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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Your examples seem a little extreme, but let's go with it. So, to your line of thinking, Banneker, SWW, Ellington, and the Wilson academies (except for the sports one) are the track to Harvard? And all the other DCPS HS options are the track to prison?

I realize it's a bit dramatic. But, yes, I am talking about the structural racism that exists. In those specialized schools you named, those students are priviledged and have access, high quality teaching and resources in ways that the rest simply do not. The opportunities are severely limited in your East of the River schools.

Structural racism? You do realize that Banneker is about 99% AA don't you?

Seriously? Are you saying that institutionalized racism doesn't exist in DC schools in spite of the very, VERY few who can go to the top magnet schools? Just think about East of the River/West of the River schools. Are you kidding me? [/quote]
Lighten up, Francis.  Banneker, SWW, and Ellington are available to all students, regardless of race or ward of residence, including EotR students.   Bannaker and Ellington are almost entirely AA, and SWW is about 50% AA.  THe PP was merely making the point that those schools don't demonstrate structural racism, at all.  Are the students afforded extra opportunities?  Sure - but they've earned them through hard work and success, those oportunities are open to all, and in fact each of those schools has a significant AA population.  So, not demonstrating racism at all.  [/quote]

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