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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I also think that it is families worrying that they won't be welcome at these schools because of race.  [/quote]

I am a white mother.  Even though I am a mother  of a black child I still find myself privy to conversations that white people have with one another when they think there are no non whites listening.  I see / hear a lot of deflated looks and comments of parents disappointed when they look into a classroom of black kids while on school tours.   They say things like "I don't this school is up and coming enough yet." I hear a lot of fear of people putting their white children in a situation where they will be too much of a minority.  It is as if they expose their kid to being a minority they think they will harm their child.  It is as if they burst the white privilege bubble they think they will damage their child rather than build character.

It is stomach turning.[/quote]

I hear you.  I'm a white parent with a white child that attended a predominantly minority middle school, and was privy to these same conversations.   It was an invaluable experience for my child - and like you, I heard over and over again the disheartening and stomach-churning comments.

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OK folks.  Yes there are plenty of people like that. However please don't make the mistake of thinking that all ( or even a majority of ) white parents make decisions or hold thoughts like that
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Sorry, I actually believe the majority hold that view. If you were honest with yourself, you would actually agree.  [/quote]

I think it's pretty hard to tell how many really feel that way and how many are just going with the flow of others.  Not that it's an excuse...[/quote]

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