They will attend the Sidwell Friends school like Chelsea Clinton did. Tuition is like $28,000 per kid PER YEAR! YEEEE-IKES!!!

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It is a very good school that can also provide the security that the girls need. Many political figures send their kids there.

I wonder if they get free lunch?

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lol...thanks!

Or at least on the reduced lunch plan...

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Yep, he's your everyday man sending his kids to a public school.....lol lol lol I'm not really knocking him-they have to be safe and that sounds like a good school.

How exciting!

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Must be nice to be able to take over 25% of your pre-tax salary and send your kids to private school. He won't give us vouchers to give our kids a better chance but sure thinks the public school isn't good enough for his babies.

If you want to send your kids to private school and pay for it like he is, then do so. If not, what's your beef? He's not doing it on the public dole.

If anyone really thinks the two young daughters of the first AA president should really go to public school after what happened to the last presidential child to do so, poor Amy Carter, they're just nuts.

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Bunch of sour grapes.....he's not your average guy, he's going to be the POTUS. The average public school would probably not be able to easily accomodate the level of security that the children of the president require.

Those who can, do. Those who can't often whine about it.....Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.....

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Maybe people need to look at the decision this way. For every child that a parent sends to a private school, the taxpayers save money. If we only had public schools to educate children, we would all be crying how high are taxes are.

Nothing is *free*!

Given the circumstances, I think that this is a good decision to make. I am sure that the decision was not an easy one for them to make knowing the public backlash that is inevitable.

I'd give them high kudos for being parents who are willing to spend that much on a safe place where their children can learn without fear while giving themselves peace of mind while the girls are away from them. That is priceless!

I'm not certain what all goes into protecting the presidents kids but I'm guessing that secret service agents have to go with them whenever they're out in public.

Assuing that's the case, can you IMAGINE what an uproar that would cause in a public school? Would you want to be the teacher in front of the class with secret service agents in the back of the room or right outside the door? That wouldn't be fair to the teacher OR to the other students who have to deal with that disruption.

If I had kids I wouldn't want them going to public school with the kids of the president, no matter WHO the president was. I think a private school would be much better equipped to deal with the unique situation of educating the children of the leader of the free world.

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Actually that is exactly what the secret service agents do. They sit in the classroom with the students. They have a place in the school because there is usually more than one. I live in the area. One of my fellow teachers had one of the vice president's son in her son's homeroom at one of the Catholic High Schools in DC. I have taught children of secret service agents who have protected the president or previous presidents and their families. One of my former student's father still protects Nancy Reagan.

OK, now I have a really funny mental image of a big 'ol secret service agent in the dark suit and glasses scrunching up in a kid sized desk doing a first grade work sheet. LOL!!!

Since that is the case I can really see how a private school would probably be better equipped to handle it.

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really, the only two "safe" options would be having tutors come in to the kids or an ultra private school. At least by allowing them to receive teaching a private school setting, the kids may have a little sense of normalcy.

Frankly, the only reason I care about where Obama's kids are or go to school is because they would be considered his weakness. Someone hoping to bring down this country would stand a better chance by kidnapping and torturing those kids than if they assassinated Obama. Any good parent would go to the ends of the Earth to defend and protect their children.

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I forgot my friend's niece goes to Sidwell Friends. She is in the high school part. Also Biden's grandchildren go there.

I have a niece that just graduated H.S. in the Maryland/D.C. area. She was in private school for many many years. I have no idea how her parents paid for it but they managed somehow. They are not rich at all. Apparently the schools there are not good, or so I have heard over and over. I can totally see though why the Obama's put their kids in private school. The same reason the other presidents did I suppose. I agree, given all the circumstances, it probably is the only way unless they hired a private tutor. I think that during his campaign, Obama did some sort of work or was involved somehow, maybe it was just to praise the Superintendent of schools in the area, with the D.C. public schools. I think he is aware they need work, or so I heard on the news. But I think that has been very well known for years of that area so obviously the politicians that reside in that area are aware.

