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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it is difficult situation b/c many of the kids are descendants of native Washingtonians and have families who live in MD, VA or DC. These kids are sometimes transient and are in and out of relatives house. I think many UMC white people come from a nuclear family background and don't understand that some of these kids have different family situations. That is my experience at least.  [/quote]

"Descendants of native Washingtonians?" Like Powhatan or Algonquian?
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Gentrification has squeezed a lot of multi-generational Washingtonians out of their homes.  Even parts of Ward 7&8 are not affordable for many low-income families. After reading Ta-Nehisi Coates' "The Case for Reparations", perhaps we owe these kids this education. Read the story. These discussion have lots of racial overtones to them and bear a resemblance to debates about housing restrictions and school desegregation in previous eras. [/quote]

No one is arguing that these kids don't deserve a good education. However, a good education is available to them in the jurisdiction where they legally live. We have organized our school system in this country to align with municipal boundaries. It is in no way unfair to expect and demand that people act according to the law. [/quote]

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