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[quote=Anonymous]Anonymous wrote:
I agree. I don’t think people would be as angry about HB if there wasn’t such a horrible overcrowding problem in all the other arlington public schools. My kids have had over 30 kids in some of their HS classes. It’s hard not to get irritated when you hear that HB classes have 10 students. Feels like our tax dollars are paying for the privilege of a handful of students to attend a public private school which in addition lacks any diversity.

Plenty of Arlington schools that are way less diverse than HB. It is countywide and open to everyone, not just the wealthy families that can afford to buy in 22207. The “equity” argument is BS when we have a school system with as much segregation as APS. There has been space in certain schools—continues to be space in certain schools—and people choose more crowded ones. The preference is clear and it is not “equity” and it is not “less crowded” or we wouldn’t have had to expand so much in north Arlington instead of other options. Why did HB move in the first place?

Actually ... I'm not sure about "plenty of Arlington schools that are way less diverse than HB."

White:      HB (59%)   Y (65%)   WL (44%)   W (25%)

Hispanic:      HB (18%)    W (43%)   WL (31%)    Y (16%)

Black/African American:    HB (5%)   W (20%)   WL (8%)   Y (5%)

This is off the APS website.     Arlington Public Schools - Civil Rights Statistics By School - 9/30/2020

Yes, I understand that the diversity question is dictated by zip code.   But wouldn't it be great if the 'white people" weren't the largest group benefitting educationally once again.   Especially, when you have a program that is open to everyone.   HB really has to look at this issue especially since it's open to everyone.    Why do they have the same diversity numbers as the richest whitest neighborhood in the county.

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