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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids are still in ES but my understanding is that ACHS is very much segregated. I hear this all the time from white parents as they defend ACHS and ACPS. They describe it as their kids are "safe". They "don't see" the violence because they are in honors or AP classes and not with the general population. These parents have described with relief how their kids are in an entire separate section of the building.

Are their descriptions accurate?

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It is somewhat, but not for electives, sports, and lunch and learn.  We actually very much value the integrated aspects of the school.  With that, it is a very small percentage of the student population causing any issues, but there is a constant worry of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, so not targeted violence, but just caught up in the melee.  [/quote]

Why is any of the segregation acceptable? What is the percentage you cite? [/quote]

Was answering the comment.  On DCUM, it is really an art to navigating these questions.  [b]Yes, there is some de facto segregation at the school, it sucks. [/b] [/quote]

Why is such a liberal city, ok with this?

Hutchings needs to practice what he preaches from his op-ed:

"Dismantle intraschool segregation. Public schools developed widespread tracking and barriers to rigorous courses within schools after integration in the late 1960s and early 1970s. These practices have hindered BIPOC students over several decades and continued to create segregation in education today. Public schools have created intentional and unintentional mechanisms to keep BIPOC students from accessing rigorous curricula, including talented and gifted programs, specialized instructional practices, and stringent guidelines to enroll in certain advanced-level courses.

Abolish policing practices in schools. Policing is a controversial national discussion, and schools are not immune to this controversy. Discipline for BIPOC students has mirrored some policing practices that have contributed to the prison pipeline for decades. From zero-tolerance policies to arrests in schools for disciplinary infractions, U.S. public schools have harmed BIPOC students by implementing disciplinary policies derived from policing. A focus on the social and emotional needs of students, including restorative practices, instead of suspension and expulsion practices, is key to abolishing policing in schools."

He has the full support from the school board.  As he says later in the op-ed, its time to be courageous and bold. Parents need to stop being ok with the segregation and and shrugging it off with "it sucks" because it likely benefits them. [/quote]

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