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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Class size is not always "code" for being racist.  My child goes to a majority white DCPS ES and I still care about class size.  It is a legitimate concern.

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I don't think anyone said class size was code for racist.  However, I do believe that some of the increasingly louder "overcrowded WOTP schools" outcry is due to folk who want the OOB kids (who--though shrinking-- are still mostly black) out of their schools.

To be fair, some don't want OOB kids at their school whether they are black or white.  I think in the past race was motivating the outcry. However, today, I can't even say that the issue is class, because many OOB EOTP parents are on par educationally and economically with WOTP residents.  It's more an attitude of, "You're taking up space in OUR school. If you want a good school, go create one in your own neighborhood," which-- of course-- is near impossible in many recently gentrified areas.

Comfort level also plays a role in choosing schools. My kids have FAR, FAR more in common with the kids at Hearst than those at our neighborhood school.  That's just a reality (and by the way, I'm black).  Sadly, I believe there may be some truth to Hearst losing some of it's "we are family/warm and fuzzy feel" in the lower grades where there is VERY LITTLE diversity.  I'm just glad that my kids are in the upper grades and enjoying the last remnants of the old Hearst  :).  My kids think it's the greatest place on earth (and I'm really not exaggerating).[/quote]

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