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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lot of people in here have very long drawn out and downright creative ways of saying they are afraid of black and brown kids associating with their precious angels[/quote]
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It's actually Brown and Black families who are leaving the county too.  So the ones left are the more lower income ones and bringing down the numbers for those groups.

We first started hearing rumblings of how the schools in a predominantly Brown/Black neighborhood were not going to give homework anymore because it put unfair burden on parents who had to work long hours and did not have time to help their kids with homework.  This was several years before the pandemic.  During the pandemic was when we started to see the no homework policy more widespread.

I've said it before but I'm not convinced that when looking back, people will look at what MCPS is doing as racist agendas and policies.  Where they purposely try to limit the ceiling for students, so that higher level education is not even possible for them.  Higher level education was always the ticket to a higher income and better life for families.  Higher SES (which usually correlates with race) have ways to work around these MCPS policies and initiatives.[/quote]

I've been doing travel basketball.  It was quite refreshing to see parents trying to do the best for their kids.  Doing basically the same thing I am.  Frustrated with public schools but paying the same amount in taxes as people in other parts of the county.  Trying to create an environment for their kids, and environment where they aren't exposed to some of the rough edges.  Though, at some point there were definitely some behaviors that just didn't mesh with what I am doing with my kids and there was definitely a different learning curve as well as a certain racial cliquishness.  EG "Here we go again, they aren't going to run the plays the coach drew up and they are only going to pass to their friends, again."

What's a parent to do?[/quote]

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