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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am AA and have 2 kids.  From your OP it's hard to tell if you have your house already picked out.  You cannot easily go to a different FCPS school.  I don't think the private schools have much more diversity.

When we moved from another part of nova, we were debating between Madison and Marshall pyramids.  We picked Marshall and we are so thankful for it.  Vienna is very white.  It's also a much longer commute into dc.  Not mileage wise, but traffic-wise.  Where are you coming from?  I will say there is the occasional overt racism in Northern Virginia, but a litany of microaggressions.  The people who are on here telling you they never see racism live a different reality than you and me.

It would be good if your kid could have a diverse friend group.  You are right that the top schools in FCPS all have low AA percentages.  My kids have an extremely diverse friend group, mostly south Asian, East Asian, and white.  My son doesn't care.  My daughter wishes she had more black friends.

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Agree, and agree on the choice of Marshall over Madison. -POC mom[/quote]

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