Anti-Racism Assembly Today?

[Anonymous]

I can see a few things going on. I can see how this event may have been reckless, and that other schools are more careful in how they present this information (ironically, the schools with more children of color are much much more careful because they are very aware of not wanting to cause harm to those kids and to treat them gently.)

I can imagine the Janney principal is seeing racism in the school and urgently wanted to act. I myself know of at least one incident in lower elementary of a white child using a slur against a child of color. I'm sure there are more. And let's be frank: there are families who move to the Janney zone bc they like the high percentage of white children, because they consciously or subconsciously think white peers are better. That is white supremacy. They exist in that neighborhood. So rooting that our and exposing it to sunlight somehow is a good thing, in my opinion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can see a few things going on. I can see how this event may have been reckless, and that other schools are more careful in how they present this information (ironically, the schools with more children of color are much much more careful because they are very aware of not wanting to cause harm to those kids and to treat them gently.)

I can imagine the Janney principal is seeing racism in the school and urgently wanted to act. I myself know of at least one incident in lower elementary of a white child using a slur against a child of color. I'm sure there are more. And let's be frank: there are families who move to the Janney zone bc they like the high percentage of white children, because they consciously or subconsciously think white peers are better. That is white supremacy. They exist in that neighborhood. So rooting that our and exposing it to sunlight somehow is a good thing, in my opinion.

You should read John McWhorter's Woke Racism. Your statements are those of someone indoctrinated in a kind of religion (assuming you know who is sinful and who is not, the convert's zeal to root out heretics, the assumption that you know the motivations of others and must punish those who don't profess the faith). It's disturbing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can see a few things going on. I can see how this event may have been reckless, and that other schools are more careful in how they present this information (ironically, the schools with more children of color are much much more careful because they are very aware of not wanting to cause harm to those kids and to treat them gently.)

I can imagine the Janney principal is seeing racism in the school and urgently wanted to act. I myself know of at least one incident in lower elementary of a white child using a slur against a child of color. I'm sure there are more. And let's be frank: there are families who move to the Janney zone bc they like the high percentage of white children, because they consciously or subconsciously think white peers are better. That is white supremacy. They exist in that neighborhood. So rooting that our and exposing it to sunlight somehow is a good thing, in my opinion.

You mean just like the white parents EOTP who prefer schools with a certain minimal percentage of white students and wouldn't send their kids to a school with virtually none? WOTP parents have just found a way to avoid checking a school's demographics before entering a lottery.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can see a few things going on. I can see how this event may have been reckless, and that other schools are more careful in how they present this information (ironically, the schools with more children of color are much much more careful because they are very aware of not wanting to cause harm to those kids and to treat them gently.)

I can imagine the Janney principal is seeing racism in the school and urgently wanted to act. I myself know of at least one incident in lower elementary of a white child using a slur against a child of color. I'm sure there are more. And let's be frank: there are families who move to the Janney zone bc they like the high percentage of white children, because they consciously or subconsciously think white peers are better. That is white supremacy. They exist in that neighborhood. So rooting that our and exposing it to sunlight somehow is a good thing, in my opinion.

You mean just like the white parents EOTP who prefer schools with a certain minimal percentage of white students and wouldn't send their kids to a school with virtually none? WOTP parents have just found a way to avoid checking a school's demographics before entering a lottery.

Pointing out other forms of white supremacy isn't absolving you of white supremacy. Its just whataboutism

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can see a few things going on. I can see how this event may have been reckless, and that other schools are more careful in how they present this information (ironically, the schools with more children of color are much much more careful because they are very aware of not wanting to cause harm to those kids and to treat them gently.)

I can imagine the Janney principal is seeing racism in the school and urgently wanted to act. I myself know of at least one incident in lower elementary of a white child using a slur against a child of color. I'm sure there are more. And let's be frank: there are families who move to the Janney zone bc they like the high percentage of white children, because they consciously or subconsciously think white peers are better. That is white supremacy. They exist in that neighborhood. So rooting that our and exposing it to sunlight somehow is a good thing, in my opinion.

