Have you guys decided which school in DC Malia And Sasha will attend

[thepurpose]

They are your first daughters now, you know.

[Critters2]

1. They should attend a public school, but I fear they won't. nt

[Egalitariat]

7. Which elementary/middle school is the White House zoned for?

Does the school bus stop there?

[Critters2]

13. I assume the SS will get them to and from, and yes, hang around all day.

But they should still go to a public school.

[woolldog]

28. Why should they go to a public school?

the public schools in DC suck. The only reason to send them to the inferior DC public schools is for propaganda. Shame on you for suggesting he use his daughters as propaganda tools.

[Critters2]

33. Why should any child go to those schools, then?

We don't have royalty in this country. Those elected to serve and/or represent the people should live like the peole. Besides, I'd be willing to bet those schools would improve real quick if the children of top govt officials attended them.

[woolldog]

34. Bullshit.

He can afford better for his kids. They should go to the best schools possible. How dare you suggest he sell out his kids and their futures just for politics.

[Critters2]

37. How dare you tell the poor they should send their kids to shitty schools. nt

[woolldog]

55. I've never told the poor that.

The public schools definitely need to be improved.

[LisaL]

35. You know, you can send your own children to public school,

or private school if you want to and can afford it. But I fail to see what right you have to tell other people where to send their children.

[Critters2]

38. The question was asked. I answered it. nt

[1corona4u]

43. Well....we all pay taxes for them to go to school....

but, yet, we have no say in the matter.

[LisaL]

52. Everybody pays taxes for children to go to school.

It doesn't give you the right to decide where someone else's children should go.

[1corona4u]

56. Eh, thanks for reiterating what I said...

:eyes:

[redstate_democrat]

41. Does anyone tell you where to send your kids?

You just voted for Obama, you don't own him or those kids. They can send their kids anywhere they please. If that means sending them to private schools, so be it. I would do the same damn thing if I were in their shoes. These people are human beings. They are just politicians elected to carry out the agenda they promised during the campaign. They have private lives they maintain outside of their political roles.

[madaboutharry]

62. Their Secret Service detail has to sit in the classroom with them and

stay with them all day.

[Critters2]

64. And would have to do that at either a public or private school. nt

[WhollyHeretic]

15. I'm an enormous proponent of public schools but there are some huge security concerns

There are already a lot of threats against the Obamas.

[pnwmom]

17. I think with today's security issues, that would be a huge mistake. n/t

[Raine]

26. NO too dangerous...they're security has to be top priority nt

[ecstatic]

31. Have any other first kids attended public school?

:shrug:

[stillcool]

40. you fear they won't?

How would that work? How many Secret Service per classroom? What about the teachers, would they have to be vetted? Would the school be on lock-down 24/7? What about the parents picking their kids up from school? That might be a little hairy.

[billyoc]

2. I just assumed they'd go to whatever hoity-toity school the rest of the VIP kids went to.

:shrug:

[babylonsister]

4. Amy Carter went to a public school.

:shrug:

[S_E_Fudd]

12. My recollection...

And I could be wrong...is they sent her to a public school at first, but then, because the security concerns etc became so burdensome on the school they switched her to a private school...

[Raine]

27. That's the way I remember it too, they tried but had to put her in private

school cause of security.

[ibegurpard]

3. I really don't think

they should be in the public eye at all.

[Blue-Jay]

5. Like many more important issues, I'll trust Barack & Michelle to decide that.

[MJkcj]

48. thank you for the first intelligent response to this stupid question

this is a private decision that should be made by the parents.

[Blue-Jay]

57. I am so smart. SMRT...

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. They will attend a school that the SS service knows well

that will be one critical consideration

Public, perhaps... but I suspect it will be a similar school to where Chelsea went to, and Emily Carter

[SharonRB]

8. Chelsea went to the Friends School.

[DCBob]

10. Sidwell Friends.

It is a fine school but I wish they would go to public school.

[SharonRB]

25. It's actually Sidwell Friends School

http://www.sidwell.edu/

[jonnyblitz]

9. I hear ya, thepurpose. aren't many here at DU just plain CREEPY

the way they OBSESS over the Obama's? :scared:

[vanderBeth]

11. That's my immediate thought when I saw the thread title.

:scared:

[AZBlue]

49. Yeah - I thought actually the OP was a joke.

So far we've discussed what kind of dog they should get, what their bedtime should be, what they should name their dog and now what school they should attend.

:wtf:

[evlbstrd]

14. We can't agree on a name for the dog.

The last thing the Obamas should do is pay any attention to DU.

