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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] To say it's not about race? Of course it's about race. Race intertwined with poverty and generations of black families being stuck with few ways out. [/quote]

Of course, it's not about the race.  I would be against a bus of failing white students just the same.  If it was a bus of black honor students I'd welcome them with open arms.

[b]Who wants to screw up their own school's rankings by adding a lot of failing students?  No one.  Who wants to add kids in their class that can't read at the grade level, fail at tests and have behavior problems?  No one.[/b]  Doesn't matter what color they are.[/quote]

[b]You are right. Lets just put all those failing little kids under one roof so they can be with their own kind. That way we can continue to have a permanent underclass, and your little kids wont bet tainted by their failure. Yes, that sounds like progress.[/b][/quote]

New Poster here. I don't think any students should be purposely segregated. However, I think forced busing of students is a horrible idea as evidenced by what happened in the 1970's. I think DC's model is a good one since there is a lot of school choice which helps integration.

As for failing students, I think most of them need a lot of remediation which should be done in separate classrooms IMHO since differentiation is a joke when the student abilities in one classroom are years apart. Unfortunately, not all students are academic powerhouses and this is why we need more vocational education.[/quote]

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