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[quote=Anonymous]My daughter is a white blonde girl who attended a school with only a handful of other white kids. The only issue was that when the kids drew self portraits, she kept drawing herself as a black girl with yellow hair and green eyes. I kept the pictures because it was kind of funny. I asked her if she was okay with the color of her skin and she said yes, so I am guessing she colored herself that way because all the other kids were using that color.

There was never any tension between her and the other kids, and the other parents were normal toward us. Although there weren't many other purely white kids, a lot of them were mixed and had one white parent. It ended up being a non-issue.

If I were you, I would focus less on the race and more on the school- go visit and decide for yourself. Sometimes schools are rated low for reasons really outside their control, but your kid can still get a great education.

FWIW, I checked out the school I went to on Great Schools, and it got a 1. It was the worst score I've ever seen. I turned out just fine and make significantly more money than my parents did. So worry if a school comes with some warts-- it's a great lesson for your child to learn how to thrive in less than ideal environments. You're doing just fine. [/quote]

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