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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Look for a school in which no particular race is dominant. [b]Montgomery Blair, Gaithersburg, etc have no majority race. But do accept that kids, like adults, self-segregate. And as one other poster alluded to, it really is a white privilege thing to want to obliterate those distinctions, because those distinctions are meaningful and part of what make each race and ethnicity unique, interesting, and special.  So I would recommend not seeking a school in which everything is super integrated and "colorblind" but rather a school in which relationships are harmonious and respectful. [/b]It's okay that people find comfort in relationships with other people from the same racial or national background. You just don't want an environment where relationships across the races are hostile or not open to interracial relationships. FWIW, I'm a white parent in a cluster where there is no majority race.  DD's friendships change and evolve but I can see she is free to hang out with whoever she wants, and that has meant various groups of white, Hispanic, and black kids, but generally there is a dominant race to each of the friend groups. That's okay, don't become the PC police about it.

DCUM isn't the best place to get advice about schools that aren't in Bethesda or Potomac (where diversity means that there are asians too). Take everything you read here about racial diversity in schools with a grain of salt. [/quote]

~Mom to two Blair kids[/quote]

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