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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Honestly I have never had a single (white) friend or colleague mention to me that they are considering a move to Shepherd Park. Maybe it's just who I know and I don't know why that is or what to make of it, but at least among the non-black people I know it is not considered. So that's the second half of the answer to your question, no, I don't think that Shepherd's IB population will become much less black anytime soon. [/quote]

It's just you. Really.  I know three families who've moved there in the last four years - all white.

You also have to take into consideration that WOTP housing stock is scarce and getting more so every year.  Add boundary changes to the equation and it's not too far off to believe that people who are looking for a yard and a path to Deal will be looking in Shepherd Park.

What's mysterious to me is why PP and others seem offended by the possibility that more white parents would send their kids to a school that's doing pretty well by almost every measure.  This aversion to people who drive from a different neighborhood is non-existent at HRCS.  But mention an OOB population greater than 25% at a DCPS and all these bad-mouthers - who've never spent any time at the school in question - get busy at the keyboard.

I mean, you're not going to attend the school, so why do you even care enough to post about it?[/quote]

I know--I was also trying to figure out the PP's motivation for posting.  I can't tell if he/she is a white poster who can't imagine white people would want to move there, someone who is trying to protect their property values on the other side of town, or what.  What is clear is that he/she doesn't live in Shepherd Park.

On my particular block in Shepherd Park, there are 3 white families, 5 black families (including mine), and 1 interracial family.  Some are long-time residents.  Of the 4 families on the block who've moved here in recent years, 3 of whom have young children, 2 are white and 2 are black.  I know many of these families, have been to their homes, kids know each other, etc.--it's a wonderfully friendly, progressive community.  This account is admittedly anecdotal and I know others may have a different experience on their block, but it is probably more informed than the PP quoted here.

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