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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Get a grip.  PPs should be allowed to mention that they're happy that a white principal will head up a school in a majority white neighborhood without anybody batting an eye.  Maury, SWS and Brent have white principals and parents don't make a thing of it.

The last few pages of the Dump the Cluster thread crossed the line.

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NP here. Of all of the parents that I personally know whose children go to LT, I can't think of anyone of them who would say such a thing. I think these sentiments are of people who live in the neighborhood who WANT to send their kids to LT but have concerns over the low-socioeconomic status of many of its students. And unfortunately, I was shocked to learn from this thread and many others on DCUM that race is indeed a factor as well (parents citing concerns over their children being one of few white children in class).

From listening to widely different arguments on various sides from various races, socio-economic status, school enrollment (attending/not attending), I'd have to say that LT needs a strong leader who LISTENS to everyone, can RELATE to each groups' concerns and can BRING the parents TOGETHER as a cohesive group - while ignoring the distractions. There's a lot of white noise (no pun intended) from non-LT parents that turns prospective parents off from LT. Hopefully, that noise will fade.[/quote]

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