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But it would be so sad, if the rich girl couldn't have the over-the-top prom she'd always dreamed of, just because all of those pesky poor students in her class![/quote]

You're missing the point and focusing on the W student prom aspect.  Look at the bigger picture--why does the W student have to give up the life she is used to?  Why can't she stay at her school?  And while everyone is focusing on the W student going to the DCC school--no one is addressing the social/economic impact to the DCC student who is now at the W school?  What about that child's feelings?  How does that family pay for things that are the norm at the higher SES school?

I'm not disputing that the education provided should be level across the county.  I believe that all schools should offer the same courses and rigor.  If one school in a cluster offers Chinese, then one school in EACH cluster should offer Chinese so that all children across the county have access to a similar education.  [/quote]

What you're saying is that public schools should be economically segregated for the self-esteem of the students.

All I can say about that is that I disagree.[/quote]

Ok--how to propose to address a teenagers self-esteem?  A huge part of HS is fitting in.  How do you propose you help the kids fit in?[/quote]

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