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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In the late 1990s when the Northeast Consortium was being made, Sherwood parents vehemently protested to be excluded from it because they believed that lower-income, BIPOC children from Paint Branch and Springbrook would "negatively influence their (precious) kids" when people just wanted equal access to magnet and all that comes with it, not to bother anyone or be villainized. It was geographically closer than the Blake zone is today, and makes even more sense from a continuity of boundaries and proximity to school(s) perspective.

Also, it was made as a redneck farm town where Congressmen could have a respite from DC. These should be all the details you need to know about Sherwood/Olney. Think Bethesda/CC but on the East side - cuckoo. If Olney is my final option, I'd much rather send my kids to Howard County. [/quote]

None of this is true except your last sentence.[/quote]

https://thewarrioronline.com/2021/10/25/sherwood-history-with-the-northeast-consortium/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2000/10/19/a-signature-plan-for-education/19a12f8f-3da5-4ce1-89eb-5947955339f1/

Whether we wanna admit it or not, and whether it makes us comfortable or uncomfortable, the sins of racism and de-facto segregation live on to this day, and students are suffering as a result of it (be it social capital to move through certain spaces, exposure to wealth-generating careers, the feeling that "XYZ program is only for kids on the West Side"). Data speaks VOLUMES. Have a wonderful day.[/quote]

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