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Btw there is no such thing as reverse racism. It's just racism, regardless of target.

DCPS is one lawsuit away from [b]being blown up -- SWW anyone?[/b][/quote]

What does that mean? [/quote]

It was in reference to the post above it, reposted here.

[quote]Exactly, PP. Thanks a lot for this clear-headed post. It's the reverse racism that's "gross." Urban school systems must decide if their overriding goal is to serve truly gifted kids or to promote affirmative action. Trying to do both in equal measure invariably leads to parent-initiated lawsuits and the eventual dismantling of affirmative action-based admissions regimes. This happened at Boston Latin in the mid 1990s and with NYC's famous magnet schools in the early 2000s. Until DC has moved beyond the current hopelessly political correct school system development trajectory, a firmly merit-based admission system at an accelerated middle school is pie in the sky. We would need a new mayor, mostly new faces on the city council, and around ten years to have a shot, far too late for our own children. [/quote]

The not-at-all-transparent application process and the subjective nature of the interviews makes SWW very suspicious. A lawsuit would shine a lot of sunshine on the process. I don't think the current systems used by DCPS would hold up better than the systems did in Boston or NYC.

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