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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do Maury and Brent parents seriously not see a problem with their kids attending majority white schools in a city that is majority-minority? I always wonder this about SWS too. It’s not that I don’t understand that it’s no individual parent’s “fault” that this is the case, but… doesn’t it bother you? Of course we all want our kids to get a good education, but one question I’d ask myself is what we are teaching our kids when we tell them the best schools are the whitest schools. Do you not think they pick up in this stuff? Trust me: by MS they know exactly what the score is. That’s part of the education you are giving them too.[/quote]

Not see a problem.  Doesn't bother me.  Been at Brent for 8 years.  School is decent, but not fantastic.  A big influx of needy kids would drive many in-boundary parents out at Brent, Maury etc.

The inconvenient truth is that even the best DCPS elementary programs can barely handle the kids they have now.  The problem was writ large in the chaotic school closures and virtual learning efforts we were subjected to during spring 2020 and 2020-2021.  Even when my kids can attend school full-time, I need to teach them spelling, grammar, geography, history, classic children's lit and more for them to keep up with private school and suburban GT peers academically.

For the most part, the neediest kids in the District happen to be black. Where I grew up, they were white.  The education I'm giving my kids is the best I can do, so I don't lose sleep over it.  You lose sleep over it if you want.[/quote]

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