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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you, 13:46.

A fellow North Arlingtonian[/quote]

+1.  Our DC is still in elementary school but we know a family with a child at ATS that is hoping to send their DC to H-B -- it certainly surprised me because the whole educational philosophy of H-B seems to me to be the opposite of ATS.

We do have a high degree of segregation in the Arlington schools - the elementary schools in N Arlington (except for Glebe, Barrett, and McKinley) are 85+% white.  Accompanying that is a decent amount of unacknowledged racism -- you read the comments of N Arlington parents here on DCUM and you realize behind the smiling facade of diversity in Arlington is a lot of raw prejudice and racism.

I don't think the demographics of N Arlington are in fact 85+% white but my guess is that many non-white families (or adoptive families with non-white kids) up here opt for the countywide schools to avoid their kids being "the only one" (or pretty close to it) in their grade[/quote]

Since you want to talk about racial demographics, understand that Arlington itself is 62% white and only 8.2% black. It is 15% Hispanic/Latino, and that community has off-the-charts drop-out rate for school.

Been looking for H-B racial makeup. But I bet it tracks the county more generally. White privilege bastion and all that.

(Here's a tip: When you start throwing around phrases like "white privilege" in an otherwise serious conversation, you immediately disqualify yourself as a thoughtful and credible participant).[/quote]

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