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[quote=Anonymous]New hypothesis:  SWS really really really values parental involvement.  That is clear at every event and parent meeting.  If you are not very very involved, sometimes you can feel like a second-class citizen. There seems to be a lack of understanding among the school leadership (including parents) that being involved requires resources (time, money, etc.), and there tends to be a fair amount of judgment against those of us who are not so involved-- like we're not pulling our weight, etc.  Because race and SES tend to correlate in DC, I would imagine a  higher percentage of AA families feel less welcome. That said, I see SWS as the type of place that would welcome an AA family who wanted to be super involved with open arms, and my observation is that there are a fair number of AA families at the school that are in that category.  I don't see a huge effort to be inclusive of families who are lower-SES and have less to "give."  But I am sure that is true of a lot of schools, it is just that there are fewer at SWS than other places. (Although there are some, by virtue of being city-wide, unlike some WOTP park schools).[/quote]

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