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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]White DCPS parent here. I asked a Black parent of my kid's friend (who grew up in DC) this. She advised against my kid applying/going and in fact said she wouldn't think of sending her kid there. Her reasons were more class than race: Bannaker, she says,  is seen "for the have-nots" and well-off kids in general won't be welcomed.
But I agree with PP. Let's put it to the test and have all the kids who want an academically challenging school apply. Then we'll see for sure if indeed white families are still allergic to that neighborhood or if Banneker won't admit the percent of qualified non-AA who do apply.... [/quote]

She gave you poor advice. I attended SWW but my counterparts at Banneker were mostly middle class (with educated parents) in the late 90s. There were also some students from well-to-do families (parents millionaires), though I doubt you would be able to tell the difference. I know a family in the latter category whose eldest graduated a few years ago and my guess is their youngest will attend.

I chose SWW over Banneker (my parents' preferred school) because I wanted more "freedom". Banneker didn't seem as fun. [/quote]Yeah when we went to the Banneker very impressive open house - held on a Saturday with lots of teachers and students in attendance, the students all talked about how much work they had to do. Those kids really had to knuckle down. I think it scared my white kid. I would have been very happy if she had wanted to go to Banneker. Banneker seemed to me to be much more like a strict private school than anything else.[/quote]

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