There are images of 21 people in today's DCPS Welcome Back email...

[Anonymous]

Good opportunity to talk to your kids about why representation counts. “I felt less welcome when I didn’t see anyone who looks like me. When we choose images for your school project to, we want to make sure that everyone is reflected. I know Google often has negative images of people of color in the top results so we might have to click through a few pages, but now we see why the extra effort is worth it.”

[Anonymous]

There are 15 kids in the photos. DCPS is 15% white. The fact of the matter is outside of 7 or so schools, DCPS is like 90% AA. Despite changing demographics in the city, your average DC school photos will look just like that. Don’t worry there will be some WOTP school photos that appear this year. Until then, the photos perfectly represent the rest of DCPS. Stop trying to make this something it ain’t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are 15 kids in the photos. DCPS is 15% white. The fact of the matter is outside of 7 or so schools, DCPS is like 90% AA. Despite changing demographics in the city, your average DC school photos will look just like that. Don’t worry there will be some WOTP school photos that appear this year. Until then, the photos perfectly represent the rest of DCPS. Stop trying to make this something it ain’t.

DCPS was 60% black as of 17-18 school year. What about the 25% of students who are black or white?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are 15 kids in the photos. DCPS is 15% white. The fact of the matter is outside of 7 or so schools, DCPS is like 90% AA. Despite changing demographics in the city, your average DC school photos will look just like that. Don’t worry there will be some WOTP school photos that appear this year. Until then, the photos perfectly represent the rest of DCPS. Stop trying to make this something it ain’t.

DCPS was 60% black as of 17-18 school year. What about the 25% of students who *aren't* black or white?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are 15 kids in the photos. DCPS is 15% white. The fact of the matter is outside of 7 or so schools, DCPS is like 90% AA. Despite changing demographics in the city, your average DC school photos will look just like that. Don’t worry there will be some WOTP school photos that appear this year. Until then, the photos perfectly represent the rest of DCPS. Stop trying to make this something it ain’t.

Don’t disagree. But the frequency by which DCPS shoves “diversity” and “inclusion” down our throats just makes it a bit ....jarring.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are 15 kids in the photos. DCPS is 15% white. The fact of the matter is outside of 7 or so schools, DCPS is like 90% AA. Despite changing demographics in the city, your average DC school photos will look just like that. Don’t worry there will be some WOTP school photos that appear this year. Until then, the photos perfectly represent the rest of DCPS. Stop trying to make this something it ain’t.

DCPS was 60% black as of 17-18 school year. What about the 25% of students who *aren't* black or white?

To add the full data and source:

Black 60%
Hispanic 20%
White 15%
Other 4%

https://dcps.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dcps/publication/attachments/DCPS%20Fast%20Facts%202017-18.pdf

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are 15 kids in the photos. DCPS is 15% white. The fact of the matter is outside of 7 or so schools, DCPS is like 90% AA. Despite changing demographics in the city, your average DC school photos will look just like that. Don’t worry there will be some WOTP school photos that appear this year. Until then, the photos perfectly represent the rest of DCPS. Stop trying to make this something it ain’t.

DCPS was 60% black as of 17-18 school year. What about the 25% of students who *aren't* black or white?

To add the full data and source:

Black 60%
Hispanic 20%
White 15%
Other 4%

https://dcps.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dcps/publication/attachments/DCPS%20Fast%20Facts%202017-18.pdf

So you want two Hispanic kids instead of 1? What if one of the black appearing kids is indeed Hispanic?

[Anonymous]

Given clear demographic trends, I’m sure the current DCPS enrollment is under 60 percent black, and over 15 percent white.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I so wish I could get everyone in this city to read White Fragility.

Thanks. I had never heard of this book. I just placed a hold at the library for it. I am #100 in line (Denver).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Well, well, well, how the turntables...

Or "tables turn". Try proof reading before submitting.

for all intensive purposes, it means the same thing

you could of tried being less of jerk!!!1

I think you meant intents and purposes.

at first you just peaked my interest, but now your really annoying me alot! so what if my posts are chock full of "errors" persay? you are worried about bad grammar on this site and are trying to nip it in the butt or something?

You need to loose the grammatical errors.

[Anonymous]

Really? This is what upsets you OP? Who cares?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I so wish I could get everyone in this city to read White Fragility.

My DCPS staff is reading it. Amazing book.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:i think it is actually 3 photos with each photo used twice, at least in the email I received

That said, including the spectrum of kids found in DC, AA, Asian, White, LatinX would be more inclusive.

My kids will not see this email and my kids are fine at their schools but I think it would be nice to think about such things.

And I am capable of caring about more than one issue at once, so caring about this does not preclude me from being about to care about supplies and playgrounds.

And I do not care a whole lot, but that is because I am suspect of the chancellor's competence overall anyways.

This. Ferebee messed up here. I'm curious if it was intentional or not. I've seen enough to know he has some competence gaps.

I certainly hope the chancellor isn’t wasting his time on things like reviewing the photos in DCPS mailings — so I wouldn’t say “Ferebee messed up here.” I didn’t even look at the calendar when we got it, but as a white parent of two white DCPS kids, I’m not bothered at all by this.

[Anonymous]

NP here. I don't really care per se, but it does reinforce the "chocolate city" reputation and the idea that DCPS doesn't care about schools that serve other populations.

[Anonymous]

DCPS is 60% black, 20% Hispanic and 15% white. They need to do better than this.