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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I used to volunteer at Banneker and I was blown away by the students. They were such amazing, hard working and intelligent kid. They were respectful and very motivated to serve in their community.

It's depressing that every time the school is mentioned on DCUM you see parents doing Olympics level mental gymnastics to defend why they don't want to send their children to a school. Just admit that you  where their child would be an ethnic minority. There have been studies that white families have need at least 30 % of  white students where they will feel comfortable sending their children to an ethnically mixed school.

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+1 This is the truth and the rest are just excuses. It's difficult being a minority as kid-bullying can be brutal. I've known a few recent grads and they all say "over prepared for college". They have attended Top 10 Unis, HBCUs, etc. The most important thing is that they are graduating and doing well. No school is perfect and maybe Banneker needs to focus some on standardized testing. Unless your kid is there, you really don't know. It may not even impact your child. You really have to ask the administration what type of prep is provided. Even private school parents complain about the test scores and schools not doing enough.....[/quote]

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