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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A very powerful letter written by a student at Washington and Lee High School. I'm in Fairfax, but we have similar issues here and "white" (or higher SES) flight from more diverse schools.

http://www.crossedsabres.org/opinion-2/2016/12/07/open-letter-to-the-school-board/

I also recommend this podcast: 
https://m.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/562/the-problem-we-all-live-with

And these articles: 
http://m.motherjones.com/politics/2016/01/white-kids-benefits-diverse-schools
http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/10/19/446085513/the-evidence-that-white-children-benefit-from-integrated-schools[/quote]

Hmm.  Did Herrity and his friend's try to pupil place at Wakefield?  Are he and his friend's parents willing to pay the county to compensate for any increased costs due to transportation?  [/quote]

Why should students at the only high school that reflects the demographics of the county move to another high school? Especially when that high school is very diverse and high performing? Isn't the point that that model is working? What purpose would this serve?[/quote]

Yet another post that shows that the true motives of the student and his supporters are to try and elevate W-L's status (just right) over Yorktown (too white) and Wakefield (too brown).

I have to say it's been well played, but I also have no doubt that the motives are not really so laudable. The W-L crowd occupies a uniquely sanctimonious spot in the county, alternating between talking up their "diversity" and talking up their real estate values.[/quote]

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