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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There’s basically a cohort of parents at Hearst who are pretty unsophisticated and believe that until a WOTP school has truly “flipped” completely and is all-white (read all-inbounds) it is “less than” the whiter WOTP schools. Unfortunately, I don’t think it’s just one person, although it’s certainly not the majority. And is is *SO embarrassing.*[/quote]

AGAIN with the race card.  If you’re actually affiliated with the school you know that in the year 2021 there is more diversity within the IB population than coming from the OOB population.  And that’s great.  This whole debate is about the white OOB families with means who are fleeing their neighborhood schools and exacerbating overcrowding in Ward 3 schools in the middle of a pandemic.  They regret the housing decisions they made when they were childless, we get it. They say they “love” their diverse neighbors, but would never allow their kids to go to school together.  The OOB system was completely illogical prior to COVID and now it is both illogical AND contrary to public health needs. [/quote]

The problem is you are blaming OOB families for overcrowding when that is a systemic problem made by either the school administration or DCPS or the city or some combination of these.  It is not wrong for an OOB family to accept a slot at a school they see as an opportunity for a better education for their child. If one OOB family doesn't accept that slot, it will be offered to another OOB family. You should take issue with the system,  not the OOB families. [/quote]

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