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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Would you rather they just drop out, so your snowflakes don’t have to see them?  [/quote]

Some of them would. There's a contingent of upper-middle-class parents-- who have the means for private school* but opt into TC-- who like to pretend that TC isn't a citywide school that serves a diverse population. They'd like to pretend that their kids' little bubble at TC is the norm and not be reminded of real life. The problem is that ACPS enables their behavior; they market to those parents and let them believe that little Jaxon and Braelynn won't have to see or interact with The Less Fortunate.

*Or who don't quite have the means, but want to leave the impression that they do[/quote]

This is bullshit people, and I call this poster out and yes, our kids recently went through the entire K-12 years at ACPS. This is not the truth.

What lies: "a contingent upper middle class parents who have means for private but opt into TC-who  like to pretend that TC isn't a citywide school who serves a diverse population".

As proof this poster is a troll stirring the pot in ACPS for goodness knows what selfish reason. Alexandria City and ACPS values diversity and works well with it. Again, I call on the city to get teacher experts who focus on every student with great motivation. Raise teacher salaries, and empower them without admin telling them what to do. Cut ACPS admin.
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NP here and no not BS.  It's true.

What do you think it means to "value diversity" or "work well with it"?
 It means the white UM parents send their kids there so they can say they value diversity but absolutely expect that their own kids will be protected in the honors/AP/sports bubble that exists. 
It's been this way since my child started in ACPS  8 years ago and now that we are moving into TC, I see that it is still very valid.  
The diversity and  poors help their kids out - their kids can do community service to help this less fortunate and then they can write a compelling college essay about their experience in a diverse school. Every Valedictorian speech in the past few years given by one of these kids has always talked up that angle. It's very popular with a liberal base.

The one thing that is is BS "little Jaxon and Braelynn". The PP is correct that the kids are "Jack, William, Audrey, or Elizabeth"

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