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Anonymous wrote:Bonkers thread. I’ve never rooted against people so hard as I do these parents. (And I generally support wiggle room.) they’re really saying the quiet part out loud. I’m sure they’ll get their way in the end, unfortunately.

These parents think they can always get what they want, always have the system bend to their needs, etc. These are those parents that want DCPS to have a strict absence policy for kids in other wards but want their kids to be excused for their trips to Paris because it’s educational.

A trip to Paris is educational. The fastest way to a defunded department of education is to not show an understanding of this. Taking away someone’s trip to Paris gets you nothing, and then gets what you have taken away.

Missing school for a soccer tournament is also educational. So is attending the Westinghouse competition. Call CPS for any of this, call CPS for redshirting, while leaving other kids abused and you will get an immediate loss in support for institutions you want to be strong.

Loosen absentee policies on other wards if you want, but take the steps to make public schools the best they can be if you’re going to send your children there.

By the way anti-redshirters, you know this is where things are headed next right? CPS investigates your trip to Paris.

I’m fine with that. It is a PUBLIC system that has to be governed by rules. If you want special exceptions based on your wealth or status you need to go private.

So you want people to leave public?

If they cannot follow the rules and are going to waste everyone’s time and create a spectacle - yes.

Next rule is going to be all differentiated math out the door until mold is out of every classroom.

It takes a special kind of narcissism to believe that complying with one of the most basic rules (when to enroll your child and attendance rules) is a personal affront and that you, due to your specialness, deserve an exemption or to have the rules rewritten for you.

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You think that because you are wealthy, educated, live in upper NW that the rules don’t apply to you. But when little Sally in Ward 8 is absent 20 times you rant and rave about holding parents accountable (or make some comment that Sally’s parents probably don’t even care). Yet you are fine extending every long break to take an international trip. It’s hypocritical and classist at best. And no, not every trip to Paris is educational. Get over yourself.

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Anonymous wrote:Bonkers thread. I’ve never rooted against people so hard as I do these parents. (And I generally support wiggle room.) they’re really saying the quiet part out loud. I’m sure they’ll get their way in the end, unfortunately.

These parents think they can always get what they want, always have the system bend to their needs, etc. These are those parents that want DCPS to have a strict absence policy for kids in other wards but want their kids to be excused for their trips to Paris because it’s educational.

A trip to Paris is educational. The fastest way to a defunded department of education is to not show an understanding of this. Taking away someone’s trip to Paris gets you nothing, and then gets what you have taken away.

Missing school for a soccer tournament is also educational. So is attending the Westinghouse competition. Call CPS for any of this, call CPS for redshirting, while leaving other kids abused and you will get an immediate loss in support for institutions you want to be strong.

Loosen absentee policies on other wards if you want, but take the steps to make public schools the best they can be if you’re going to send your children there.

By the way anti-redshirters, you know this is where things are headed next right? CPS investigates your trip to Paris.

I’m fine with that. It is a PUBLIC system that has to be governed by rules. If you want special exceptions based on your wealth or status you need to go private.

So you want people to leave public?

If they cannot follow the rules and are going to waste everyone’s time and create a spectacle - yes.

Next rule is going to be all differentiated math out the door until mold is out of every classroom.

It takes a special kind of narcissism to believe that complying with one of the most basic rules (when to enroll your child and attendance rules) is a personal affront and that you, due to your specialness, deserve an exemption or to have the rules rewritten for you.

It takes a special narcissism to believe that this is one of the most basic rules.

In many school districts neither of these are even rules.

You think school districts don’t have rules on attendance and redshirting? Ok.

Go find them and see how they stack against DCPS.

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Anonymous wrote:Bonkers thread. I’ve never rooted against people so hard as I do these parents. (And I generally support wiggle room.) they’re really saying the quiet part out loud. I’m sure they’ll get their way in the end, unfortunately.

