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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are White principals not qualified to lead SE schools? Aren’t we talking about role models here? Or is there something else happening ?[/quote]

They are, but black children need role models who actually look like them and truly understands their culture and community. White principals come from outside of the neighborhood and don’t have a real connection to the community. [/quote]

Name a DCPS principal who lives in “the neighborhood.” You could count it on one hand, if there are any.

Also if you really wanna get mad (sarcasm), if the AP at Amidon Bowen stays for next year, the two leaders will both be white men.

I’m pretty sure the PP who is all bothered by this has never set foot at Amidon or knows parents there.

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You completely missed the point about white principals not have a connection to the community at a predominately black school. A middle class or upper middle class white man/woman does not understand the culture of the black community and does not have any significant cultural ties to the black community. Do you honestly believe that a white principal who commutes from NW, Montgomery County, Arlington County, Fairfax County understand the plight of black children who might be impoverished? Do you honestly believe that a white principal can relate to black parents better than a black principal? Do you honestly believe that a white principal who lives in a white community can’t put aside implicit racial bias when leading a predominately black school? The answer to all of these questions is NO.[/quote]

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