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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, my heart goes out to you. I once asked a question about potty training and someone accused me of being a pedophile. You never know what you're gonna get on this site.

In DC, yes, white students are a minority at all the schools. That's because DC is still predominately black. Having grown up here, I've never seen a high number of low-income whites in this city. It leads me to believe that there are probably more affluent whites who can afford to send their kids to private than there are affluent blacks.

As a result, you get the inverse in the charter school realm: Lots of blacks, very few whites. That'll change as gentrification has its way. [/quote]

Unless OP lives in upper NW, or upper caucasia/JKLM/West of the Park or whatever you want to call it, chances are her local DCPS is way less white than whatever charter they might luck into. Something tells me they won't be applying to the schools where their DC will be "the only." And to be fair, neither did we.[/quote]

Thing is, OP is clearly not comfy with applying if their DC will not be in the MAJORITY.  There is a difference between "I don't want to be the only" and "I want majority".

I'm white, and I am thrilled that we're not in the majority, because we're at an awesome charter with diversity (not perfect diversity - see other diversity thread) but it's fantastic.  And I am SOOO OK with OP looking elsewhere, wouldn't want to share a school with OP at all.[/quote]

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