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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Unfortunately, political leaders only care about getting themselves elected/re-elected. Witness Frazier O'Leary who campaigned all over Ward 4 promising that he really cared about Ward 4 schools - he now says he supports keeping Shepherd and Lafayette in Deal Wilson feeder pattern because he's  most concerned about the million dollar property values in these neighborhoods. Ditto useless Brandon Todd. What they are actually saying is we don't give an eff about New North/McFarland or Roosevelt/Coolidge and SP and the Gold Coast are the only residents we really care about, wither Brightwood, Takoma, Manor Park, etc. We need to elect real leadership in Ward 4 to improve Ward 4 MS. [/quote]

The new middle school plan A shouldn't be relying on Shepherd or Lafayette. Even if the feeder change most families will not send their kids to New North. What is 20 students from Shepherd going to do to change the new school. Be realistic. You just want Shepherd kicked out because you are not part of the feeder. You don't really believe that the "Strong cohort" you keep talking about will come from Shepherd, do you? If Shepherd is your plan A you will fail. I am all for improving the middle school around but there should be a better plan than hoping that Shepherd parents will send their kids to this untested MS. We will move if needed.[/quote]

Then, move. Many IB families zoned for Shepherd don’t send their kids to Shepherd, which is why your school is not at capacity. By your flawed logic, Shepherd is doing something wrong...I haven’t used the term “strong cohort.” Some families in IB for Lafayette and Shepherd would leave, some do already. Others would over time help build New North. Just like Bancroft will likely help build a better MacFarland. Again, your classism and colorism/racism bears examination. [/quote]

Classicsm, colorism, racism, bunk.  I'm not white.  I attended college on a full Pell Grant.  What screams for examination is your holier-than-thou screed, which is bad for my neighborhood, and my city.  When I move, local poor kids not only gain nothing, they lose out on the support I and other highly-educated neighborhood parents could bring to a public by-right middle school we found acceptable.  Hint: I've worked as a professional fundraiser for a foundation giving away tens of million dollars a year.  Poor kids gain nothing when I hit the road.  Hint: I've worked as a professional fundraiser for a charitable organization raising tens of millions a year.  [/quote]

News flash. Colorism exists in AA community. [/quote]

PP is not black. She noted that she’s not white. 99.9% of the time that means they are other but think they have more credit by saying they’re not white insinuating they’re black rather that stating their true ethnicity. [/quote]

When did race become an ethnicity?  Am I ethnically white because I was adopted from Korea by a white couple?  Or am I ethnically Korean, although I didn't grow up in a Korean family, am vague on Korean culture and only know a few words of the language?  [/quote]

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