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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is the thing, population wise, DC is still growing and becoming more white and less black every  year.  the black population has dropped 15% in less than 20 years and the white population  has gone up 12%, both are are in the high 40% range.  There is no "majority" in DC.  So DCPS can float this language but the reality is that city is continuing to change as are schools in neighborhoods other than upper NW.   Its not racial, its just a demographic reality. [/quote]

I think the point is white people do not deserve to only go to those schools.
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Of course not. The schools are prioritized for anyone who lives in the boundary. And any leftover or set-aside seats should be prioritized for At-Risk kids and DCPS should adequately fund & staff related services for that population.

But well-to-do kids from other parts of the city do not have a right to schools in other neighborhoods. They should go to schools near their homes, which are already under-enrolled. The problem is that DCPS wants to turn elementary schools into the size of high schools in order to placate wealthy families in Wards 1, 3, 4, and 5 who refuse to attend their neighborhood school. [/quote]

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