a car-service to pick-up their "precious" school-age children.

The logistics wouldn't be impossible. Lots of mini busses, routes, schedules. But it would be very expensive. Not how the city should be spending it's education budget.

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Anonymous wrote:Some people may have been mean, but honestly, I can't even begin to imagine how someone could live in DC with a school-aged child, go through the lottery process, enroll in a school on the other side of the city, and NOT have realized that she would get the child there somehow.

+1 also, it's the entitlement attitude of the OP to really think the city would even begin to be able to bus 35k charter students to 100+ schools throughout the city. Financial ability aside, it would be impossible logistically. I am thankful the city subsidizes and now will make city buses free for students. As much as I'd like to think OP was a troll, sadly I think it was legit.

DCPS spends around 35k per student. Charters get 13k? Per student and unlike DCPS they only get the money for kids that are counted at the school on "Count Day".

And??? Did you not get the "it's logistically impossible" part?!?

Mean parents don't produce mean children. Now troll parents do contribute and the species must be exterminated.

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Anonymous wrote:Some people may have been mean, but honestly, I can't even begin to imagine how someone could live in DC with a school-aged child, go through the lottery process, enroll in a school on the other side of the city, and NOT have realized that she would get the child there somehow.

+1 also, it's the entitlement attitude of the OP to really think the city would even begin to be able to bus 35k charter students to 100+ schools throughout the city. Financial ability aside, it would be impossible logistically. I am thankful the city subsidizes and now will make city buses free for students. As much as I'd like to think OP was a troll, sadly I think it was legit.

DCPS spends around 35k per student. Charters get 13k? Per student and unlike DCPS they only get the money for kids that are counted at the school on "Count Day".

Anonymous wrote:Some people may have been mean, but honestly, I can't even begin to imagine how someone could live in DC with a school-aged child, go through the lottery process, enroll in a school on the other side of the city, and NOT have realized that she would get the child there somehow.

+1 also, it's the entitlement attitude of the OP to really think the city would even begin to be able to bus 35k charter students to 100+ schools throughout the city. Financial ability aside, it would be impossible logistically. I am thankful the city subsidizes and now will make city buses free for students. As much as I'd like to think OP was a troll, sadly I think it was legit.

Some people may have been mean, but honestly, I can't even begin to imagine how someone could live in DC with a school-aged child, go through the lottery process, enroll in a school on the other side of the city, and NOT have realized that she would get the child there somehow.

Troll or not, a few of you responders are just plain mean! Hopefully, your hostility does not trickle down to your children! I mean wow!

I would check with the charter itself. Our charter, Sela, has a shuttle that picks up/drops off in Dupont and Fort Totten, which is sort of equidistant from our place in CH. They also put us in touch with people in CH to discuss car-pooling. Perhaps your charter also has a shuttle or will give you parent contact info?

Anonymous wrote:Potomac lighthouse has bus service for students.

The SCHOOL provides service, not the city!

Don't feed the troll (OP)

OP, you can't drive either mornings OR afternoons? We have a 15-20 minute drive to school, and we carpool. I do mornings, neighbor does after school.

I think you need to figure out a way to do one or the other, then email the parents list (the school's parent coordinator will help you sign up) with what you can do, and what you need your carpool partner to do. There are LOTS of families in the CH/ MtP area whose kids go to NE charters. You're sure to find one whose needs/ availability line up.

Potomac lighthouse has bus service for students.