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[b]white lives - even to many black people - have greater value/importance than black lives.[/b]

school leadership sometimes responds accordingly[/quote]

I’m an UMC AA woman, and my children attend their IB WotP school.  We receive all of those things from teachers and administrators at my children’s school.  At my request, my oldest child (who is very academically advanced) has received differentiation EVERY YEAR both inside and outside the classroom.  Any concerns that we have voiced have been respectfully addressed.

I don’t think that our experience is isolated, but it probably depends on the school (and the parent).[/quote]

It probably helps that you are WOTP at a school that is largely filled with White UMC students. [/quote]

+1000

When the schools are diverse, AA parents have a better chance at their voices being heard. This is one of the reasons that I refused to send DC to our EOTP IB school. [/quote]

I’m the PP (UMC AA woman).  Who knows why for sure, but I do know that our children’s needs are being met by teachers and administrators alike.  We (meaning mostly me) have asked for certain accommodations and I usually get them with little to very very little pushback.  It probably helps that I don’t treat every little thing as a life or death issue.  You have to choose which hill you’re willing to die on.[/quote]

Respectfully, its the environment. Also, UMC AA families aren't unusual in your school.

We're a MC AA family EOTR. Zoned for some of the worst schools, but DC attends private. My neighbors live a different experience of total disregard and indifference when it comes to city services in general. PP is correct. I've watched some of our community leaders react differently when complaints are from newer White residents. Our zoned MS scores 1% and 3%, respectively, in Math and ELA (PARCC). Therefore, schools like Banneker/SWW/McKinley Tech aren't even an option for these kids. My best friend is a MS Math teacher who is continually frustrated with her colleagues and school leadership for dialing it in. One of her colleagues recently sent a student on an errand to a neighborhood deli during school hours. That ish would NOT fly at Deal. I would love to support my neighborhood pyramid, but I know that it would very likely lead to diminished opportunities for my kid. We have one elem school showing progress (Ketcham) but then you're back to square one at MS.

To answer the OP, I would like to see higher expectations for Black children. In a nutshell.[/quote]

I’m the UMC AA woman.  Very few things in life are binary.  I suspect it’s a combination of things (i.e., our WotP environment, our high expectations, our children’s undeniably high academic achievement, our active school involvement, and the way we interact with teachers and administrators).  I have spoken with a few AA parents at our school who are definitely not receiving the same treatment as us.[/quote]

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