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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, you aren't friends with any of the AA families at the school?  Ok. Can you imagine what they might say too?  Should you actually have a conversation with one of them? "Yeah, it'd be nice if there were more color?"  What "evidence" will be satisfactory for you?  The kind you get on an anonymous listserv?

Your intentions might be well and good, but you're foo nothing but creating a platform here for people with no firsthand experience to provide their outside "theories".  [/quote]

But you don't need theories. You just need numbers.  If SWS is a city-wide school, then there should not be a huge disparity between the demographics of the city and the school.  Likewise, if the population of qualified teachers is racially balanced then you should not see a huge disparity.  Furthermore there IS value in having teachers reflect the demographic - if you don't understand why, please do a little reading and educate yourself before you start opining. [/quote]

Please see PP: 
[/quote] Until just three years ago, SWS was a neighborhood school consisting of Pre-K and K. It's boundaries were within the Capitol Hill neighborhood (very similar demographics as Brent). Those students are now in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade and they are predominantly white. Many of them have younger siblings who are now attend the school and are white. There were very few non-sibling spots.  [/quote]
 
As the siblings age, the demographics should shift to be more representative of the city (like 2 Rivers is now), although you also have to consider the demographics of the applicant pool as there may be aspects of the school as noted by some PPs and in other SWS threads on this board that lead to families choosing not to apply. [/quote]

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