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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. [b]Most parents we know here as well as Key and ASFS all value diversity and walkability. They aren’t mutually exclusive preferences. [/b]

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Actually they are mutually exclusive when you have a county that is so economically stratified.

Take Jamestown or Taylor or Nottingham on one end of the spectrum and Carlin Springs or Randolph or Barcroft on the other end.

Walkability will not result in diversity when things are so out of balance.  If we really value diversity, we can't just all walk to the closest school.[/quote]

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