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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s a well known fact that most (not all, most) people that send their kids to private school are racist, whether they admit it to themselves or not. I just wish people would be honest with themselves about the fact that they only want the “right kind” of diversity- the diversity that is palatable to them. It’s the same people who put those yard signs preaching inclusivity who are the worst of the lot. I prefer people to be open about their racism.[/quote]

I don’t think this is correct actually. Maybe classist but not racist. They want their kids in school w families who raise their kids in similar ways. Race is not the issue[/quote]

ELL Oh ELL [/quote]

As someone who used to work at these schools. This is kind of correct. Class is often a bigger issue than race, but race does come up regularly. [/quote]

I’m kind of undercover as a parent at our private, because I’m white and kept my married name. DH is Asian and DD has his last name. We aren’t crazy social and aren’t at school a lot, so other than DD’s close friends, most people don’t know our family.

I should not have been shocked by the things people have said to and in front of me without realizing who I am, but I was shocked. What they’ve revealed is that people of color should be grateful just to be there, they look down on people who don’t live in a few select white people neighborhoods (“this should really be a neighborhood school”, “when people live far away it makes it less socially cohesive” are the comments that pop up when people suggest expanding diversity through a bus program) , and they really resent any south, east, and southeast Asians because they are the “wrong” kind of diversity and are “taking” spots that should go to their friends’ white kids or towards “more visible diversity” (I assume that means they want more token black kids in photos?). These are all things people have said right in front of me.[/quote]

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