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[quote=Anonymous]Is the statement offensive because it implies parents are seeking out a certain color environment? I don't think that's always true but I think maybe it is sometimes. Perhaps "privileged bastion" would be more accurate. Regardless, the outcome is that it is a student body that is much more white and wealthy than the rest of the county. And as a county-wide school, it should be more representative IMO.

I do think that the choice schools in general are often avenues by which parents seeking "bastions" (from whatever) can separate themselves from the unwashed masses, so to speak. (I have two kids in regular APS, so I'll include them among the unwashed, LOL, and one kid at H-B.)

The merits of HB don't have anything to do with test scores. But that's a misconception many wealthy parents have. To the extent that test scores have anything to do with family income (answer: everything, LOL), test scores would drop if more low income families chose the school. But I don't think the staff at HB think those scores have anything whatsoever to do with the quality of education they provide. The test scores might drop, but the educational experience could be enriched in other, more important, ways. YMMV.[/quote]

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