Anti-diversity trends.

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Didn't Moms for Liberty Light mainly focus on K-8 books with pornographic content? Cant the publishers and editors take those segments out and then be fine?

I am not familiar with Moms of Liberty but my kids go to a private K-12 and a few years back in middle school I was horrified with some of the required reading. One book after another with dark or sexually explicit topics - For example, the main character who always happens to be a POC and was physically/sexually abused by a parent or other trusted adult and then runs away and commits suicide. Another where the main character (also a POC) wants to be transgender and afraid to tell Dad and 300 pages later commits suicide. Then they had to read Ibram X Kinde. It was just way too much for these little 12 year olds, especially under the backdrop of the pandemic when kids were struggling with depression.

Wtf * 3

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Anonymous wrote:Total BS.

Not a single private is “going whiter.”

I agree. How much whiter than White Supremacist run and dominated can you get?

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Anonymous wrote:Total BS.

Not a single private is “going whiter.”

And why would they? There are tons of successful families of color in this region who want a great education for their kids.

I think what people are rebelling against is the DEI nonsense. Like everyone needs to be patted on the back because the Obama girls went to Sidwell. Or name your example.

The eye rolling comes from everywhere now.

Yes, there are smart and successful people of color in the DMV. Whoop dee doo. Making that seem like its some delicate, precious thing is so diminishing and ridiculous. And I suspect there is a quiet rebellion against the schools that are being obnoxiously loud about their "commitment" to "disenfranchised people."

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Anonymous wrote:Did you make a separate post about Holton?

Nope, but it's one of the schools I pulled.

Where else?

Another school in the area without affinity groups.

Our high school is so polarized they actually won't let bi-racial kids join affinity groups. So if you have one parent who is black, that's not enough for the black affinity group. If you have one parent who is hispanic, nope, you can't join the hispanic one either. God forbid you have one asian and one black parent, because you can't go to either.

Gate keeping. And the person who makes this decision is the DEI head for the school. Lovely.

Things that never happened.

Not happening. More the merrier - allies, biracial, Caribbean African, AA, Ghanan, Moroccan.

Look, I agree the more the merrier. But the head of DEI makes those decisions and she's told highs school students who were biracial they couldn't join certain clubs because they weren't X enough. She has a horrible reputation among the students and she's a POC herself so I don't get it. It's a real shame.

Same at our school. A friend's kid is half latino half white, and was not allowed to join the Latino affinity group. This is in lower school.

They also have parent affinity groups. I'm multiracial and wasn't sure if I'm only allowed to join the multiracial affinity group, or also the groups that are single race (since I'd only partially qualify). I just chose not to join at all, as I'm sure my questioning the absurdity would make a bad impression and one of our DC's teachers is the deputy DEI person for the division. I don't want to risk things for DC.

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Anonymous wrote:I find it disappointing the amount of people that are truly opposed to “equity and inclusion”.

It seems like the ones bothered with that being a priority never knew what it feels like to not be at that table and now feel like their seat is being taken, verse making the table larger and adding another seat to it.

People that say that race shouldn’t be a factor, are part of the problem. It needs to be factored due to the reality that it is blatantly left out (not equitable or inclusive).

I think part of the frustration is that there never was a place at the table for white and poor. It was always about the rich people (who were WASP). That’s why when Jewish students became wealthier and more accomplished, suddenly sports like lacrosse became admissions criteria.

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Anonymous wrote:I find it disappointing the amount of people that are truly opposed to “equity and inclusion”.

It seems like the ones bothered with that being a priority never knew what it feels like to not be at that table and now feel like their seat is being taken, verse making the table larger and adding another seat to it.

People that say that race shouldn’t be a factor, are part of the problem. It needs to be factored due to the reality that it is blatantly left out (not equitable or inclusive).

I think part of the frustration is that there never was a place at the table for white and poor. It was always about the rich people (who were WASP). That’s why when Jewish students became wealthier and more accomplished, suddenly sports like lacrosse became admissions criteria.

There was never was a place at the table for the poor. Black and poor, Asian and poor, Native American and poor. There still isn’t.

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Anonymous wrote:I find it disappointing the amount of people that are truly opposed to “equity and inclusion”.

It seems like the ones bothered with that being a priority never knew what it feels like to not be at that table and now feel like their seat is being taken, verse making the table larger and adding another seat to it.

People that say that race shouldn’t be a factor, are part of the problem. It needs to be factored due to the reality that it is blatantly left out (not equitable or inclusive).

I think part of the frustration is that there never was a place at the table for white and poor. It was always about the rich people (who were WASP). That’s why when Jewish students became wealthier and more accomplished, suddenly sports like lacrosse became admissions criteria.

There was never was a place at the table for the poor. Black and poor, Asian and poor, Native American and poor. There still isn’t.

