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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For real though — why should low income and ELs get preferential treatment when it comes to attending choice schools? [/quote]

I don’t understand this either. If all APS schools are good why do certain groups get a preference? It should be a lottery for all. [/quote]
Right now HB is whiter and richer than APS schools overall   That's a bad look.  Reeks of privilege hoarding.

I suspect that APS should take another look at hub bus stops in disadvantaged communities and make sure we're not hindering students from accessing option programs.  There was a big stink from the Hispanic community during the pandemic about how inconvenient the hub bus stops were in their neighborhoods and it's not clear that problem was ever resolved.  [/quote]

HB has failed to solve its rich and white problem for 40 years.   I can’t believe we are still discussing this.  Nothing has worked because the voices that support the program don’t actually want it to reflect APS as a whole. [/quote]

Okay, now I’m confused. No one who supports HB has said that they don’t want it to be more diverse, that they want to make it harder for diverse populations to apply to the lottery, etc. I get it that you don’t like the distribution there, but what specific evidence do you have for your comment that HB supporters don’t want the school to reflect APS as a whole? If you want to have a discussion where you don’t look like a reflexive knee-jerk HB hater, you need to have some basis for your arguments. [/quote]

Questions: How to try to make HB more reflective of APS as a whole?

Their Answer: Nothing can be done, they just don’t want to come. Too bad so sad. 
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I was a pp who posted my experience at a title 1 ES where the school organized an info session on all the MS options.  Unfortunately, there were not many parents who attended, but of those I talked to, many "diverse" families were not interested in HB.  There seemed to be a perception that larger was better when it comes to schools - more course offerings, sports, clubs, etc.  They didn't have any interest in sending their kids a small "alternative" school away from their friends.  Just didn't see any reason for it.[/quote]

Thank you for perfectly illustrating my point.  You are a gem.

Of course APS isn’t going to reveal the truth behind the curtain that HB secret sauce is its small size.  Most kids can’t be on a small schools, many will end up at XL high schools, they don’t want a revolt or content with figuring out that 4th high school. [/quote]

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