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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I am kind of happy the new principal is white[/b], so at least the fact that she is not white won't be used as an excuse for parents accusing her of not being 'welcoming' enough to high-SES families. Also, I like to finally read it as it is. Some might hate this thread, I like it because at least the truth as bad as it might be is put out there. As a probable LT parent in the coming years, IB but baby is very young, I want to know what the deal is.

My real concern is that this person is close to retirement,  and might end up being just a place  holder... I don't like that.

As for AA being stereotyped, [b]I met two young AA girls at the  LT playground one weekend and the first thing they told me was 'we play here, but we don't go to school here' , we go to St. Peter's. The meaning was clearly ' don't take us for one of those AA'.[/b] It was clear from their behavior, attitude and grammar  that they were from a high SES AA family.[/quote]

Hopefully people are paying attention to these statements.  This is why it can be harder for extremely qualified blacks to move up in the world.  It seems like a black principal who has a great background, with degrees from very good schools still would not have been embraced by these parents.  It seems that they just wanted someone who looked a certain way... wow.

Wow, two young girls playing at a playground are trying to prove to you that they are one of the "good" black kids?  Really?   Just because they said they don't go to school there, and that they go to St. Peter's?  If they said that to an African-American adult, do you think that adult would think that they were trying to prove that they were one of the "good" kids?  Probably not huh?

***Newsflash***  Most educated African-Americans that I know could care less about proving themselves to anyone.  [/quote]

+1,000^^^

Thank you!  I read the post and wondered the same thing, how did she conclude that the AA were trying to prove that they didn't attend L-T?  I , also, took issue with the statement that it was "[b]clear from their attitude, grammar, and behavior that they were from a high SES AA family[/b]"  the ignorance of some people is astounding.  The statement makes me think of all the times white people have said to me, "you don't talk like other Blacks."[/quote]

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