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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maybe it should become a regular high school that would be attractive to Hardy students. And relieve pressure on Wilson. If it takes oodc kids to make it work then maybe the benefit of having an arts only school are not worth it[/quote]

[b]The mission of the school, in its founding documents, is to serve students of color who have talent in the arts; [/b]white kids can attend if they have talent in order to supplement the arts purpose.  It will be interesting to see what will happen if talented white kids are denied admission because too many talented white kids are applying.  There will be a battle between the mission of the school, legally speaking, and the white or asian people who would like to attend.  It could happen sooner than you might think.[/quote]

I would think that this is blatantly illegal, because this is publicly funded school.  Imagine if there were a charter school that in its founding documents said that its mission is to educate DC residents of German ancestry in German language and culture, and there was a de facto quota on students of color.  Someone, or some group should challenge Ellington in court.    It  is particularly galling if DC residents are being denied spots at Ellington, while the taxpayers subsidize preferred students of color who don't even live in DC.[/quote]

Which is funny actually since DCPS, by a wide margin, is of color. It is a specialty school for the majority. [/quote]

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