Reply #150: DC is not hopeless.

[fortyfeetunder]

Just returned from DC (my hometown) and I don't quite agree there is nothing the people in SE can't do to change their neighborhood. If they really cared about their children's education, they would show up to PTA meetings or find some other way to support their schools and they wouldn't condone the cr@p going on in their neighborhoods.

Regardless of location takes a four legged stool consisting of parents, students, teachers& school administration and the community together making public schools work. If one of them is not contributing the "stool" is unstable and cannot support a school.

Even though my childhood home has its problems with the neighborhood, I got some evidence from my neighbors they are trying to do something about the crime and the violence. Neighborhood clubs, block watch, etc.

and oh, BTW, I am a graduate of the DC public school system...