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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So you’re almost 18 year old adult aged son is so terrified for his life at the prospect of being chased that you are attempting to involve police escorts and politicians in an attempt to protect him from an unknown threat? If he were over 18 (which maybe he is already) there would be nothing you could do anyways because it would be his issue to deal with as an adult. [b]How in the world do you expect him to survive in college without police escorts or mommy and daddy showing up to defend him?[/b][/quote]

You are horrible.  You sound like you don't have kids in DC public schools and have no idea how vicious kids can be.  Also I don't know if OP's son is a POC, but it can be especially rough for black/Latino boys in DC publics.[/quote]

Really? You think Black kids are more at risk? You don't think white kids in a prediminately black school, likely located in a rough neighborhood,  have it rough? Are you in fantasy land? This is the reason why many families either avoid DC school like the plague, or they do everything in their power to avoid particular schools. I don't blame them at all.[/quote]

Of course they do. Any kid , black or white, who do not resort to violence and threats to solve their problems have it rough in an environment where this is a common tool. The threat of "being jumped" would significantly raise these childrens stress levels, and we know there is a lot of fallout from that. Or they might decide if they cant bday em join em. Where is DCPS with its SEL initiative? Sadly they cant start IN the home, but a healthy enough school culture is something at least. [/quote]

This does seem like a big fear of white families regarding predominantly black schools. I can tell you that I attended them myself, and white kids were NOT targeted.  They seem to stay out of a lot of stuff.

Also, our IB school is predominately AA and my kid’s white classmates seem to love it just as much as anyone else.  [/quote]

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