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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Two things can be simultaneously true:
1) there can be racial bias and black and brown boys can be discriminated against with more likelihood of discipline compared to peers from different groups 
2) statistically, more infractions of rules are actually committed by certain populations (which are also associated with poverty) and you can’t just ignore the code of conduct and associated discipline because you are trying to improve optics and stats. Honestly think about every well known school shooter. It’s not some 45 year old umc mom. It’s boys, mostly white, late teens early 20s. [/quote]

I agree with you. Both of those things are true. But to hold both of those truths simultaneously requires a level of intelligence, competence and nuance that MCPS seems fundamentally incapable of.[/quote]

PP says "statistically" but cited no statistics - they don't exist. If you actually knew any Black boys and listened to their experiences you'd understand what they go through and it is definitely racism. There are mountains of research demonstrating it is racism. That doesn't mean we shouldn't have discipline in schools - that is a cowardly move by MCPS to claim "equity" when they haven't actually done any of the hard work. In fact they just stopped doing their jobs out of fear of being called racist. That's pretty gross.[/quote]

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