From closed-off kindergarten classes to swanky private schools, presidential children have avoided D.C. public schools.

Amy Carter is the only modern-day exception: While Jimmy Carter was in the White House, Amy was running around downtown Stevens Elementary School, followed by Hardy Middle School in Georgetown.

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