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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can see both sides of the conversation. Yes, we absolutely need more diversity in our schools—there’s no doubt about that. However, as someone who has sent my son to high-FARMS (Free and Reduced Meals) schools in the past, I have to be honest about what I experienced. Whether those students looked like me or not, there was often a noticeable disregard for others. Fights, verbal altercations, and stealing were common. This was in the 2000s, mind you.

Eventually, I pulled him out and enrolled him in private school. Later, I bought a home in Olney, and my second child attended public schools there and did just fine.

I saw a comment recently suggesting that students on FARMS should be allowed to attend W schools—sort of like a magnet model. I actually think that’s a smart solution. It would increase diversity without bringing the very issues that drove people to move to places like Bethesda, Chevy Chase, or certain areas of Rockville in the first place.[/quote]

Is it your assertion that all the kids from low-income families had a disregard for others? Or that a higher percentage of them do?[/quote]

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