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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also, I wouldn’t even remotely claim that L-T is a “more desirable” school than Brent for the preferences of an average UMC white family. That said, if I had an AA kid? I would absolutely prefer L-T for a host of reasons.[/quote]

I'd gladly pick L-T over Brent depending on commute and house price. The days of Brent-or-bust on the Hill are long gone. Which is fine, great even! Brent is still a great school. It's stupid and racist to decide your elementary school based on race. [/quote]

What? It’s not racist to consider race when picking a school. L-T has done a great job at closing the racial achievement gap and has many AA kids. Brent has not and does not. Those things matter to me as the parent of a white child, but would tip the scales for me as the parent of an AA child. Why is that racist?[/quote]

Ridiculous post.  If you aren't AA, you don't know what would tip the scales for you. Maybe the 400K+ the Brent PTA raises to get extra teachers in classrooms past K, playground monitors, after-school tutoring etc. would be what tips the scales.[/quote]

Even if you think PP is wrong (which I don’t see how you can say — plenty of parents would rather have their kids, whatever their race, be one of many rather than one of a few), what they’re saying isn’t racist. That was your original claim. Are you someone who thinks affirmative action is racist? Because, if not, you clearly understand that considering race doesn’t equate to racism. [/quote]

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