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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a black PG county teacher. I completely understand where you're coming from. My fourth grade daughter goes to a school where she's been either the only black kid or one of two black kids in the whole grade level each year. Two years ago, she asked if she could go to a school with "kids who look like me." She said that no one has been mean to her or made her feel bad about being different, but she still doesn't like being the only one. From my own observations, I have noticed that none of the boys she likes have liked her back. I don't know how much race has to do with that, but I worry that eventually it will be an issue. Physically, she looks like a young Serena Williams because of all of the gymnastics and swimming. She also started puberty last year, so she's developing. She definitely stands out among the skinny blue-eyed, blonde haired kids at her school. Sending her to a PG County school isn't an option. I teach at a well regarded charter where staff get preference in the lottery. As nice as my school is, it's substantially lower in terms of academics, athletics, and exposure. I'm hoping middle and high school will be a little better as the black kids from the surrounding feeder schools will hopefully give her a bigger pool of people she can relate to. Perhaps a middle school equivalent of the "Black Student Alliance" you see at most PWIs. [/quote]

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