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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't live in the Whitman zone, but I did consider moving to the Whitman zone for the schools when I moved back to the DMV a few years ago. For me, the reason I chose not to move in that zone is largely similar to why I would opt for private school over Whitman. The student population at Whitman is only 4% Black and in the DMV the local Black population is significantly higher than that as is the national average). Even isolating on Montgomery County, MD...almost 21 percent of the county population is Black but Whitman only has 4 percent. I wanted my children to go to a more diverse school but also still cared about the academic performance of the school. The school we chose is about 15% Black and another 15% multiracial, and this was important for our family. If diversity doesn't matter, I think your child would probably get a better education than many of the local schools. And if you paid the top dollar to live in that neighborhood, maybe its worth going to the school that likely caused the price of the house to be much higher.[/quote]

Whitman is 39.6% non-white. Yes, there's a higher % of POC county-wide, but 39.6% POC isn't a tiny number.

https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/schools/04427.pdf[/quote]

The data you provide shows that Whitman is less than 5% black and over 15% Asian. While the 39.6% POC sounds ok it is highly skewed toward Asian students, my nearby private school is much more racially diverse.[/quote]

Same. Our kids attended a highly rated public that was mostly white and Asian. They now attend a very well regarded private school that is far more diverse![/quote]

Folks…let’s cut the s**t that anyone is selecting a private over Whitman because of Whitman’s lack of diversity.

I send my kids to private and nobody from the Whitman boundary has ever indicated this as a reason.
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Can I offer this as an example?  We are zoned for a 'W' school.  In elementary school, my DC was the only African American child.  DC had lots of friends but did ask periodically how come they were the only one in their grade and/or where were the other African American children.  We decided to pursue private school for other reasons but at the current private school, DC is one of 5 in the class and one of 9 in a grade of 50. And across all grades, the enrolled AA student population is notably higher than at the public we were zoned to attend.  So telling someone like me, hey your school is 40% Asian - see it's diverse!  Diverse to who?  Not to me and telling me that a school is 40% Asian provides my Black child no comfort, especially when racial issues arise and my child has no one who really understands what it feels like to be Black. I can't really explain this anymore than I have and you don't actually have to understand it either.  It just is.[/quote]

I grew up as the only Asian in my schools in rural areas of New York. It was never an issue. Yes, kids make stupid comments, and you learn to toughen up...big deal. It will make your child stronger and less sensitive and weak. 
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NP I am white, but you cannot be serious dismissing someone else's very real feelings/experiences. You cannot compare being Asian to being black.[/quote]

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