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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][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why would the Hispanics in South Arlington support BLM?  You Ds are so fricking confusing.[/quote]

Few in south Arlington care much about this. It’s a Distraction.[/quote]

It *is* no big deal. Except to the white supremacists. And SA whiners. 
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It’s costing a lot of money, and the county is strapped. Find a cheaper way to virtue signal.[/quote]
Arlington is too cash-strapped to get rid of a Confederate name?  Really? [/quote]

Nope. It’s not. Plus, getting rid of a bunch of bus routes should cover it. 
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Exactly. Keep those schools walkable and segregated. Good stuff.[/quote]

Huh, TIL having schools be walkable is segregation with whiffs of white supremacy. Fascinating![/quote]

Not only that, did you know that most North Arlington neighborhoods had racial covenants (until they were outlawed) that ensured local neighborhoods and schools would remain segregated? Or did you think it was just a coincidence that NA looks like it does? Yes, walkable schools are appealing to everyone but there's no denying that in Arlington County that demand also leverages a history of racist exclusion in North Arlington and one of concentrated poverty in South Arlington.[/quote]

Cool. Do you want poors with low test scores in your kid’s school? Didnt think so. [/quote]

Yes, I do. And because I believe in integration, that means not only do I want a mix of kids them in my south Arlington elementary, I also want a mix in your north Arlington elementary. [/quote]

I want a mix at my kids’ schools too. And I want walkable/short bus. They are NOT mutually exclusive. We are fortunate to have both.

Most parents prioritized proximity.

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I'm curious which elementary you think is well integrated.[/quote]

Long Branch.

FARM % is approx same as county-wide FARM % 
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I'm happy for you, but you're the exception. Except for the fortunate few, it's very hard to get access to a school with a student body that resembles the county at large, and isn't dominated either by wealth or poverty. You either must be able to afford a million dollar fixer upper in Lyon Village or win the AH lottery and get placed in a luxury high rise.

It's also pure luck that the handful of  neighborhood schools like Long Branch (Oakridge and Henry, Ashlawn) are as integrated as they are. It takes commitment to keep a school integrated and I see no evidence of that from the SB or CB.[/quote]

Not much of an exception. Most parents we know here as well as Key and ASFS all value diversity and walkability. They aren’t mutually exclusive preferences.

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There are more than 20 elementary schools and of those perhaps 4 are neighborhood schools that approximate to county average in terms of farms rate, or could otherwise be called diverse in a meaningful sense...the widespread desire for diversity I don't doubt; it's the access to it that is constrained. And it often falls by the wayside when people think about "quality" or their property values.

If you don't lottery into a AH unit on the orange line, or lottery into an option school, you'd better have a cool million to spend on a house. Not to pry, but it sounds like you do live in such a home. So again, good for you, but your experience is exceptional. [/quote]

I’m not taking about the experience, but the preference. Like you said, it’s not the case for the majority of the schools, but I wouldn’t assume just because someone isn’t at a walkable school or a diverse school that they don’t value those things. 
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No ones making that assumption, but it's pretty clear that the parents with the ear of the SB value other things more.[/quote]

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