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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good luck busing rich people’s kids to ghetto schools like Einstein or Kennedy when they could simply move a few miles away to a completely different  jurisdiction like fairfax. Or simply opt for private.

How about this crazy idea, how about the few wealthy minorities not move to poor already dense minority areas and be the ones who send their kids to the rich white schools?  [/quote]

Your post is inscrutable.[/quote]

I had to read PP's post multiple times, but I *think* PP is suggesting that rich Black/Latinx move to historically white communities. As to why many Black and Latinx families might not feel comfortable doing so, I refer them to a wealth of documentation around racist incidents at historically white schools in the area, including testimony from kids of color in front of the school board regarding racist harassment that they endure at so-called W schools. [/quote]

Many of the wealthy (or highly comfortable) AA families I've met have sent their kids to private schools. They've lived in our low-key 'hoods (we've moved twice) - and opted out of the local publics, which are indeed diverse but not necessarily shining stars.  One family homeschooled their kids.

Those in our boat - no money for public - put their kids in K-8 Catholic and then public HS or stayed the public route.

It really is about money - SES. [/quote]

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