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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are ZERO schools that are more than 80% white.

The idea that sending your kid to a school of 70% white kids is somehow racist makes me chortle. Meanwhile, good luck finding a school with a decent cohort of Asian students. But of course, Asians don’t count. [/quote]

I’m the OP. My (public) high school was about 90% white. About 10% Asian, less than 1% black, less than 1% Latino. This was in a wealthy suburb of a major US city (not DC).

I do it want that for my children. [/quote]

DO NOT! Sorry, bad typo. [/quote]

Can you state what racial percentages you would be comfortable with? 80% white and 20 % other?  70 % white and 30% other? 20% white and 80% other?[/quote]

OP here. I want my children to go to a racially diverse school, and I live in DC. So - more than about 80% white would be a deal breaker for me, it should be less than that. I don’t think that even exists in DC public or public charter schools anyway, so I’m not too concerned. <2% white seems a bit tough, like my kids might not belong.

So I guess I’m looking for a school that’s between 3% and 80% white. That’s… a pretty big range. [/quote]

Yes it is a big range but I don't think you are being honest with yourself about the other factors involved in decision making- like the achievement level of the kids at the school.  What is your tolerance for the percentage of kids performing under grade level?  20%  or 70%[/quote]

Not OP but this is such a weird comment. Where did OP say that she doesn't care about the achievement level of kids at the school. Also, what parent is like "I want to send my kid to a school where 70% or more of the kids are below grade level." No one, including people who currently send their kids to schools like this.

We can acknowledge that there are correlations between the percentage of white kids at a school and the percent of kids at or above grade level, and we can acknowledge that these correlations are likely linked to class. Okay.

But that doesn't get at OP's actual question or the topic of this thread, which is whether it's reasonable for a parent to want their kid to go to a school with more racial diversity if their kid is a member of an extreme racial minority (like <3%). And I think most people agree that this is reasonable. Even if the school had 100% of kids above grade level, it's reasonable! No one wants their kid to feel isolated or like a total outsider. It is a question that is separate from the quality of academic instruction or the achievement levels of peers.[/quote]

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