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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]and FWIW, I don't agree with public funding for ROOTS either, and I'm black...unless there is particular focus on art or music or dance forms, or instruction in african languages[/quote]

I'm the PP that pointed out ROOTS.  Just to clarify my position - to be honest, I'm not really sure how I feel about ROOTS - I'm not necessarily saying that it shouldn't get funding.  But certainly if they are going to allow a charter school that says things like, "The teachers and staff of Roots believe that children of African heritage have unlimited potential, that if nourished properly can flourish and bring about a brighter world." then their is certainly nothing wrong Hebrew language school that says it will welcome children of all backgrounds.  [/quote]

It's not the selectivity of the student population that's the issue here, though. It's the association of Hebrew with the Jewish face. Just as ROOTS is probably winking at the notion of an open population, the Hebrew school probably will too. But while both are troubling in my opinion, only the Jewish thing represents a faith-based program, no matter what the nominal pledge to be open to all. So, back to the qualm about separation of church and state, which isn't really an issue with ROOTs.[/quote]

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