You mean just like the white parents EOTP who prefer schools with a certain minimal percentage of white students and wouldn't send their kids to a school with virtually none? WOTP parents have just found a way to avoid checking a school's demographics before entering a lottery.

Pointing out other forms of white supremacy isn't absolving you of white supremacy. Its just whataboutism

Of course not. Not trying to absolve anybody, as I don't think either of these groups of parents is in need of absolution. But to say that the described phenomenon exists specifically in "that neighborhood" when it's really quite universal is inaccurate.

[Anonymous]

Janney is still having these problems? It was an issue when my child (black) attended the school. She’s now 21.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can see a few things going on. I can see how this event may have been reckless, and that other schools are more careful in how they present this information (ironically, the schools with more children of color are much much more careful because they are very aware of not wanting to cause harm to those kids and to treat them gently.)

I can imagine the Janney principal is seeing racism in the school and urgently wanted to act. I myself know of at least one incident in lower elementary of a white child using a slur against a child of color. I'm sure there are more. And let's be frank: there are families who move to the Janney zone bc they like the high percentage of white children, because they consciously or subconsciously think white peers are better. That is white supremacy. They exist in that neighborhood. So rooting that our and exposing it to sunlight somehow is a good thing, in my opinion.

You mean just like the white parents EOTP who prefer schools with a certain minimal percentage of white students and wouldn't send their kids to a school with virtually none? WOTP parents have just found a way to avoid checking a school's demographics before entering a lottery.

This is all so dumb. How about parents just want a good school for their kids and fall into that income zone where they can afford to live in the Janney boundary and get its top DCPS education but cannot afford private school. That is exactly why i moved to AUPark and why many do. Janney is the best option many have for their kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can see a few things going on. I can see how this event may have been reckless, and that other schools are more careful in how they present this information (ironically, the schools with more children of color are much much more careful because they are very aware of not wanting to cause harm to those kids and to treat them gently.)

I can imagine the Janney principal is seeing racism in the school and urgently wanted to act. I myself know of at least one incident in lower elementary of a white child using a slur against a child of color. I'm sure there are more. And let's be frank: there are families who move to the Janney zone bc they like the high percentage of white children, because they consciously or subconsciously think white peers are better. That is white supremacy. They exist in that neighborhood. So rooting that our and exposing it to sunlight somehow is a good thing, in my opinion.

You mean just like the white parents EOTP who prefer schools with a certain minimal percentage of white students and wouldn't send their kids to a school with virtually none? WOTP parents have just found a way to avoid checking a school's demographics before entering a lottery.

This is all so dumb. How about parents just want a good school for their kids and fall into that income zone where they can afford to live in the Janney boundary and get its top DCPS education but cannot afford private school. That is exactly why i moved to AUPark and why many do. Janney is the best option many have for their kids.

Yes, that was my point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can see a few things going on. I can see how this event may have been reckless, and that other schools are more careful in how they present this information (ironically, the schools with more children of color are much much more careful because they are very aware of not wanting to cause harm to those kids and to treat them gently.)

I can imagine the Janney principal is seeing racism in the school and urgently wanted to act. I myself know of at least one incident in lower elementary of a white child using a slur against a child of color. I'm sure there are more. And let's be frank: there are families who move to the Janney zone bc they like the high percentage of white children, because they consciously or subconsciously think white peers are better. That is white supremacy. They exist in that neighborhood. So rooting that our and exposing it to sunlight somehow is a good thing, in my opinion.

After living in NW for 20 years, I can pretty safely say this is patently untrue. Every single white family I have known moved to upper NW for the good schools and felt bad that they were giving up the diversity in their old neighborhoods (mostly Shaw, Petworth, etc.). They are moving to where RICH families are, not purposefully looking for white people. In this country, as we all know, wealth is divided along racial lines because of white supremacy. They didn't move out of Bloomingdale because they didn't like the Black kids, they moved with a great deal of guilt so that their kids had a viable path through high school and they could afford that. The vast majority of white people in DC are liberal and many, many of them have had a reckoning with themselves since Trump was elected. I know so many people "doing the work" and these are the rich upper classes of NW. I am not as rich as these people, but I find the honesty and actual work they are doing to be great. They put their money where their mouths are too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Janney is still having these problems? It was an issue when my child (black) attended the school. She’s now 21.

what did she experience?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can see a few things going on. I can see how this event may have been reckless, and that other schools are more careful in how they present this information (ironically, the schools with more children of color are much much more careful because they are very aware of not wanting to cause harm to those kids and to treat them gently.)

