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[quote=Anonymous][quote]That's hard to find. We aren't AA but Latinos (and look stereotypically what people think Latinos look like- brown skin, dark hair and eyes). My husband (who was dressed in a polo shirt and khaki pants) went to pick up our son from his public school that is almost all white/Asian. A kid looked at him and asked him if he was the school custodian because they were out of paper in the bathroom. It is sad that all the teachers are white and the custodian and cafeteria workers are AA or Latinos. It is hard not to be sensitive. When he won a math award at an assembly another mom turned to me and said, "oh wow, did they really just call your son's name?" and then realized it sounded offensive and tried to apologize by saying, "oh, yeah, um, I guess he is smart." I think some teachers have had low expectations at the beginning of they year. His kindergarten teacher told me she was so surprised he could read fluently and didn't realize it until after Halloween. I really think she wouldn't say that to an Asian parent. So I picked a school with a top ranking, but now I am not so sure it was the best choice. We are looking into private schools for middle school and/or high school.
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I'm a white and grew up in the South, we currently live in the MoCo BCC cluster.  I've been shocked at the degree of segregation that exists here.  Make no mistake there was racism in the south, but there was definitely more of a racial mix in the middle and upper income brackets.

I can honestly see what the the PP described happening at our elementary school.  The only people of color are in the lower income brackets and perform below par, (I work from home and volunteer frequently,  I have known some of these kids for years, assisted the reading teacher, and  have seen this for myself) .  My 8 year old daughter asked me why only the kids with "dark skin" had to be pulled out for reading groups!  I was shocked, one of my mom's best friends is AA and our families grew up together, she is like a grandmother to my daughter.  It troubles me that she would think dark skinned people as less intelligent, especially because of our familial relationships.

I mentioned this to some of my friends here and they said their kids had asked the same questions.  about why kids of color did not seem to know the answers or needed extra help.

Before I get persecuted for living in Bethesda, we are moving out of state next year due to a job transfer.  When we moved here we did not have children, proximity to work was our primary goal.

OP your concerns are very valid based on my experience.  If I were you I'd stay out of MoCo.  It would be great if more AA or Hispanic families moved in, but I would not want to put my child through being the test case.

To the PP Latino poster who wrote about her experiences, I am very sorry you had such negative experiences, it sounds very hurtful and I am sorry that you had to go through that.[/quote]

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