Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can DCPS pretend to operate a middle school that doesn’t even have an athletic field? (I know, it wasn’t so long ago that DCPS pretended to operate schools without textbooks). The Hardy admin, DCPS bureaucracy and Bowser need to man up, take some decisions, and build Hardy a proper field.

Or, they could use the one the city owns, across the street.

Another reason why Hardy will always lag. Not only do they not have nice stuff like Deal, they are too cowed by and subservient to the DCPS central office even to ask for it. Pathetic.

The school doesn't have the land that Deal has. But one-third of the Deal students are in trailers and the class sizes and overcrowding is out of control. What's your point. Children in other middle schools in the city have lots less. Go look at the fields and facilities all around the city. That's the situation - it's a city trying to manage a whole city's worth of schools and facilities. It's not a Hardy vs. Deal like you have Maret vs. GDS vs. Sidwell etc by comparison shopping private school parents paying tuition. This is the exact point. These are PUBLIC schools. No one can go and demand nicer fields to the head of school and/or give $1mil and problem solved. Or apparently in this case, go an do under the table, behind closed doors with city officials -and problem solved!!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can DCPS pretend to operate a middle school that doesn’t even have an athletic field? (I know, it wasn’t so long ago that DCPS pretended to operate schools without textbooks). The Hardy admin, DCPS bureaucracy and Bowser need to man up, take some decisions, and build Hardy a proper field.

Or, they could use the one the city owns, across the street.

Another reason why Hardy will always lag. Not only do they not have nice stuff like Deal, they are too cowed by and subservient to the DCPS central office even to ask for it. Pathetic.

Of course, the staff is not afraid to defend their free parking perks while the students go begging for a school field.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can DCPS pretend to operate a middle school that doesn’t even have an athletic field? (I know, it wasn’t so long ago that DCPS pretended to operate schools without textbooks). The Hardy admin, DCPS bureaucracy and Bowser need to man up, take some decisions, and build Hardy a proper field.

Or, they could use the one the city owns, across the street.

Another reason why Hardy will always lag. Not only do they not have nice stuff like Deal, they are too cowed by and subservient to the DCPS central office even to ask for it. Pathetic.

Anonymous wrote:How can DCPS pretend to operate a middle school that doesn’t even have an athletic field? (I know, it wasn’t so long ago that DCPS pretended to operate schools without textbooks). The Hardy admin, DCPS bureaucracy and Bowser need to man up, take some decisions, and build Hardy a proper field.

Or, they could use the one the city owns, across the street.

How can DCPS pretend to operate a middle school that doesn’t even have an athletic field? (I know, it wasn’t so long ago that DCPS pretended to operate schools without textbooks). The Hardy admin, DCPS bureaucracy and Bowser need to man up, take some decisions, and build Hardy a proper field.

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Anonymous wrote:Calling public school teachers "militant" and focusing on the "WTU" and school uniforms etc is racist. That's not a dig at all Maret parents, but the ones pulling out those arguments as games to divert attention, it's blatant racism.

The Washington teachers union is a militant, corrupt organization that has probably done more to harm education in the district of Columbia than any other entity. Having nothing to counter this fact, you play the race card.

Having no moral leg to stand on, you try to divert and distract from the real issue: what is wrong with Maret?

Not that you will ever address this head on.

Who to blame next? Santa?

Anonymous wrote:Calling public school teachers "militant" and focusing on the "WTU" and school uniforms etc is racist. That's not a dig at all Maret parents, but the ones pulling out those arguments as games to divert attention, it's blatant racism.

The Washington teachers union is a militant, corrupt organization that has probably done more to harm education in the district of Columbia than any other entity. Having nothing to counter this fact, you play the race card.

Anonymous wrote:Calling public school teachers "militant" and focusing on the "WTU" and school uniforms etc is racist. That's not a dig at all Maret parents, but the ones pulling out those arguments as games to divert attention, it's blatant racism.

Perhaps Maret is racist and elitist but neither is relevant to the issue at hand. Why won’t Maret share ?

Calling public school teachers "militant" and focusing on the "WTU" and school uniforms etc is racist. That's not a dig at all Maret parents, but the ones pulling out those arguments as games to divert attention, it's blatant racism.

It was a Hardy booster that said Maret was being racist. Shame!

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Anonymous wrote:Militant Selfish Maret teachers and staff - give up your parking. you are selfish and only go into teaching for the perks...

See, it makes no sense - really ridiculous to pick on teachers in this. They are not part of this fight on either side. The more you call dedicated underpaid public teachers names, the more you are clearly racist.

So let's just stop.

Maret wants a playing field. Hardy wants a playing field. Boys and Girls Clubs want a playing field. Others want a playing field.

The most desirable times are the times for the Jelleff field are times Maret bought out without a public process or hearing.

Maret could more easily go buy another field space than any other option. They clearly have $ to spend and high-maintenance parents to make happy.

Ah, so now you play the race card. The last refuge of those in DC who are intellectually and morally out of gas. Shame on you.

What is wrong with Maret? Do you not believe in sharing? Is this the moral lesson taught there? Divert and deflect rather than defend your position with facts and reason? Is this the rigorous training young Maret minds receive? This is what is wrong with Maret.

Anonymous wrote:Militant Selfish Maret teachers and staff - give up your parking. you are selfish and only go into teaching for the perks...

See, it makes no sense - really ridiculous to pick on teachers in this. They are not part of this fight on either side. The more you call dedicated underpaid public teachers names, the more you are clearly racist.

So let's just stop.

Maret wants a playing field. Hardy wants a playing field. Boys and Girls Clubs want a playing field. Others want a playing field.

The most desirable times are the times for the Jelleff field are times Maret bought out without a public process or hearing.

Maret could more easily go buy another field space than any other option. They clearly have $ to spend and high-maintenance parents to make happy.

Ah, so now you play the race card. The last refuge of those in DC who are intellectually and morally out of gas. Shame on you.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Too bad that Hardy can’t have nice things like Alice Deal.

Too bad the DC kids in the basement can’t have nice city-owned athletic fields for even one day per month right after school like the affluent Maret kids.

Why is DC bussing these kids all the way to Georgetown anyway, particularly to keep them inside?

What evidence do you have that DC is busing them to Georgetown?

Militant Selfish Maret teachers and staff - give up your parking. you are selfish and only go into teaching for the perks...

See, it makes no sense - really ridiculous to pick on teachers in this. They are not part of this fight on either side. The more you call dedicated underpaid public teachers names, the more you are clearly racist.

So let's just stop.

Maret wants a playing field. Hardy wants a playing field. Boys and Girls Clubs want a playing field. Others want a playing field.

The most desirable times are the times for the Jelleff field are times Maret bought out without a public process or hearing.

Maret could more easily go buy another field space than any other option. They clearly have $ to spend and high-maintenance parents to make happy.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Too bad that Hardy can’t have nice things like Alice Deal.

Too bad the DC kids in the basement can’t have nice city-owned athletic fields for even one day per month right after school like the affluent Maret kids.

You mean the poor kids who live in Georgetown and Palisades who’s parents want to take a DPR property for their solo use? Hardy’s PTA should just raise the money to improve Hardy.

Again, with the Maret myopia! Have you been to the Jelleff rec center and seen the B&GCGW in action? I thought not. Then you really can’t argue this point, can you?

You keep side-stepping the real issues. Why won’t Maret share? Hardy wants to share. The whole neighborhood wants to share. What is wrong with Maret?