Initial boundary options for Woodward study area are up

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Anonymous wrote:it's almost like there are no non-white people in any of the communities that will be bused far away.

That's a leap.

I am completely sympathetic to anyone concerned about long bus rides, and have said so, though you keep pretending not to notice.

I am not sympathetic to anyone who is demanding MCPS protect their property values. Property values that have benefited and continue to benefit from historical racial discrimination.

what about non-white people wanting to protect their property values?

They have also benefited financially from segregation. I have never said only White people shouldn't demand the government prop up their wealth that grew because of segregation.

Do I benefit from segregation if I started out poor and earned every cent, no inheritances, investing that money into my house in a diverse neighborhood (granted, it was segregated in the past).

Genuinely curious. Just doesn’t make much sense given the diversity here.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it's almost like there are no non-white people in any of the communities that will be bused far away.

That's a leap.

I am completely sympathetic to anyone concerned about long bus rides, and have said so, though you keep pretending not to notice.

I am not sympathetic to anyone who is demanding MCPS protect their property values. Property values that have benefited and continue to benefit from historical racial discrimination.

what about non-white people wanting to protect their property values?

They have also benefited financially from segregation. I have never said only White people shouldn't demand the government prop up their wealth that grew because of segregation.

There are plenty of families of color on our neighborhood of $1M plus homes. Are they benefiting from segregation? I’m confused.

Yes. Being a family of color does not mean you cannot benefit from systemic racism, it just means the axes on which you benefit are probably more limited than a white family.

Isn’t this … integration? I think you’re picking on the wrong HS here. WJ has lots of Black and Brown families who are very wealthy. I think all this segregation talk assuming the wealthy at WH are white or Asian is super offensive.

I'm the PP and I'm not really talking about WJ. I'm talking about the broader racist water in which we all swim every day. Being "of color" does not mean you can't benefit from privilege, particularly if the "color" that you are is not the same group that suffered the historical grievance.

By the same token, being white does not mean you cannot experience hardship. It just means that hardship is very unlikely to be a result of your skin color.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it's almost like there are no non-white people in any of the communities that will be bused far away.

That's a leap.

I am completely sympathetic to anyone concerned about long bus rides, and have said so, though you keep pretending not to notice.

I am not sympathetic to anyone who is demanding MCPS protect their property values. Property values that have benefited and continue to benefit from historical racial discrimination.

what about non-white people wanting to protect their property values?

They have also benefited financially from segregation. I have never said only White people shouldn't demand the government prop up their wealth that grew because of segregation.

There are plenty of families of color on our neighborhood of $1M plus homes. Are they benefiting from segregation? I’m confused.

Yes. Being a family of color does not mean you cannot benefit from systemic racism, it just means the axes on which you benefit are probably more limited than a white family.

Isn’t this … integration? I think you’re picking on the wrong HS here. WJ has lots of Black and Brown families who are very wealthy. I think all this segregation talk assuming the wealthy at WH are white or Asian is super offensive.

I'm the PP and I'm not really talking about WJ. I'm talking about the broader racist water in which we all swim every day. Being "of color" does not mean you can't benefit from privilege, particularly if the "color" that you are is not the same group that suffered the historical grievance.

By the same token, being white does not mean you cannot experience hardship. It just means that hardship is very unlikely to be a result of your skin color.

Thank you PP. To be clear, WJ has wealthy African American and Latino families.

[Anonymous]

I’m a WJ parent and I have to tell you that my hope was that we could duplicate the special, diverse place that is WJ in Woodward, welcoming DCC families to BOTH schools arms wide open. Not to split up WJ and bus those families 45 minutes to another school.

[Anonymous]

was Farmland specifically redlined, while other parts of Rockville were not?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a WJ parent and I have to tell you that my hope was that we could duplicate the special, diverse place that is WJ in Woodward, welcoming DCC families to BOTH schools arms wide open. Not to split up WJ and bus those families 45 minutes to another school.

historical racism means you can't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it's almost like there are no non-white people in any of the communities that will be bused far away.

That's a leap.

I am completely sympathetic to anyone concerned about long bus rides, and have said so, though you keep pretending not to notice.

I am not sympathetic to anyone who is demanding MCPS protect their property values. Property values that have benefited and continue to benefit from historical racial discrimination.

what about non-white people wanting to protect their property values?

They have also benefited financially from segregation. I have never said only White people shouldn't demand the government prop up their wealth that grew because of segregation.

Do I benefit from segregation if I started out poor and earned every cent, no inheritances, investing that money into my house in a diverse neighborhood (granted, it was segregated in the past).

