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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love it love it love it. I love that it exposes the hypocrisy of rich white parents who say they are sending their kids to a "lower performing" elementary school because they love diversity, but then their kid ends up in the all-white "gifted" class. Or they say that "all you need to do" is stay on top of the teachers/administrators to make sure they are giving your child extra challenge, etc., which really means you are stealing resources from the underprivileged kids at the school who actually need them. It really is gentification.[/quote]

If this rich white parent that you describe here is the villain of this scenario, then please describe the behavior of the rich white parent who navigates this “correctly” in your mind. No really. It would be helpful to understand how an ally can truly be an ally. Because it kinda seems like leaving for private school is the only acceptable way to get out of the crosshairs here. [/quote]

That’s white flight.[/quote]

Correct. But when a white family legitimately WANTS to choose to stay, must they then just accept mediocrity for their child (decline acceptance into an AAP class that is the right level of academic challenge for their child if it means there aren’t “enough” POC in the class?—or NOT speak up to the teachers/administration to advocate for their child’s educational needs?) in order to not be accused of “stealing resources?”
It’s a losing situation. If I’m a white parent, I’m not asking to be hailed as sone kind of “hero” for staying in a school where my child is the minority, but I’m not interested in being villainized for seeking a good education for my child. So if it can’t be at that school, then I guess “white flight” to another school will be one a viable option.[/quote]

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