Anonymous
Post 05/18/2026 12:17     Subject: Needing a school for 5th grade :(
OP I will say if you want to keep them the same place for middle and you’re losing your DCI feeder, Cap City could be good because the middle school starts in 5th. You’ve gotten some other great suggestions on the DCPS front; wishing you well.
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2026 13:53     Subject: Needing a school for 5th grade :(
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You should contact the main office. If there was an assault, they have a responsibility to find your child a safe place and to consider an equivalent school. Students can get placed outside of the lottery, you should push for that. Did you report the assault to the police?


That works for schools with multiple campuses, but one LEA cannot place a child at another LEA.


This. I wonder if you could ask to be placed in DCI though, when the time comes. The only reason OP is losing your feed spot is because of this assault, and that doesn't seem fair.


I doubt it. They are all different LEAs. Fair or not they aren’t obligated to take this student at any time.

and for some feeders it is still a lottery.
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2026 08:41     Subject: Needing a school for 5th grade :(
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You should contact the main office. If there was an assault, they have a responsibility to find your child a safe place and to consider an equivalent school. Students can get placed outside of the lottery, you should push for that. Did you report the assault to the police?


That works for schools with multiple campuses, but one LEA cannot place a child at another LEA.


This. I wonder if you could ask to be placed in DCI though, when the time comes. The only reason OP is losing your feed spot is because of this assault, and that doesn't seem fair.


I doubt it. And it's a harder argument when the involved staff was fired, so arguably the OP is removing her child unnecessarily.
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2026 22:52     Subject: Needing a school for 5th grade :(
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You should contact the main office. If there was an assault, they have a responsibility to find your child a safe place and to consider an equivalent school. Students can get placed outside of the lottery, you should push for that. Did you report the assault to the police?


That works for schools with multiple campuses, but one LEA cannot place a child at another LEA.


This. I wonder if you could ask to be placed in DCI though, when the time comes. The only reason OP is losing your feed spot is because of this assault, and that doesn't seem fair.


I doubt it. They are all different LEAs. Fair or not they aren’t obligated to take this student at any time.
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2026 19:04     Subject: Needing a school for 5th grade :(
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You should contact the main office. If there was an assault, they have a responsibility to find your child a safe place and to consider an equivalent school. Students can get placed outside of the lottery, you should push for that. Did you report the assault to the police?


That works for schools with multiple campuses, but one LEA cannot place a child at another LEA.


This. I wonder if you could ask to be placed in DCI though, when the time comes. The only reason OP is losing your feed spot is because of this assault, and that doesn't seem fair.
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2026 18:56     Subject: Needing a school for 5th grade :(
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You should contact the main office. If there was an assault, they have a responsibility to find your child a safe place and to consider an equivalent school. Students can get placed outside of the lottery, you should push for that. Did you report the assault to the police?


This was going to be my response. You and your child have rights and the school district cannot just leave you to your own devices if your daughter feels unsafe at school, especially if it is due to physical aggression by a teacher.


If you want to stay in DCPS should allow you to choose whatever elementary school you want to have your child go to


They weren't in DCPS, so this isn't DCPS's responsibility. And even when you need a safety transfer within DCPS, you don't get to choose.
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2026 18:53     Subject: Needing a school for 5th grade :(
Anonymous wrote:You should contact the main office. If there was an assault, they have a responsibility to find your child a safe place and to consider an equivalent school. Students can get placed outside of the lottery, you should push for that. Did you report the assault to the police?


That works for schools with multiple campuses, but one LEA cannot place a child at another LEA.
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2026 18:47     Subject: Needing a school for 5th grade :(
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You should contact the main office. If there was an assault, they have a responsibility to find your child a safe place and to consider an equivalent school. Students can get placed outside of the lottery, you should push for that. Did you report the assault to the police?


This was going to be my response. You and your child have rights and the school district cannot just leave you to your own devices if your daughter feels unsafe at school, especially if it is due to physical aggression by a teacher.


If you want to stay in DCPS should allow you to choose whatever elementary school you want to have your child go to


Why when her kid was hurt at a charter? Dcpcsb should find her a place at another dci feeder

Not all DCI feeders are within the same LEA. You can't just place someone in another LEA as there are established rules for how enrollment works in part to make sure that people do not get special treatment.
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2026 18:44     Subject: Needing a school for 5th grade :(
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Did you press charges?


You can demand that DCPS allow your child her choice of school. It's worth it to ask anyway, through a lawyer's letter.


If this happened at a DCI feeder, than DCPS has nothing to do with it. They will accept her at her IB at any time, which is their only responsibility. If her school has another campus, then there might be a way to finagle that; if not, I don’t think by what mechanism her school could even offer her a placement elsewhere in some other LEAs. Unfortunately, this is where being at a charter does give you fewer options.


But I thought they were all legally part of DC public schools?

No - they are a part of the umbrella of Office of the State Superintendent of Education. Under this is DCPS and DCPCS
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2026 18:42     Subject: Needing a school for 5th grade :(
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Did you press charges?


You can demand that DCPS allow your child her choice of school. It's worth it to ask anyway, through a lawyer's letter.

This is not true. They were in a Charter. They can enroll in their current IB school
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2026 23:54     Subject: Needing a school for 5th grade :(
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You should contact the main office. If there was an assault, they have a responsibility to find your child a safe place and to consider an equivalent school. Students can get placed outside of the lottery, you should push for that. Did you report the assault to the police?


This was going to be my response. You and your child have rights and the school district cannot just leave you to your own devices if your daughter feels unsafe at school, especially if it is due to physical aggression by a teacher.


If you want to stay in DCPS should allow you to choose whatever elementary school you want to have your child go to


Why when her kid was hurt at a charter? Dcpcsb should find her a place at another dci feeder