Genuinely curious. Just doesn’t make much sense given the diversity here.

also "segregation" is being used very loosely. Are we talking about specific historical policies (redlining) or just generally what happened with housing and the correlation between race and income?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it's almost like there are no non-white people in any of the communities that will be bused far away.

That's a leap.

I am completely sympathetic to anyone concerned about long bus rides, and have said so, though you keep pretending not to notice.

I am not sympathetic to anyone who is demanding MCPS protect their property values. Property values that have benefited and continue to benefit from historical racial discrimination.

what about non-white people wanting to protect their property values?

They have also benefited financially from segregation. I have never said only White people shouldn't demand the government prop up their wealth that grew because of segregation.

There are plenty of families of color on our neighborhood of $1M plus homes. Are they benefiting from segregation? I’m confused.

Yes. Being a family of color does not mean you cannot benefit from systemic racism, it just means the axes on which you benefit are probably more limited than a white family.

Isn’t this … integration? I think you’re picking on the wrong HS here. WJ has lots of Black and Brown families who are very wealthy. I think all this segregation talk assuming the wealthy at WH are white or Asian is super offensive.

I'm the PP and I'm not really talking about WJ. I'm talking about the broader racist water in which we all swim every day. Being "of color" does not mean you can't benefit from privilege, particularly if the "color" that you are is not the same group that suffered the historical grievance.

By the same token, being white does not mean you cannot experience hardship. It just means that hardship is very unlikely to be a result of your skin color.

Thank you PP. To be clear, WJ has wealthy African American and Latino families.

WJ has 18% FARMS but when I see the students pouring out of school at lunch, I'm always struck by how incredibly diverse the population is.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it's almost like there are no non-white people in any of the communities that will be bused far away.

That's a leap.

I am completely sympathetic to anyone concerned about long bus rides, and have said so, though you keep pretending not to notice.

I am not sympathetic to anyone who is demanding MCPS protect their property values. Property values that have benefited and continue to benefit from historical racial discrimination.

what about non-white people wanting to protect their property values?

They have also benefited financially from segregation. I have never said only White people shouldn't demand the government prop up their wealth that grew because of segregation.

There are plenty of families of color on our neighborhood of $1M plus homes. Are they benefiting from segregation? I’m confused.

Yes. Being a family of color does not mean you cannot benefit from systemic racism, it just means the axes on which you benefit are probably more limited than a white family.

Isn’t this … integration? I think you’re picking on the wrong HS here. WJ has lots of Black and Brown families who are very wealthy. I think all this segregation talk assuming the wealthy at WH are white or Asian is super offensive.

I'm the PP and I'm not really talking about WJ. I'm talking about the broader racist water in which we all swim every day. Being "of color" does not mean you can't benefit from privilege, particularly if the "color" that you are is not the same group that suffered the historical grievance.

By the same token, being white does not mean you cannot experience hardship. It just means that hardship is very unlikely to be a result of your skin color.

Thank you PP. To be clear, WJ has wealthy African American and Latino families.

WJ has 18% FARMS but when I see the students pouring out of school at lunch, I'm always struck by how incredibly diverse the population is.

Do not mess with our open lunch! Yes, kids add to the economy with their $15 lunches.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:was Farmland specifically redlined, while other parts of Rockville were not?

I don’t think we have houses here that are that old. Plus lots of apartments.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it's almost like there are no non-white people in any of the communities that will be bused far away.

That's a leap.

I am completely sympathetic to anyone concerned about long bus rides, and have said so, though you keep pretending not to notice.

I am not sympathetic to anyone who is demanding MCPS protect their property values. Property values that have benefited and continue to benefit from historical racial discrimination.

what about non-white people wanting to protect their property values?

They have also benefited financially from segregation. I have never said only White people shouldn't demand the government prop up their wealth that grew because of segregation.

There are plenty of families of color on our neighborhood of $1M plus homes. Are they benefiting from segregation? I’m confused.

Yes. Being a family of color does not mean you cannot benefit from systemic racism, it just means the axes on which you benefit are probably more limited than a white family.

Isn’t this … integration? I think you’re picking on the wrong HS here. WJ has lots of Black and Brown families who are very wealthy. I think all this segregation talk assuming the wealthy at WH are white or Asian is super offensive.

I'm the PP and I'm not really talking about WJ. I'm talking about the broader racist water in which we all swim every day. Being "of color" does not mean you can't benefit from privilege, particularly if the "color" that you are is not the same group that suffered the historical grievance.

By the same token, being white does not mean you cannot experience hardship. It just means that hardship is very unlikely to be a result of your skin color.