I can totally see the other side of the equation though; I mean, why not do what we can to get EVERY school up to standards/best they can be so that every student has a shot at a good education. Not everyone has the 'option' to pick and choose their childrens' schools so it's on the edge for the leader of the people to say, oh it's good enough for everyone but not my kids (I'm not speaking of the Obamas--just in general--most in that office with children have all done it). Don't the Obama kids go to private school in Chicago already? I saw that on t.v. the other night. But again, I would be willing to bet that the majority of senators', etc., kids all go to private schools. I could be wrong though? If he's paying for it, I guess it's his perrogative. I agree I would not want my kids in school with his children due to the liability involved and I think it would be a weird experience for the other students to have SS agents around all the time too. I think it's only fair to acknowledge that most (I would guess the percentage is very very high also) of the other politicians that live full-time in that area also have their kids in private schools, Democrats or Republicans. In a lot of cases it is hypocrytical, but I can see why the president would want that extra protection. If nothing else, think about the media control in private vs. public school. After all, the kids didnt' 'ask' to be the president's kids. I personally would never want to be in the public eye like that for fear of what it would do to my family and therefore I wouldn't run for any sort of high profile office, but to each his own I guess. They have the means to make it happen obviously. Most of today's politicians or super rich people have left planet Earth a long time ago anyway, what I mean is that they do not really know the struggles of most everyday peoples' daily lives. Again, I'm not saying this is true about the Obama's, just politicians/super wealthy people in general. I guess if I had the means to help my kids get a better education and I had to live in an area where the 'free' schools were bad, I would send them to private school too. However, I would also hope that if I was in a leadership role such as the D.C. area politicians are, I would do everything in my power to fix the problems in public schools (especially if mine were sitting in private ones due to the problems in public). .

They are trying to fix the DC school system. It is not the president's job to fix the DC schools. The mayor and the superindent of schools are the ones that should straighten them up. But like many aging school systems, the buildings have not been kept up. The teachers also need to be checked. I know for a fact that they are closing some of the schools that are not doing well. As president, he can only help education for the whole country not an individual area. I live in Maryland. My kids went to private school for elementary in Maryland but went to a private high school in DC. Although I did not pay the amount that it costs for Sidwell Friends it was a good amount of money. My oldest got a complete scholarship for college so it paid for its self. My kids got a great education. I live in Montgomery county which has a good educational system.

I totally disagree that every public school needs to or can be the best. Public schools, by their very nature, must deliver a solution that meets the needs of the distribution of students that attend. It is a matter of priority and what is good enough. I do agree that public schools need to make time and attention for their top end kids though and not cater to the lowest common denomiator, as is often the case. Should we really pay to offer the best to students and thier parents who aren't willing to take advantage of that opportunity or make themselves the best? I personally don't think so - and I know that I'll get flamed for it, but so be it. A public school can only do so much if the parents don't give a flip....don't make their children attend....don't make their kids do homework....come rushing to Johnny's side whenver he belts another kid in the nose, etc. My kids attended public school up to grade 8 and attended or are attending a private HS where the school, the student, and the parents are all on the same page. It helps A LOT to have these mutually agreed expectations, but I don't think you're likely to get there with public schools.

For what it's worth, most private schools offer scholarship opportunities for less advantaged students who bring the academic (or some other) credentials to the table. So,it's not like there is no opportunity for choice by parents that cannot afford it. Private schools operate with significant donations from their graduates...I know I didn't make any donations to my public schools after I left.

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$28,000 in the DC area is not a bad price to pay for schools. (Prior to moving here I looked at almost every school in the area and was no longer shocked to see $24-36 for schools.)
Chelsea Clinton went here as well.
Can you imagine the uproar if Mrs. Palin had come to DC looking for private schools and they were
$20,xxx though?
Amy Carter went to public schools while her father was in office and she has turned out just fine.

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Hmm . . . you mean like the one some people are trying to stir up about the Obamas' kids?

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Now the churches in the area are all trying to get their family to attend their church.

Valor High School in Highlands Ranch CO is $12k per year.

What difference does it make weather these little girls go public school or private school? Or what the cost is? But bottom line, it's it our choice what we spend our $$ on and the choices we make for our children? I'm not even sure why this is a discussion?

Any old thing will do around here to try and point a finger at PE Obama...sour grapes

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