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[quote=Anonymous]My very limited dealings with Cobbs were a real turn-off.

Last year, at an open house, when I asked her how many kids of Asian descent are at LT (was it really 0%, as on the school's data page on the DCPS web site) she was obnoxious to me and my spouse in front of other prospective parents.  In so many words, she accused me of being a bigot simply for having asked.

I didn't give up after encounter #1, but went to another open house.  This time around, she gave a speech in which she expressed a desire to "draw in more of my own kind, African Americans" (direct quote).   Sounds like I wasn't the only PP who heard that right - there were at least 50 of us there.

It seems that 90 plus % AA in a highly diverse neighborhood isn't enough for Cobbs.   When lottery season rolled around,  we didn't put in for LT, although we would almost certainly have been offered a preschool spot.

We're at an AppleTree campus (love it), hoping for a long-term option after PreK.  We'll try for every quality public ES program within a couple miles of Stanton Park for as many years as it takes to find an option likely to get us to 4th or 5th grade, peacefully.

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