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[quote=Anonymous]I have to say I am a little bit repulsed by the parents in my neighborhood who unabashedly point to the English Language Learner (ELL) population at Bruce-Monroe and the number of non-white students and think that they are listing good reasons not to send their (presumably white) children to the school. I admit that the test scores are not good, which you would expect from a large ELL population taking English standardized tests. That doesn't mean that your child is going to score poorly if you send them there. From what I have seen of the school, the instruction is superb, the staff work hard to bring in wonderful programming, including partnerships with DC Ballet, DC United (Soccer) and the DC symphony.

Ultimately, it is a problem that BMPV does not have any non-Hispanic white students, but it's a problem for our community and not an indicator that the school is bad. I think judging a school solely based on its demographic profile is pretty deplorable, and we should all be ashamed to make our decisions in this way because it does real harm to our community and de-values our neighborhood school and its dedicated teachers and families.[/quote]

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