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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Shepherd is 94% non-white and Deal is 59% non-white. Removing any feeder school that is more diverse than Deal makes Deal less diverse.

This is the fundamental, unsolvable problem with redistricting Deal: the schools that are further away are more diverse.[/quote]

While I agree with your point, generally, I quibble with your wording and I think it's important to correct.  "Diverse" isn't synonymous with "not white."  There has to be an array or a variety.   But, alas, the schools that are "further away" aren't more 'diverse' than the schools closer in.   They're just as lopsided -- but not with white kids.

Sheperd is not more "diverse" than Murch or Eaton or even Hearst --  Sheperd is [i]more lopsided toward just one race [/i]actually than either Murch OR Eaton is.   Sheperd is on par with Lafayette with its over-representation of one race vs. any other races.

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It's not just about race when it comes to Shepherd.  Shepherd is more diverse economically as well.[/quote]

OMG - all this talking in code!  For those of us not in the know, what does "Shepard is more lopsided toward just one race," and "the schools that are further away are more diverse" mean?  Can we all just break it down here, and talk specifics?  I had a somewhat hard time reading between the lines re above, but did PPs mean to say (as I assumed, and got annoyed because they were too wimpy to say what they mean) that these schools are majority black (= non-diverse)?  [/quote]

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