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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We will never get anywhere with an us vs them mentality. [/quote]

It's not a mentality. The difference in how the east vs west were treated in the second round of options for the Woodward study was immediately apparent. And removing the DCC, which allows students to access coursework that west county students have at their home schools, is a double punch to families.

I get that pointing out differences in treatment is uncomfortable but the differences are real.[/quote]

You’re missing the point of the above post. The first round also kept Whitman mostly intact and, to the extent that it impacted B-CC, it was primarily the east part of the cluster, where the lower-income families in the B-CC cluster live (yes, there are hundreds of FARMS families at B-CC!). You weren’t bothered by it then because at least “the west” was affected. [/quote]

Aside from your assumptions about what I thought about the first round options, it sounds like we agree that the second round options in the Woodward blatantly favor the west side school communities.

And yes, we know that there are low income families zoned for BCC. Fyi, it's weird for you to constantly use them as some sort of "gotcha". [/quote]

It’s also weird that while decrying racism you cling to a school choice model that furthers segregation.[/quote]

I don't know who you are talking to but I am supportive of ending the DCC in a thoughtful way, because I agree with you that it worsens segregation. The proposed regional program model expands school choice across the county and includes the wealthiest schools which will supercharge this process.[/quote]

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