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No, there are no exemptions, least of all for Whiteman. This has been a serious concern in the County - they want to end segregated schools. My bet is that 10 years from now, all the West side high schoolswill look like Wilson. [/quote]

"Look like Wilson", how? And what do you think will change between now and then to make that happen?[/quote]

Right, the whole question is how they will diversify Whitman.  Extensive busing could accomplish this.  Or you could draw substantially gerrymandered school boundaries.  But each of these have significant downsides.

But how else will can you diversify given that the areas in and around Whitman are all fairly wealthy.  Most other schools are at least near lower income areas so that smaller adjustments to the boundaries -- that still largely keep boundaries contiguous and geographically rationale -- could increase diversity.

Unless there is some other solution, it seems like you are going to have to take a more radical approach to diversifying Whitman since tinkering around the edges won't work, or Whitman is likely to remain a fairly segregated school, economically and racially.  More radical approaches are much easier to criticize and fight against, however.[/quote]

They need to build affordable housing in the west part of the county. Subsidized garden style apartments. That will diversify the schools. No need to bus.[/quote]

Check out the beautiful "garden apartments" at Scotland.[/quote]

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