I can imagine the Janney principal is seeing racism in the school and urgently wanted to act. I myself know of at least one incident in lower elementary of a white child using a slur against a child of color. I'm sure there are more. And let's be frank: there are families who move to the Janney zone bc they like the high percentage of white children, because they consciously or subconsciously think white peers are better. That is white supremacy. They exist in that neighborhood. So rooting that our and exposing it to sunlight somehow is a good thing, in my opinion.

After living in NW for 20 years, I can pretty safely say this is patently untrue. Every single white family I have known moved to upper NW for the good schools and felt bad that they were giving up the diversity in their old neighborhoods (mostly Shaw, Petworth, etc.). They are moving to where RICH families are, not purposefully looking for white people. In this country, as we all know, wealth is divided along racial lines because of white supremacy. They didn't move out of Bloomingdale because they didn't like the Black kids, they moved with a great deal of guilt so that their kids had a viable path through high school and they could afford that. The vast majority of white people in DC are liberal and many, many of them have had a reckoning with themselves since Trump was elected. I know so many people "doing the work" and these are the rich upper classes of NW. I am not as rich as these people, but I find the honesty and actual work they are doing to be great. They put their money where their mouths are too.

The folks with real money (of any race) don't need to move for schools. They can afford to live wherever they please and send the kids to private school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can see a few things going on. I can see how this event may have been reckless, and that other schools are more careful in how they present this information (ironically, the schools with more children of color are much much more careful because they are very aware of not wanting to cause harm to those kids and to treat them gently.)

I can imagine the Janney principal is seeing racism in the school and urgently wanted to act. I myself know of at least one incident in lower elementary of a white child using a slur against a child of color. I'm sure there are more. And let's be frank: there are families who move to the Janney zone bc they like the high percentage of white children, because they consciously or subconsciously think white peers are better. That is white supremacy. They exist in that neighborhood. So rooting that our and exposing it to sunlight somehow is a good thing, in my opinion.

After living in NW for 20 years, I can pretty safely say this is patently untrue. Every single white family I have known moved to upper NW for the good schools and felt bad that they were giving up the diversity in their old neighborhoods (mostly Shaw, Petworth, etc.). They are moving to where RICH families are, not purposefully looking for white people. In this country, as we all know, wealth is divided along racial lines because of white supremacy. They didn't move out of Bloomingdale because they didn't like the Black kids, they moved with a great deal of guilt so that their kids had a viable path through high school and they could afford that. The vast majority of white people in DC are liberal and many, many of them have had a reckoning with themselves since Trump was elected. I know so many people "doing the work" and these are the rich upper classes of NW. I am not as rich as these people, but I find the honesty and actual work they are doing to be great. They put their money where their mouths are too.

So why didn’t they move to Shepherd Park or Crestwood (when it fed to Deal)?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can see a few things going on. I can see how this event may have been reckless, and that other schools are more careful in how they present this information (ironically, the schools with more children of color are much much more careful because they are very aware of not wanting to cause harm to those kids and to treat them gently.)

I can imagine the Janney principal is seeing racism in the school and urgently wanted to act. I myself know of at least one incident in lower elementary of a white child using a slur against a child of color. I'm sure there are more. And let's be frank: there are families who move to the Janney zone bc they like the high percentage of white children, because they consciously or subconsciously think white peers are better. That is white supremacy. They exist in that neighborhood. So rooting that our and exposing it to sunlight somehow is a good thing, in my opinion.

