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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That video is terrible, and most SSSAS parents are embarrassed of it. I'm shocked it is being pushed forward as representative of our wonderful school.[/quote]

If that's the stance of "most SSSAS parents," then to me THAT'S what's a bad sign about the school community - talk about taking oneself way too seriously. I thought it was cute and a nice reminder that these are places to education 5-18 year olds, which shouldn't (just) be solemn and scholarly places.[/quote]

+1. Except the school is very, very white. Sure they had a few token black kids featured, but the overwhelming number of all white kids in the group shots was certainly noticeable. Yes, i know it’s a Catholic school, still appeared more white than others (except maybe Gonzaga). Still, very cute video. [/quote]

It isn’t Catholic. SSSAS is Episcopal.[/quote]

Thanks. The point remains, it’s very white. Alarmingly so.[/quote]
That’s just the demographic makeup of the school.  [/quote]

SSSAS is 28% people of color. Not horrible. But, I agree, very white compared to other Episcopal schools like NCS/STA. [/quote]
But the PP is talking about Black kids and they about the same percentage.  The only significant difference is that the Cathedral’s have more Asian kids.[/quote]

I was referring to all minorities. I strongly dislike “person of color” stats as it’s largely misleading. I don’t consider a kid that has one Hispanic grandparent as a minority in many cases. Nonetheless, even the “28%” is far below peer in this area that usually hovers around 40%.[/quote]

What would you have the child report as if two grandparents are nonwhite but not the same kind of nonwhite? You don't seem to think they "qualify" as a BIPOC but they are also not "just white." I think multiracial students further enrich a school. But maybe you don't?[/quote]
Well[b[b]] if their grandparents are nonwhite, but their parents are white, I’d say they were white.[/b]  Anywhere else in life some people want to be considered white, but when schools are looking to diversify, now they want their kids to be considered nonwhite. 
I guess it’s just like the $5 Indian trick.
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But if the grandparents are nonwhite, how are both parents white? At a minimum, the parent is half white.[/quote]

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