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[quote=Anonymous]11:37 here -- I'm by no means accusing -everyone- of being racist.

I stand by my reporting: I've heard those sentiments expressed, both by current L-T parents and by Hill parents who aren't at L-T, not only in private conversations but also at the mic in public meetings.

I am happy to say I know other white parents (I'm white myself) who are just as disturbed as I am by some of the statements I described. Still, negative assumptions about black kids in schools are very deeply ingrained in many parents (not all of them white).

Regarding PTA tensions, I also think there's an unfortunate tendency among some (by no means all) gentrifiers to buy into the idea that their very presence constitutes an improvement and expect to be welcomed with open arms, as opposed to accepting that they are newbies and treading lightly.

But then, I am by nature a lurker who prefers to spend time sussing out the situation before I speak up, so I am probably not as sympathetic as I could be.

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