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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The kids are next to a high school in one of the worst wards in the city in regards to drugs, crime, gangs, etc.....It would never even be a consideration for our family.[/quote]

Do you not realize that actual people live there? There is crime all over this city, and some people can’t afford to live somewhere else. What makes you think that the students would be unsafe being in the school building? The temporary location is right next to a rec center and is pretty difficult to enter. This comment just seems like one big micro-aggression.[/quote]

It is true that crime is higher in that ward.  It’s also true that some parents would not send their 3 year old there.  You may but others make different choices.[/quote]

I really don't think that Stokes created "East End" to serve those who do not live in the east end, so it really doesn't matter what you think. You can't really expect to talk trash about an entire ward and not offend the people who live there (who are not uniformly criminals and fools by the way). It's also kinda racist. Some people. [/quote]

This is hilarious.  A comment was made about crime being higher in that ward and poster above then makes the false jump that the post was talking trash about a whole ward and that everyone there are criminals, etc...and racist.

Uh no, PP, you are injecting your interpretation of the comment above.  No one else is.

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Well that poster seemed to at least be talking about any high school student in Ward 7, which I agree is racist all things considered. [/quote]

Disagree.

Did not say every high school student was dealing drugs, committing crimes, or in gangs.  But you are naive if you don’t think some high school students are not involved with these things.  Every high school probably has these problems but the prevalence is higher in ward 7 as we all know.

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You're right they did not say it outright, but it was totally implied by the statement. What else can we glean from her statement other than high school students in Ward 7 are bad people who can't even be local to younger children? If the only thing you know or are commenting about a school is that a high school is down the block from it, maybe you can withhold your comment on this thread and let people with any real knowledge answer the OP's question? It's definitely racism toward those high school kids but continue to defend if you want to. [/quote]

I know families who have big reservations about sending their elementary kids to schools with middle school kids.  So yes, the information that it’s next to a high school is informative and useful to some people.

How do I know because I know a family who did just that.  They pulled their kid out after 1 year and the middle school kids was a factor in this decision.[/quote]

Fine point, except the high school is completely separate from the elementary school and down the street. There's absolutely no interaction between the schools unless the high school kids are coming in to read to the young children. Some of you have such a terrible view of the world, and protect your kids too much, when they get to reality they won't be ready and they will come to blame you for how you raised them.  [/quote]

Makes perfect sense PP’s rationale that families who don’t want to send their kids to one of the highest ward in crime with a high school near will all raise kids who don’t understand or know reality.......

PP states that some people have a terrible view of the world implying that all the high school kids are not bad, which by the way no one stated. Yet, when families don’t send their kids to a high crime ward, their kids are protected and will not understand reality.  You can’t have it both ways PP.  [/quote]

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