Reply to Powerful Letter to the Arlington County School Board about Diversity

Forum Index » Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS)

Reply to "Powerful Letter to the Arlington County School Board about Diversity"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hate to pick on a high school kid, but the argument about "economic gerrymandering" also doesn't track. Maybe he just used the wrong word -- he means segregation. Gerrymandering refers to artificial boundaries to achieve electoral outcomes. To apply that analogy here, those advocating for busing to achieve more diversity would the ones engaging in economic gerrymandering. [/quote]

I actually like this analogy because it highlights how those with the least amount of political clout are being segregated into one area of the county, and into one high school. It's not an accident. The boundaries we have now are artificial, as are all boundaries. They aren't all concentric circles that don't overlap between perfectly placed schools. There is quite a bit of flexibility in the way boundaries could be drawn, that would both maintain reasonable walk zones AND promote more economic integration. And some kids would have to ride the bus. But they already do. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics