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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not all wealthy families chose private. We homeschooled this year and plan to continue next year due to the amount of catching up APS students need to do. PP is right. Many privileged families are gone for a year or two at least, which is a shame because they were the ones contributing most to programs that benefit all kids.

For those of you that are arguing that this isn’t a big deal - aren’t you the same people that have issues with some schools being extremely high FARMs rates while others have no FARMs kids at all? If losing the families with resources doesn’t matter, why does it matter if your school has so many FARMs kids?[/quote]

Thats not what everyone is arguing. Many PTA members don't understand why it is always the same people volunteering and the same people going to every event. They can't figure out how to reach other families, especially those that are "different" from them. It's clear when comments are being made about "good families" leaving for private schools, that these same people don't understand how they come off. They don't understand how their privilege alienates the same people they say they are helping. When I listened to Nice White Parents it reeked of so many APS PTAs. I was one of those parents once. Oof.[/quote]

Don’t bite the hand that contributes to programs that benefit your kids. Or do, but then don’t complain when your school has no resources other than what’s provided by the state.[/quote]

This is a nasty way of saying it, but there is a bit of truth here. We can’t afford to have all of the privileged families leave...[/quote]

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