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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, this was the whitest thing you could have done.  :lol:  :lol:

I have secondhand embarrassment for you.[/quote]

OP, gently, this is not a thing you need to worry about. Diversity is a good thing. Your real issue is the fact that SSIMS is about to be closed by MCPS - worry about that and what programs Northwood might have after this mess of a regional program plan goes through.

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Maybe people with actual experience should answer, and the holier-than-tho posters should just bite their tongues.

My kid was the only white student in class one year. Mid-year another white student transferred in. The school was black and brown. It was the best year we had in MCPS. Kids are able to just **be** non-racist. It's MCPS who is constantly shoving the anti-racism down their throats. Such a shame because it deprives them of the actual experience of being in an environment where race is secondary. It will be fine, OP.[/quote]

If kids could like in a vacuum, they could just be non-racist. However, some kids go home to households, communities, and media that are racist so it’s not just good enough to not be racist. You have to racism-proof your kid by actively being anti-racist. Otherwise, your kid is unprepared to recognize and resist with racism when they encounter it.

I had a very disappointed student who told me that all of the students of a particular race were naturally better at something. He was desperate for any explanation for how he hadn’t been selected despite working so hard for years. Someone gave him a racist one. He was unprepared to recognize it for what is was and now his parents have to deal with extricating that part of how he sees the world. [/quote]

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