These parents think they can always get what they want, always have the system bend to their needs, etc. These are those parents that want DCPS to have a strict absence policy for kids in other wards but want their kids to be excused for their trips to Paris because it’s educational.

A trip to Paris is educational. The fastest way to a defunded department of education is to not show an understanding of this. Taking away someone’s trip to Paris gets you nothing, and then gets what you have taken away.

Missing school for a soccer tournament is also educational. So is attending the Westinghouse competition. Call CPS for any of this, call CPS for redshirting, while leaving other kids abused and you will get an immediate loss in support for institutions you want to be strong.

Loosen absentee policies on other wards if you want, but take the steps to make public schools the best they can be if you’re going to send your children there.

By the way anti-redshirters, you know this is where things are headed next right? CPS investigates your trip to Paris.

I’m fine with that. It is a PUBLIC system that has to be governed by rules. If you want special exceptions based on your wealth or status you need to go private.

So you want people to leave public?

If they cannot follow the rules and are going to waste everyone’s time and create a spectacle - yes.

Next rule is going to be all differentiated math out the door until mold is out of every classroom.

It takes a special kind of narcissism to believe that complying with one of the most basic rules (when to enroll your child and attendance rules) is a personal affront and that you, due to your specialness, deserve an exemption or to have the rules rewritten for you.

It takes a special narcissism to believe that this is one of the most basic rules.

In many school districts neither of these are even rules.

You think school districts don’t have rules on attendance and redshirting? Ok.

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Anonymous wrote:Bonkers thread. I’ve never rooted against people so hard as I do these parents. (And I generally support wiggle room.) they’re really saying the quiet part out loud. I’m sure they’ll get their way in the end, unfortunately.

These parents think they can always get what they want, always have the system bend to their needs, etc. These are those parents that want DCPS to have a strict absence policy for kids in other wards but want their kids to be excused for their trips to Paris because it’s educational.

A trip to Paris is educational. The fastest way to a defunded department of education is to not show an understanding of this. Taking away someone’s trip to Paris gets you nothing, and then gets what you have taken away.

Missing school for a soccer tournament is also educational. So is attending the Westinghouse competition. Call CPS for any of this, call CPS for redshirting, while leaving other kids abused and you will get an immediate loss in support for institutions you want to be strong.

Loosen absentee policies on other wards if you want, but take the steps to make public schools the best they can be if you’re going to send your children there.

By the way anti-redshirters, you know this is where things are headed next right? CPS investigates your trip to Paris.

I’m fine with that. It is a PUBLIC system that has to be governed by rules. If you want special exceptions based on your wealth or status you need to go private.

So you want people to leave public?

If they cannot follow the rules and are going to waste everyone’s time and create a spectacle - yes.

Next rule is going to be all differentiated math out the door until mold is out of every classroom.

It takes a special kind of narcissism to believe that complying with one of the most basic rules (when to enroll your child and attendance rules) is a personal affront and that you, due to your specialness, deserve an exemption or to have the rules rewritten for you.

It takes a special narcissism to believe that this is one of the most basic rules.

In many school districts neither of these are even rules.

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Anonymous wrote:Bonkers thread. I’ve never rooted against people so hard as I do these parents. (And I generally support wiggle room.) they’re really saying the quiet part out loud. I’m sure they’ll get their way in the end, unfortunately.

These parents think they can always get what they want, always have the system bend to their needs, etc. These are those parents that want DCPS to have a strict absence policy for kids in other wards but want their kids to be excused for their trips to Paris because it’s educational.

A trip to Paris is educational. The fastest way to a defunded department of education is to not show an understanding of this. Taking away someone’s trip to Paris gets you nothing, and then gets what you have taken away.

Missing school for a soccer tournament is also educational. So is attending the Westinghouse competition. Call CPS for any of this, call CPS for redshirting, while leaving other kids abused and you will get an immediate loss in support for institutions you want to be strong.

Loosen absentee policies on other wards if you want, but take the steps to make public schools the best they can be if you’re going to send your children there.

