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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Principal's opinion about the segregating effect of trimming Wilson's boundaries does not change the FACT that trimming the boundaries is the most logical, effective way to relieving the overcrowding at Wilson (and Deal).  Rather, her opinion (shared by many, obviously), should lead one to consider WHICH boundaries should be trimmed.  Therefore, if increasing the percentage of "white" students at Wilson is a significant concern when discussing the prospect of boundary review (as it obviously is for her, and many others), then what you have to do is trim the number of white students with access to Wilson, as part of the boundary review process.

That's clearly hard to do when Deal is a main feeder school.  Maybe what you do is trim the number of "white" elementary schools that feed into Deal, and instead send them over to Hardy.  Of course, you would then have to then prevent the expanded white population at Hardy from feeding into Wilson; they would have to go somewhere else, to a different high school.  Hence, the discussion about the "New Western" that crops up a lot in these boards.  But a consequence of this kind of discussion is that it annoys the same people who don't want "white" people to benefit from the boundary review at Wilson, because a "New Western" would be perceived as giving the White People something they don't deserve.

In the end, everyone simply needs to cooperate and stop being so hung up on race, IF overcrowding at Deal and Wilson is a problem that needs to be addressed.  Otherwise, the problem just keeps getting worse and worse.[/quote]

Changing the boundaries to make people commit to their schools EOTP is what I want for my schools rather than dream of WOTP access and I’m an EOTP Parent. (If not this I’d take a citywide lottery but that’s not happening and we know it.) The diversity of Wilson is of no concern to my children but a workable DCPS is.  [/quote]

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