Everyone can face hardship and really, many move to specific areas to get away from people they consider lower income, even if they aren't. Its not just about skin color. Its a bad idea to mix these schools given the attitudes here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it's almost like there are no non-white people in any of the communities that will be bused far away.

That's a leap.

I am completely sympathetic to anyone concerned about long bus rides, and have said so, though you keep pretending not to notice.

I am not sympathetic to anyone who is demanding MCPS protect their property values. Property values that have benefited and continue to benefit from historical racial discrimination.

what about non-white people wanting to protect their property values?

They have also benefited financially from segregation. I have never said only White people shouldn't demand the government prop up their wealth that grew because of segregation.

There are plenty of families of color on our neighborhood of $1M plus homes. Are they benefiting from segregation? I’m confused.

Yes. Being a family of color does not mean you cannot benefit from systemic racism, it just means the axes on which you benefit are probably more limited than a white family.

Isn’t this … integration? I think you’re picking on the wrong HS here. WJ has lots of Black and Brown families who are very wealthy. I think all this segregation talk assuming the wealthy at WH are white or Asian is super offensive.

I'm the PP and I'm not really talking about WJ. I'm talking about the broader racist water in which we all swim every day. Being "of color" does not mean you can't benefit from privilege, particularly if the "color" that you are is not the same group that suffered the historical grievance.

By the same token, being white does not mean you cannot experience hardship. It just means that hardship is very unlikely to be a result of your skin color.

Thank you PP. To be clear, WJ has wealthy African American and Latino families.

WJ has also middle class African American and Latino families. Some DCC posters here are portraying WJ as some super competitive non-diverse school where one losses connection with real world. That is nonsense. WJ is a diverse school that demographically represents Maryland-Virginia-DC area very well. And it is not very competitive, unfortunately from my perspective. Blair magnet is very competitive. Winston Churchill can be very competitive. WJ is fairly laid back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it's almost like there are no non-white people in any of the communities that will be bused far away.

That's a leap.

I am completely sympathetic to anyone concerned about long bus rides, and have said so, though you keep pretending not to notice.

I am not sympathetic to anyone who is demanding MCPS protect their property values. Property values that have benefited and continue to benefit from historical racial discrimination.

what about non-white people wanting to protect their property values?

They have also benefited financially from segregation. I have never said only White people shouldn't demand the government prop up their wealth that grew because of segregation.

Do I benefit from segregation if I started out poor and earned every cent, no inheritances, investing that money into my house in a diverse neighborhood (granted, it was segregated in the past).

Genuinely curious. Just doesn’t make much sense given the diversity here.

also "segregation" is being used very loosely. Are we talking about specific historical policies (redlining) or just generally what happened with housing and the correlation between race and income?

I don’t know what we are talking about here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it's almost like there are no non-white people in any of the communities that will be bused far away.

That's a leap.

I am completely sympathetic to anyone concerned about long bus rides, and have said so, though you keep pretending not to notice.

I am not sympathetic to anyone who is demanding MCPS protect their property values. Property values that have benefited and continue to benefit from historical racial discrimination.

what about non-white people wanting to protect their property values?

They have also benefited financially from segregation. I have never said only White people shouldn't demand the government prop up their wealth that grew because of segregation.

There are plenty of families of color on our neighborhood of $1M plus homes. Are they benefiting from segregation? I’m confused.

Yes. Being a family of color does not mean you cannot benefit from systemic racism, it just means the axes on which you benefit are probably more limited than a white family.

Isn’t this … integration? I think you’re picking on the wrong HS here. WJ has lots of Black and Brown families who are very wealthy. I think all this segregation talk assuming the wealthy at WH are white or Asian is super offensive.

I'm the PP and I'm not really talking about WJ. I'm talking about the broader racist water in which we all swim every day. Being "of color" does not mean you can't benefit from privilege, particularly if the "color" that you are is not the same group that suffered the historical grievance.

By the same token, being white does not mean you cannot experience hardship. It just means that hardship is very unlikely to be a result of your skin color.

Thank you PP. To be clear, WJ has wealthy African American and Latino families.

WJ has also middle class African American and Latino families. Some DCC posters here are portraying WJ as some super competitive non-diverse school where one losses connection with real world. That is nonsense. WJ is a diverse school that demographically represents Maryland-Virginia-DC area very well. And it is not very competitive, unfortunately from my perspective. Blair magnet is very competitive. Winston Churchill can be very competitive. WJ is fairly laid back.

And some kids are poor, or once were, given the 18% FARMS rate. It’s a wonderful atmosphere, not sure everyone is laid back but some are.