By the way anti-redshirters, you know this is where things are headed next right? CPS investigates your trip to Paris.

I’m fine with that. It is a PUBLIC system that has to be governed by rules. If you want special exceptions based on your wealth or status you need to go private.

So you want people to leave public?

If they cannot follow the rules and are going to waste everyone’s time and create a spectacle - yes.

Next rule is going to be all differentiated math out the door until mold is out of every classroom.

It takes a special kind of narcissism to believe that complying with one of the most basic rules (when to enroll your child and attendance rules) is a personal affront and that you, due to your specialness, deserve an exemption or to have the rules rewritten for you.

It takes a special narcissism to believe that this is one of the most basic rules.

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Anonymous wrote:Bonkers thread. I’ve never rooted against people so hard as I do these parents. (And I generally support wiggle room.) they’re really saying the quiet part out loud. I’m sure they’ll get their way in the end, unfortunately.

These parents think they can always get what they want, always have the system bend to their needs, etc. These are those parents that want DCPS to have a strict absence policy for kids in other wards but want their kids to be excused for their trips to Paris because it’s educational.

A trip to Paris is educational. The fastest way to a defunded department of education is to not show an understanding of this. Taking away someone’s trip to Paris gets you nothing, and then gets what you have taken away.

Missing school for a soccer tournament is also educational. So is attending the Westinghouse competition. Call CPS for any of this, call CPS for redshirting, while leaving other kids abused and you will get an immediate loss in support for institutions you want to be strong.

Loosen absentee policies on other wards if you want, but take the steps to make public schools the best they can be if you’re going to send your children there.

By the way anti-redshirters, you know this is where things are headed next right? CPS investigates your trip to Paris.

I’m fine with that. It is a PUBLIC system that has to be governed by rules. If you want special exceptions based on your wealth or status you need to go private.

So you want people to leave public?

If they cannot follow the rules and are going to waste everyone’s time and create a spectacle - yes.

Next rule is going to be all differentiated math out the door until mold is out of every classroom.

It takes a special kind of narcissism to believe that complying with one of the most basic rules (when to enroll your child and attendance rules) is a personal affront and that you, due to your specialness, deserve an exemption or to have the rules rewritten for you.

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Anonymous wrote:Bonkers thread. I’ve never rooted against people so hard as I do these parents. (And I generally support wiggle room.) they’re really saying the quiet part out loud. I’m sure they’ll get their way in the end, unfortunately.

These parents think they can always get what they want, always have the system bend to their needs, etc. These are those parents that want DCPS to have a strict absence policy for kids in other wards but want their kids to be excused for their trips to Paris because it’s educational.

A trip to Paris is educational. The fastest way to a defunded department of education is to not show an understanding of this. Taking away someone’s trip to Paris gets you nothing, and then gets what you have taken away.

How many public middle schools in the district are offering opportunities for overseas trips to Paris or elsewhere? Certainly not our DCPS MS.

So other kids shouldn’t have family trips to Paris, because your child’s middle school doesn’t offer it?

You know they’re going to get rid of differentiated math and other advanced courses in top publics next.

Oh stop. You can take your kid to Paris in the summer or spring break like the rest of us. Or you can deal with the letter you get from the school about unexcused absences like the rest of us.

Yup. And I can deal with the mold in the classrooms like the rest of us. That’s what’s coming next.

You’re an absolute hypocrite. These families are fighting for purely their own self interest and are not going to lift a finger for the school in the future other than in a self-aggrandizing way. Like at most they will be the ones who deliver the gifts on teacher appreciation day. They won’t be in the trenches for mold remediation or curriculum design. They are not going to be the LSAT rep or the ones who come pick up trash. They’ll be the ones who show up to complain that the PTA provided snacks have food coloring and demand that their child get the “good” teacher.

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Anonymous wrote:Bonkers thread. I’ve never rooted against people so hard as I do these parents. (And I generally support wiggle room.) they’re really saying the quiet part out loud. I’m sure they’ll get their way in the end, unfortunately.

