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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When we decided where to live we looked for a community with amenities.  Shops, parks, library, things to walk to etc.  We also asked about different school clusters.  We wanted a school with a good administration, few discipline issues and an active parent community.  At no time did we consider race but now many years later I recognize that many of the characteristics we searched for were more likely to be found in the three clusters that ended up in our "we will be happy if we can find a decent house we can afford in any of these clusters".  They were WJ, Blair and Einstein.  What all these schools have in common is large numbers of highly educated families (of all races) who care about their child's education.   
So I guess you can value diversity but still want to live near and send your child to school with people who share the same values regardless of race.  [b]I would not be happy if MCPS started bussing my kids around to a school cluster I did not select[/b].  [/quote]

You selected MCPS.  You are not entitled to any specific cluster.[/quote]

That is a bunch of garbage. People buy houses in specific areas because of the schools. Yes, MCPS is one school system and the curriculum is the same. However, the peer environment is absolutely not the same throughout the county. My DS says one of his best friends at another high school is scared because of the way some kids at his school behave. Unfortunately, my niece at a different high school says the same thing. I don't care what color skin my child's peers are or how much money their parents have. It's all about the learning environment in their school.  Real estate prices have been tied to schools for many years and it happens all over the country, not just in Montgomery County. If MCPS decides to impose busing kids all over the county to increase "diversity" than Montgomery County can kiss their wealthier tax base goodbye because they won't have their kids be a part of that. [/quote]

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