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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Again no one has a problem with high achieving African american or Hispanic kids in schools[/b]

issue around here is most of the poor folks are either African american or hispanic[/quote]

Actually plenty of people have a problem, starting with the assumption that there aren't any.

But if you're trying to make the point that people aren't trying to exclude black/Hispanic kids from the public schools their kids go to, they're trying to exclude poor kids from the public schools their kids go to - you know what? That's not any better.[/quote]

Why is it okay to say that we don't want our kids to go to a school with lots of wealth and privilege but NOT okay to say that we don't want our kids to go to a school with lots of poor kids? Both of those environments have distinct set of issues that most parents like myself and understandably so, would want to avoid. I'm a minority by the way, in a diverse school that is 28% FARMS. We moved away from a school that was over 50% FARMS and don't feel guilty about it. [/quote]

Agreed. These are purely the choices of individual families. [/quote]

Sure, but local government and school boards need to be watching out for the good of the community, not individual families seeking segregated environments. It is better for the community to have integrated schools, which makes it a worthwhile policy goal.

The choices that individual families make within that system are their own. [/quote]

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