They already have free education in the excellent public schools funded by our tax dollars.

Are you suggesting that you want wealthy people to privately fund poor families to leave public schools?

You have lost your mind.

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Anonymous wrote:I find it disappointing the amount of people that are truly opposed to “equity and inclusion”.

It seems like the ones bothered with that being a priority never knew what it feels like to not be at that table and now feel like their seat is being taken, verse making the table larger and adding another seat to it.

People that say that race shouldn’t be a factor, are part of the problem. It needs to be factored due to the reality that it is blatantly left out (not equitable or inclusive).

I think part of the frustration is that there never was a place at the table for white and poor. It was always about the rich people (who were WASP). That’s why when Jewish students became wealthier and more accomplished, suddenly sports like lacrosse became admissions criteria.

There was never was a place at the table for the poor. Black and poor, Asian and poor, Native American and poor. There still isn’t.

They already have free education in the excellent public schools funded by our tax dollars.

Are you suggesting that you want wealthy people to privately fund poor families to leave public schools?

You have lost your mind.

Then stop talking about how diverse your school is. It isn’t and neither you nor your school actually want it to be, regardless of their website rhetoric.

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Anonymous wrote:I find it disappointing the amount of people that are truly opposed to “equity and inclusion”.

It seems like the ones bothered with that being a priority never knew what it feels like to not be at that table and now feel like their seat is being taken, verse making the table larger and adding another seat to it.

People that say that race shouldn’t be a factor, are part of the problem. It needs to be factored due to the reality that it is blatantly left out (not equitable or inclusive).

I think part of the frustration is that there never was a place at the table for white and poor. It was always about the rich people (who were WASP). That’s why when Jewish students became wealthier and more accomplished, suddenly sports like lacrosse became admissions criteria.

There was never was a place at the table for the poor. Black and poor, Asian and poor, Native American and poor. There still isn’t.

They already have free education in the excellent public schools funded by our tax dollars.

Are you suggesting that you want wealthy people to privately fund poor families to leave public schools?

You have lost your mind.

Then stop talking about how diverse your school is. It isn’t and neither you nor your school actually want it to be, regardless of their website rhetoric.

We have lots of diversity among full pay families. This is the only diversity we want. You are delusional if you think otherwise.

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Didn't Moms for Liberty Light mainly focus on K-8 books with pornographic content? Cant the publishers and editors take those segments out and then be fine?

I am not familiar with Moms of Liberty but my kids go to a private K-12 and a few years back in middle school I was horrified with some of the required reading. One book after another with dark or sexually explicit topics - For example, the main character who always happens to be a POC and was physically/sexually abused by a parent or other trusted adult and then runs away and commits suicide. Another where the main character (also a POC) wants to be transgender and afraid to tell Dad and 300 pages later commits suicide. Then they had to read Ibram X Kinde. It was just way too much for these little 12 year olds, especially under the backdrop of the pandemic when kids were struggling with depression.

WTF x 3.

What school is this?

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Anonymous wrote:I'm afraid, given the current social climate, that I'm going to send my daughter to a school that is trying to become whiter.

I've noticed that many families have become openly against diversity efforts. We are POC, and I've had parents casually express how DEI initiatives hurt the quality of the surrounding private schools. Although I'm disappointed in the lack of thoughtfulness, I'm not surprised.

I already pulled applications from a couple of schools that have suddenly committed to a less diverse path since I started my application process. I'm now nervous I will be stuck at a school where my child's presence diminishes its quality.

I would appreciate insights on the current climate of your current institution. I will not take it personally. I don't have the energy to be a part of a diversity struggle. I'm sure other POC parents will also agree.

I don’t think this means they want to become whiter. It just means they don’t want race to be a factor in admissions? Why would you want that?

Agreed. I'm Hispanic.

Which school?

I agree too. I'm Asian, and the DEI program at our school is all about blacks. I attended all of the DEI programs at our school for the last three years, and the discussions were all centered on blacks. No care for Asians, Latinos, Native Americans, Arabs, etc. The school's DEI staff have always been black or white, no other ethnicities are represented. DEI does not mean diversity.

Kendi style diversity efforts lead to this outcome, unfortunately. Schools should have been smarter.

Kendi is a PITA. A lot of POC are uncomfortable with his approach.

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Anonymous wrote:Private School Funding Sources:
Private schools receive no funding from government, so they have to get money from other sources. The primary source of funding for private schools is through tuition. Tuition is per student annually and varies extensively depending on the type of school and the quality of education.

Many private schools in the area are non-profit. They have a budget for financial aid that they need to give away to students. If they don't give that away that would be profit. Nonprofit schools cannot have profit so all the money in the financial aid budget needs to be given away. So the poster is wrong thinking that the financial aid families are seen as "freeloader". The universities and private K-12 schools use financial aid to attract smart and/or diverse body of students.

