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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]... Schools that promote their diversity as a selling point for the school need to retain the students they accept.  If a school has a problem doing that, it looks bad for the school.  ...  [/quote]
I'm not sure I agree with the quoted portion.  I suppose it depends on what you mean.

Option 1. If you're saying schools that cannot maintain a diverse student body will struggle (because word will get around that the school is not effective at educating diverse students), then it's pretty much a self correcting problem.  As admitted non-white students leave voluntarily, then later classes will be less diverse.  Also, if the non-white population is fleeing, then I suspect the school will have other problems that cause other non-diverse parents too flee too.

Option 2. If what you're really talking about is affirmative action in admitting a diverse student, and then later counseling out that student because of problems at school, then I respectfully disagree with your approach as a policy matter.  If a student -- whatever the race or background -- cannot meet the school's standards, then the student ought to be counseled out.  IMHO, affirmative action is about giving a real opportunity, not putting a thumb on the scale.  YMMV, of course.

FWIW, looking at my own children's school, where the student population is pretty diverse, I see no correlation between race and students' performance, or between race and departures.  I see strong and diligent students who are AA, white, and all other backgrounds.  I also see struggling students of all skin tones and backgrounds.  Not many families leave the school, but those that do also come from all sorts of races, backgrounds, SES levels, etc.

Of course, what I'm describing applies only to my experiences at my own children's school, so I'm open to the possibility that other schools might have a correlation between school success and race for various reasons.[/quote]

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