These parents think they can always get what they want, always have the system bend to their needs, etc. These are those parents that want DCPS to have a strict absence policy for kids in other wards but want their kids to be excused for their trips to Paris because it’s educational.

A trip to Paris is educational. The fastest way to a defunded department of education is to not show an understanding of this. Taking away someone’s trip to Paris gets you nothing, and then gets what you have taken away.

Missing school for a soccer tournament is also educational. So is attending the Westinghouse competition. Call CPS for any of this, call CPS for redshirting, while leaving other kids abused and you will get an immediate loss in support for institutions you want to be strong.

Loosen absentee policies on other wards if you want, but take the steps to make public schools the best they can be if you’re going to send your children there.

By the way anti-redshirters, you know this is where things are headed next right? CPS investigates your trip to Paris.

I’m fine with that. It is a PUBLIC system that has to be governed by rules. If you want special exceptions based on your wealth or status you need to go private.

So you want people to leave public?

If they cannot follow the rules and are going to waste everyone’s time and create a spectacle - yes.

Next rule is going to be all differentiated math out the door until mold is out of every classroom.

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Anonymous wrote:Bonkers thread. I’ve never rooted against people so hard as I do these parents. (And I generally support wiggle room.) they’re really saying the quiet part out loud. I’m sure they’ll get their way in the end, unfortunately.

These parents think they can always get what they want, always have the system bend to their needs, etc. These are those parents that want DCPS to have a strict absence policy for kids in other wards but want their kids to be excused for their trips to Paris because it’s educational.

A trip to Paris is educational. The fastest way to a defunded department of education is to not show an understanding of this. Taking away someone’s trip to Paris gets you nothing, and then gets what you have taken away.

Missing school for a soccer tournament is also educational. So is attending the Westinghouse competition. Call CPS for any of this, call CPS for redshirting, while leaving other kids abused and you will get an immediate loss in support for institutions you want to be strong.

Loosen absentee policies on other wards if you want, but take the steps to make public schools the best they can be if you’re going to send your children there.

By the way anti-redshirters, you know this is where things are headed next right? CPS investigates your trip to Paris.

I’m fine with that. It is a PUBLIC system that has to be governed by rules. If you want special exceptions based on your wealth or status you need to go private.

So you want people to leave public?

If they cannot follow the rules and are going to waste everyone’s time and create a spectacle - yes.

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Anonymous wrote:Bonkers thread. I’ve never rooted against people so hard as I do these parents. (And I generally support wiggle room.) they’re really saying the quiet part out loud. I’m sure they’ll get their way in the end, unfortunately.

These parents think they can always get what they want, always have the system bend to their needs, etc. These are those parents that want DCPS to have a strict absence policy for kids in other wards but want their kids to be excused for their trips to Paris because it’s educational.

A trip to Paris is educational. The fastest way to a defunded department of education is to not show an understanding of this. Taking away someone’s trip to Paris gets you nothing, and then gets what you have taken away.

How many public middle schools in the district are offering opportunities for overseas trips to Paris or elsewhere? Certainly not our DCPS MS.

So other kids shouldn’t have family trips to Paris, because your child’s middle school doesn’t offer it?

You know they’re going to get rid of differentiated math and other advanced courses in top publics next.

Oh stop. You can take your kid to Paris in the summer or spring break like the rest of us. Or you can deal with the letter you get from the school about unexcused absences like the rest of us.

Yup. And I can deal with the mold in the classrooms like the rest of us. That’s what’s coming next.

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Anonymous wrote:Bonkers thread. I’ve never rooted against people so hard as I do these parents. (And I generally support wiggle room.) they’re really saying the quiet part out loud. I’m sure they’ll get their way in the end, unfortunately.

These parents think they can always get what they want, always have the system bend to their needs, etc. These are those parents that want DCPS to have a strict absence policy for kids in other wards but want their kids to be excused for their trips to Paris because it’s educational.

