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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The only way this can work is to make it OPTIONAL.  Plenty of people will want to report their neighborhood adversity score, and plenty won't.  It is profiling and just as disclosing your race is optional and applicants have strict control over what they wish to present in their applications (even teacher recs--you can opt to see them but of course most would not), having a mark on your application which may be inaccurate and stereotyping should be something you can OPT OUT of.[/quote]

Why would you want to opt out? A score that says your child has no adversity isn’t a mark against them. You are acting like it is. [/quote]

Of course it is a mark against them.  If Johnny A from Appalachia has a 1350 and Johnny B from Bethesda has a 1400, all else being equal, a school might pick Johnny A, even though his HHI is much higher, lives in a McMansion, and parents are doctors and Johnny B lives in an apartment and parents barely scrape by.  Just as the score bumps up Johnny A, it devalues Johnny B's score because it's expected to be high for that area and it looks like he has no adversity.  The adversity dashboard promotes profiling and will be inaccurate for many individuals, hence they should be able to opt out.    [/quote]

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