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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m familiar with Weller Road.

It’s 83% Hispanic, 7% Black, and less than 5% white. It’s not a diverse school; it’s a school where nearly the entire student body and staff speak Spanish. I can’t think of another school like it.

[b]How do I know it? I grew up nearby and still cut through the neighborhood when visiting my parents. [/b]

And—here’s the kicker—my neighbor’s Latina nanny lives in that school district and uses her employer’s (my neighbor’s) address to send her kids to school in our area. Why? Her words: “Because I don’t want my kids going to a Spanish school. I want them to be around other kids.”

I’m curious where you’re renting, OP? Have you researched the local area at all?

BTW, it’s literally the COVID hot spot: 20906.

If you have questions, I’m happy to answer. [/quote]

Lol, "I grew up nearby" now means you know a school really well?  Let me tell you all about Woodfield ES. I attended there 35 years ago. There's a really mean kindergarten teacher that tells at kids who won't go to sleep during naptime. Did you even actually go to Weller Road?

20906 had the most cases of COVID in Maryland early on.  Its also the most populous zip code in Maryland.  The rate of COVID wasn't any higher than most places--I think we all know that higher density areas are going to have more cases.

I find it sad, but predictable, that your neighbor's nanny (wow, there's a close connection to you--I'm sure you had many deep conversations with her about this and why she doesn't send them to WRES) doesnt want her kids attending a majority Hispanic school. I see similar thoughts in some of my Hispanic family members. They believe that the "white schools" get more because they know that most people hate Hispanic people like them.  And since Hispanic parents are so focused on education--many risked life and limb to get their kids to this country for the purpose of education--they're trying to put them where they believe is "the best" education. Which society tells them is white.[/quote]

At the risk of outing myself, yes, I have had many deep conversations with my neighbor’s nanny. We both wait at the same bus stop each morning and afternoon, and we have kids that are the same age that play together. I’ve been friends with this woman for nearly 10 years. And, yes, she was rather candid when explaining why she didn’t want her Latino kids going to a school in her nearly 100% Latino neighborhood. In short: the school isn’t diverse, Spanish is spoken all day long (and she wants her kids to learn perfect English), and she wants her kids surrounded by more affluent kids more likely to pursue college.

Unless your kid attends Weller Road—which is not your average Title I school given the predominance of Latinos—I cant imagine why you feel like you have better info.

When I cut through Weller Road 3-5 times a week, I see who lives there and what messages are posted on the school sign—almost exclusively in Spanish.

I can also report the sad state of local shopping centers.

Since my folks live in the same zip code, I’m tracking the COVID numbers which are dramatically high. Google it.

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