A trip to Paris is educational. The fastest way to a defunded department of education is to not show an understanding of this. Taking away someone’s trip to Paris gets you nothing, and then gets what you have taken away.

How many public middle schools in the district are offering opportunities for overseas trips to Paris or elsewhere? Certainly not our DCPS MS.

So other kids shouldn’t have family trips to Paris, because your child’s middle school doesn’t offer it?

You know they’re going to get rid of differentiated math and other advanced courses in top publics next.

Ha! I didn’t expect that negativity. I want to laugh because Paris is second home. I simply was curious about that prospect, and you know this is the capital. Many folks come and go to the city and not everyone knows everything about DC public schools.

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Anonymous wrote:Bonkers thread. I’ve never rooted against people so hard as I do these parents. (And I generally support wiggle room.) they’re really saying the quiet part out loud. I’m sure they’ll get their way in the end, unfortunately.

These parents think they can always get what they want, always have the system bend to their needs, etc. These are those parents that want DCPS to have a strict absence policy for kids in other wards but want their kids to be excused for their trips to Paris because it’s educational.

A trip to Paris is educational. The fastest way to a defunded department of education is to not show an understanding of this. Taking away someone’s trip to Paris gets you nothing, and then gets what you have taken away.

How many public middle schools in the district are offering opportunities for overseas trips to Paris or elsewhere? Certainly not our DCPS MS.

So other kids shouldn’t have family trips to Paris, because your child’s middle school doesn’t offer it?

You know they’re going to get rid of differentiated math and other advanced courses in top publics next.

Oh stop. You can take your kid to Paris in the summer or spring break like the rest of us. Or you can deal with the letter you get from the school about unexcused absences like the rest of us.

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Anonymous wrote:Bonkers thread. I’ve never rooted against people so hard as I do these parents. (And I generally support wiggle room.) they’re really saying the quiet part out loud. I’m sure they’ll get their way in the end, unfortunately.

These parents think they can always get what they want, always have the system bend to their needs, etc. These are those parents that want DCPS to have a strict absence policy for kids in other wards but want their kids to be excused for their trips to Paris because it’s educational.

Yepppp

Loosen them for other wards then.

Actually, question: how is all this rigid grandstanding working out for you? Are you getting what you want for your city and country?

I want there to be rules in public school, yes! Everything works out better that way.

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Anonymous wrote:Bonkers thread. I’ve never rooted against people so hard as I do these parents. (And I generally support wiggle room.) they’re really saying the quiet part out loud. I’m sure they’ll get their way in the end, unfortunately.

These parents think they can always get what they want, always have the system bend to their needs, etc. These are those parents that want DCPS to have a strict absence policy for kids in other wards but want their kids to be excused for their trips to Paris because it’s educational.

A trip to Paris is educational. The fastest way to a defunded department of education is to not show an understanding of this. Taking away someone’s trip to Paris gets you nothing, and then gets what you have taken away.

How many public middle schools in the district are offering opportunities for overseas trips to Paris or elsewhere? Certainly not our DCPS MS.

So other kids shouldn’t have family trips to Paris, because your child’s middle school doesn’t offer it?

You know they’re going to get rid of differentiated math and other advanced courses in top publics next.

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Anonymous wrote:Bonkers thread. I’ve never rooted against people so hard as I do these parents. (And I generally support wiggle room.) they’re really saying the quiet part out loud. I’m sure they’ll get their way in the end, unfortunately.

These parents think they can always get what they want, always have the system bend to their needs, etc. These are those parents that want DCPS to have a strict absence policy for kids in other wards but want their kids to be excused for their trips to Paris because it’s educational.

A trip to Paris is educational. The fastest way to a defunded department of education is to not show an understanding of this. Taking away someone’s trip to Paris gets you nothing, and then gets what you have taken away.

How many public middle schools in the district are offering opportunities for overseas trips to Paris or elsewhere? Certainly not our DCPS MS.