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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You realize the Barcroft issue is a housing problem, not a school problem, right?.  TJ is the best location for the new school; but if you jam too much affordable housing into Barcroft (as shall be done), you will have a big poverty challenge on your hands at that school. A bunch of people made that point to the Board, but no one wanted to hear it. [/quote]

Yes, everyone paying attention realizes this. However, there isn't anything to be done now.  the western end of the pike is a shit show, and only going to get worse. VOICE has worked tirelessly to make this happen over the last decade. It's done.
Best case scenario to salvage property values in the nice little neighborhoods feeding into Barcroft is to gerrymander those kids out with a new school. 
[b]I'm also not sympathetic to what the Latino community wants. Seriously- they can't afford to live here  without us paying for it and they want to make demands. Give me a break.
They don't want their kids to be the minority in their schools? Well, neither do I. The difference is that I'm paying to be here[/b].[/quote]

+1.  Can't take it anymore.  Su VOZ Cuenta por estupidez.[/quote]

I've been a minority most of my life, and I can understand why being surrounded by familiar faces might be comforting. But maybe the County could work harder to sell the reasons why diversity might benefit all communities? I know that's a long shot and all.[/quote]

Being surrounded by familiar faces doesn't immerse a child in a new culture and language. We have children in the schools who start as ESOL in grade school and are still not at grade level in high school. Those kids aren't experiencing diversity. Those kids are living in a segregated bubble. That's not doing those kids any favors, especially if they plan to stay and become citizens. Even if they plan to leave - English is the language of commerce. They should not still be behind after we've sunk 20k into each of them for a decade.[/quote]

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