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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m from Mississippi.  And I don’t really have any desire to move back despite my entire family still living there. But most people have a really skewed view of the state.  There are some truly horrible schools, especially in the Delta.  But there are also some fantastic schools.  Madison, for example, has outstanding schools.  The same is true in Oxford and on the coast.

Racism is a problem in some areas, but certainly not state wide.  My kids’ schools were much less segregated than anything up here.  Race relations have improved dramatically in many parts of the state.

My youngest child (now 18) is openly gay.  He experienced no bullying at all when he came out at his Mississippi high school. I cannot say the same for his Fairfax County school.

It’s easy to make stereotypical judgements about Mississippi.  But like Maryland and Virginia, there are huge differences throughout the state. [/quote]

I also have family in Mississippi and agree with all this. My cousins who attended Madison and Hattiesburg area schools went to elite colleges (as did many of their friends).  There are racists, but there are a lot of people who are just plain nice, at least to your face. :P[/quote]

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