[tigereye]

23. he he

:rofl:


yikes, sometimes the internet is so bizarre. All parents have to do their best to send their kids to the school that is safe and good for them.

[kdmorris]

16. Why would I decide?

Malia and Sasha have parents...parents for whom I have a bit of respect. I trust them to do whatever they need to for their daughter's safety and happiness. If they feel that their children will be safer in private school, why would I try to second guess that? If they want their children to go to DC public schools, that's their decision, too.

[Barack_America]

18. No, but I do have their first day outfits picked out!

:P

[treestar]

19. We've picked out the dog, now it's time to pick the school

:rofl:

Maybe we should leave these decisions to Mom and Dad.

[blondeatlast]

29. Don't get me started on the Oval Office; I'm perusing furniture catalogs as we type!

I think tasteful paisley is SO underrated.

[redstate_democrat]

44. Maybe people should get a life.

[treestar]

59. These threads are in fun

I don't think we mean it seriously, what we mean is whoah the Obamas are actually going to be moving into the WH! And so start thinking about First Kids, First Pets, Ball gowns for Michelle, Barack actually in the Oval Office and so on! And enjoying thinking of that.

[blondeatlast]

20. I get it--but the news media will make this huge, so why not DU, too? nt

[Jed Dilligan]

21. IDK but they are both old enough to state their own preference.

The parents can override it, but it should be heard.

[defendandprotect]

22. No. I'm still thinking about her dress!!! When I'm not thinking about Global Warming--!!!

[FrenchieCat]

24. Slavery ended eons ago.....so those children do not belong to us....

their father works for us, nothing more.

I believe that Barack and Michelle should make the decision, because those are their children.

[AlCzervik]

30. hey how about their parents decide that, hmm?

[livedemocarticordie]

32. I talked to someone today..

Who said they have looked at SIDWELL and MARET. My son who goes to Georgetown Day School says there is a rumor they looked there too but I doubt they'll picked GDS; its very, very liberal. Most are saying SIDWELL but I would not be surprised if they go to MARET or NATIONAL CATHEDRAL (girls).

[struggle4progress]

36. I thought we had all decided they were gonna go to school online here at DU

[stillcool]

39. Wow..I missed the vote!..

Have teachers been assigned?

[grantcart]

42. Am I the only one who found the OP a sardonic swipe at DU for being

overly involved in decisions about the first family,

a gentle swipe to STFU and the the first family have some space?



It seems as if everyone else thought it was a serious invitation to micro manage the Obama family personal decisions.



Did I get it wrong?

[1corona4u]

45. LOL, no you got it right....

:rofl:

[grantcart]

46. man he sure rolled up a bunch on that one

oh by the way I just learned in another thread that you are now officially a 'troll' lol

[1corona4u]

47. I saw that....I hate being called a troll....

what, with over 10K post, I'm a troll, LOL....I may be a lot of things, but not a troll, LOL.....

[Cha]

51. I alerted on the

offender..we'll see if it gets removed.

[blondeatlast]

50. No, but you didn't read through the thread, did you?

Several of us got it--but what you said anyway.

:thumbsup:

[grantcart]

53. no I stopped half way -- but your right I should have read through the whole thing

[blondeatlast]

54. No worries. I'm always astonished by the lack of wit on DU sometimes.

I always thought progressives were smarter and by nature wittier than the other side and sadly am no longer shocked that they aren't.

DU has been VERY educational.

[Hekate]

58. Someplace where they will not only get a good education but be SAFE according to the SS...

And that, my dears, means a private school. This is no time to try out a fantasy of political correctness.

Parents who are diplomats and such have to consider these things when living in a foreign capital, and there are no doubt some very good private schools in and around DC where Sasha and Malia will be among a relatively diverse student body (and by that I mean from different places on the planet) of a similar social class (parents in high political office) where they will not stand out like freaks ("Oooo, she's the President's daughter. I bet she thinks she's special").

The administration, staff, and teachers will be accustomed already to what the Secret Service would like to check up on (you think a Saudi prince's child would be allowed to attend a school that wasn't thoroughly vetted?).

I believe Chelsea Clinton and Amy Carter attended a nice Quaker school with a long history.

Hekate

[Critters2]

60. Amy Carter went to a public school.

And why would it be any more difficult for a public school to be safe than a private one? These private schools are surrounded by high walls and barbed wire, are they? And you really think there's less mimetic competition among the children of diplomats than the children of mail carriers, dentists, and cab drivers? :rofl:

[Erin Elizabeth]

61. Man, that's creepy.

This isn't anyone's decision to make but their parents.

[WI_DEM]

63. I didn't know it was our decision.