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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yeah white people don't want to go to Banneker because its too black

Most black folks don't want to send their kids to schools where they are the only black people either plenty of threads where black people have said this

Noone likes being the token minority

I'm curious what the tipping point is for folks  10% 25% etc

Interesting what it is for neighborhoods as well

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My kids went to a middle school that was under 15% white (not DC). Here is the catch. The school, as profiled by niche, greatschool, etc is the neighborhood school, so all statistics are from the neighborhood school. In addition to the neighborhood school, the school had advanced/enriched studies school on the same campus that was very popular with the local white community (80% white). If you just look at greatschool, you will never find out about it, only word of mouth. If you look at school website, it's not easy to find. No lottery, no tests, just have to live in the neighborhood and actually express the desire to be in the advanced program (once in, there were requirements and kids can get kicked out to the neighborhood school (same campus, different classes). ). I found out years later that the reason for separation of the advanced studies was purely financial: state gave more money to schools with the high minority enrollment, which they preserved by separating "schools" instead of the programs within the school.[/quote]

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