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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]11:30 again.  I apologize for beating a dead horse on this.  I just find the vague and incomplete explanations of why certain solutions are eliminated from consideration to be completely ridiculous.  If the simple answer is "Because Mayor Bowser gets a lot of support from EOTP Ward 4, and those solutions would prevent lots of families in EOTP Ward 4 from getting their children into the schools they want," then that should be stated clearly, so people know it's a political favor.

It's the hiding of real reasons behind euphemism and non-transparency that's irritating me.[/quote]

Because Shepherd is relied on to buttress Wilson's diversity as the grandfathered spots and OOB spots (which are responsible for a lot of the diversity now) decrease... 
also Bancroft both. [/quote]
So you're saying that DCPS simply will not use any method to reduce overcrowding that restricts access for black or Hispanic students?

If that's the answer, then DCPS should say it clearly.[/quote]
By cutting SW out of the feeder pattern in 2014, DCPS did restrict access for many black students. So you can't say that they refuse to do this.

I just don't think they are gonig to do MORE that has this effect.

As the DCPS person stated at the meeting, we live in a very segregated city and in most parts of the city the schools are segregated. The question is whether we want to make our schools even more so.[/quote]

Fine, but if it's essentially a racial quota that DCPS is seeking - eg, no fewer than 50% black students at Wilson - then let's just make that explicit, so we don't waste time with disallowed options.  I think DCPS needs to say that clearly if that's their position.[/quote]

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