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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sounds like kind of a racist assumption PP. It’s due to the additional kids when the other charter closed. Will not happen again.[/quote]

DCB parent here.  I'm not sure where the PP was going with the quip about demographics, but the PP is otherwise right.  The PK4 class last year was added to accommodate siblings that weren't initially enrolled in PK3.  It had nothing to do with the previous charter.  I wouldn't count on that happening again this year.  [/quote]

Sorry - not racist - just trying to figure out why a large portion of the students eligible wouldn't enroll at PK3, but instead at PK4. There is little to distinguish this school from any other school (which have not had this problem to my knowledge), except, demographics skew more Hispanic than other schools. (Or, perhaps it's income level in which case that is still demographic?)

It can just be factual.

There, I opened that can of worms. Enjoy.[/quote]

Was there room for them to enroll in preK3? Do you have specific knowledge of the demographics of this particular group of students? Do you know much in particular about the circumstances that made opening a new class feasible and desirable? Or do you want to simply suggest there is something wrong with how low income parents make decisions. (And, btw, most charter schools serve high needs populations ... if they don't, there's something fishy going on.)[/quote]

I don't think there is anything wrong with skipping PK3! Geez. Or being not as well informed as one should have been about sibling entry preference and timing. [/quote]

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