If everyone was full pay, the financial aid budget would not need to be given away. It would still benefit the school.

There are some private schools like that I guess. Most are probably for profit.

The only actual difference between profit and non-profit is marketing.

I will add that any decent school would be run as a non-profit for tax purposes.

That is correct. But you also need to realize that private schools distribute in millions as financial aid to students. That is a very important service to their communities, and that money is coming from the rich families who donated money and paid full tuition. I think the least we can do is appreciate it and not attack. If you want to ask detailed questions to various schools I assume you can ask their administration offices. They would be happy to give you specific numbers regarding financial aid amounts and the racial diversity of the student body that receives aid.

Most financial aid is a discount for upper middle class kids.

Remember: Admissions and financial aid committee cannot give admissions/financial aid to anyone who does not apply for them.

And they have difficulty offering FA to families that actually need it, rather than your $250k HHI fed/non-profit families that get a lot of the aid, because they don’t make any effort to find those families and assist them in applying. If, and that’s a big “if,” they believed in their stated mission, they would be doing this.

Just like DEI. It became popular and schools and parents jumped on the bandwagon and crowed about how much the school was doing to support DEI and make it even more a part of the school culture than it already was. But it’s just marketing and a way to feel good about sending your kids to a school that is a lot of talk and little action.

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Anonymous wrote:I find it disappointing the amount of people that are truly opposed to “equity and inclusion”.

It seems like the ones bothered with that being a priority never knew what it feels like to not be at that table and now feel like their seat is being taken, verse making the table larger and adding another seat to it.

People that say that race shouldn’t be a factor, are part of the problem. It needs to be factored due to the reality that it is blatantly left out (not equitable or inclusive).

I think part of the frustration is that there never was a place at the table for white and poor. It was always about the rich people (who were WASP). That’s why when Jewish students became wealthier and more accomplished, suddenly sports like lacrosse became admissions criteria.

There was never was a place at the table for the poor. Black and poor, Asian and poor, Native American and poor. There still isn’t.

They already have free education in the excellent public schools funded by our tax dollars.

Are you suggesting that you want wealthy people to privately fund poor families to leave public schools?

You have lost your mind.

Then stop talking about how diverse your school is. It isn’t and neither you nor your school actually want it to be, regardless of their website rhetoric.

We have lots of diversity among full pay families. This is the only diversity we want. You are delusional if you think otherwise.

Exactly! All the talk about diversity is just talk. No parents at your school and schools like it actually want diversity. But you want to appear to want it - see the school’s viewbook and website. It’s a sham.

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Anonymous wrote:I find it disappointing the amount of people that are truly opposed to “equity and inclusion”.

It seems like the ones bothered with that being a priority never knew what it feels like to not be at that table and now feel like their seat is being taken, verse making the table larger and adding another seat to it.

People that say that race shouldn’t be a factor, are part of the problem. It needs to be factored due to the reality that it is blatantly left out (not equitable or inclusive).

I think part of the frustration is that there never was a place at the table for white and poor. It was always about the rich people (who were WASP). That’s why when Jewish students became wealthier and more accomplished, suddenly sports like lacrosse became admissions criteria.

There was never was a place at the table for the poor. Black and poor, Asian and poor, Native American and poor. There still isn’t.

They already have free education in the excellent public schools funded by our tax dollars.

Are you suggesting that you want wealthy people to privately fund poor families to leave public schools?

You have lost your mind.

Then stop talking about how diverse your school is. It isn’t and neither you nor your school actually want it to be, regardless of their website rhetoric.

We have lots of diversity among full pay families. This is the only diversity we want. You are delusional if you think otherwise.

Exactly! All the talk about diversity is just talk. No parents at your school and schools like it actually want diversity. But you want to appear to want it - see the school’s viewbook and website. It’s a sham.

Poverty is not the diversity we want. I don’t know how to make this any more clear.

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Didn't Moms for Liberty Light mainly focus on K-8 books with pornographic content? Cant the publishers and editors take those segments out and then be fine?

I am not familiar with Moms of Liberty but my kids go to a private K-12 and a few years back in middle school I was horrified with some of the required reading. One book after another with dark or sexually explicit topics - For example, the main character who always happens to be a POC and was physically/sexually abused by a parent or other trusted adult and then runs away and commits suicide. Another where the main character (also a POC) wants to be transgender and afraid to tell Dad and 300 pages later commits suicide. Then they had to read Ibram X Kinde. It was just way too much for these little 12 year olds, especially under the backdrop of the pandemic when kids were struggling with depression.

WTF x 3.

What school is this?


Please. People don’t name their own school when criticizing. Only others.