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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How "marginalized" are black students at SWW?  Aren't they 1/3 of the school?[/quote]

Zero percent marginalized. Black students are 1/3 of the school and the school does a ton of Black focused events. The school has Black Lives Matter posters. The library prominently displays books with Black characters. There is a yearly “Black Joy” art project that all lower elementary kids participate in and a special school wide event to display the artwork. There is a gigantic mural of a Black child on the side of the building.

All of which I have zero issue with.

What I find problematic (and illegal) is explicitly inviting only Black families to a school event and calling yourself inclusive. [/quote]

Only recently. You must be new to the school. The school has historically been stereotyped as a white, rich, yoga pant wearing, clicky place (especially on DCUM in years past) where Black families very much didn't feel comfortable, concerns were voiced, and the school is actively working to change that.[/quote]

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