After living in NW for 20 years, I can pretty safely say this is patently untrue. Every single white family I have known moved to upper NW for the good schools and felt bad that they were giving up the diversity in their old neighborhoods (mostly Shaw, Petworth, etc.). They are moving to where RICH families are, not purposefully looking for white people. In this country, as we all know, wealth is divided along racial lines because of white supremacy. They didn't move out of Bloomingdale because they didn't like the Black kids, they moved with a great deal of guilt so that their kids had a viable path through high school and they could afford that. The vast majority of white people in DC are liberal and many, many of them have had a reckoning with themselves since Trump was elected. I know so many people "doing the work" and these are the rich upper classes of NW. I am not as rich as these people, but I find the honesty and actual work they are doing to be great. They put their money where their mouths are too.

The folks with real money (of any race) don't need to move for schools. They can afford to live wherever they please and send the kids to private school.

Yeah, but most of the privates are WOTP as well. People like short commutes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can see a few things going on. I can see how this event may have been reckless, and that other schools are more careful in how they present this information (ironically, the schools with more children of color are much much more careful because they are very aware of not wanting to cause harm to those kids and to treat them gently.)

I can imagine the Janney principal is seeing racism in the school and urgently wanted to act. I myself know of at least one incident in lower elementary of a white child using a slur against a child of color. I'm sure there are more. And let's be frank: there are families who move to the Janney zone bc they like the high percentage of white children, because they consciously or subconsciously think white peers are better. That is white supremacy. They exist in that neighborhood. So rooting that our and exposing it to sunlight somehow is a good thing, in my opinion.

After living in NW for 20 years, I can pretty safely say this is patently untrue. Every single white family I have known moved to upper NW for the good schools and felt bad that they were giving up the diversity in their old neighborhoods (mostly Shaw, Petworth, etc.). They are moving to where RICH families are, not purposefully looking for white people. In this country, as we all know, wealth is divided along racial lines because of white supremacy. They didn't move out of Bloomingdale because they didn't like the Black kids, they moved with a great deal of guilt so that their kids had a viable path through high school and they could afford that. The vast majority of white people in DC are liberal and many, many of them have had a reckoning with themselves since Trump was elected. I know so many people "doing the work" and these are the rich upper classes of NW. I am not as rich as these people, but I find the honesty and actual work they are doing to be great. They put their money where their mouths are too.

So why didn’t they move to Shepherd Park or Crestwood (when it fed to Deal)?

Maybe because those elementary schools weren't as high-performing as those WOTP? Are they now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can see a few things going on. I can see how this event may have been reckless, and that other schools are more careful in how they present this information (ironically, the schools with more children of color are much much more careful because they are very aware of not wanting to cause harm to those kids and to treat them gently.)

I can imagine the Janney principal is seeing racism in the school and urgently wanted to act. I myself know of at least one incident in lower elementary of a white child using a slur against a child of color. I'm sure there are more. And let's be frank: there are families who move to the Janney zone bc they like the high percentage of white children, because they consciously or subconsciously think white peers are better. That is white supremacy. They exist in that neighborhood. So rooting that our and exposing it to sunlight somehow is a good thing, in my opinion.

After living in NW for 20 years, I can pretty safely say this is patently untrue. Every single white family I have known moved to upper NW for the good schools and felt bad that they were giving up the diversity in their old neighborhoods (mostly Shaw, Petworth, etc.). They are moving to where RICH families are, not purposefully looking for white people. In this country, as we all know, wealth is divided along racial lines because of white supremacy. They didn't move out of Bloomingdale because they didn't like the Black kids, they moved with a great deal of guilt so that their kids had a viable path through high school and they could afford that. The vast majority of white people in DC are liberal and many, many of them have had a reckoning with themselves since Trump was elected. I know so many people "doing the work" and these are the rich upper classes of NW. I am not as rich as these people, but I find the honesty and actual work they are doing to be great. They put their money where their mouths are too.

So why didn’t they move to Shepherd Park or Crestwood (when it fed to Deal)?

Maybe because those elementary schools weren't as high-performing as those WOTP? Are they now?

We're three comments away from the disastrous debate over test scores. Scores do not equal performance. They equal demographics