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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is K majority AA or white?  What about PreK3?   Say what you will, but if all grades are majority white (if just by a slim margin), the school will catch on quickly.
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You're absolutely correct about that.  If VN is majority white, it is a more desirable school.  Of course, if it is majority AA, parents will be wary of the school because they don't want their snowflakes to be bullied by the AA students.  A lot of white parents are fearful of AA, especially the white parents who moved to Washington DC from other parts of the country with limited diversity.  [/quote]

wrong.  If whites feared AA they wouldn't live in DC in the first place. The problem is that in DC is that almost all AA are also poor.  Therefore the overwhelming majoirty of AA kids come from high poverty homes and all the associated problems that come with unstable, exposure to violence, lack of role models, hunger, illiterate caregivers etc.  And that almost always translates into major behavioral issues in school.  Thats what white people are avoiding.  I am white and I wouldn't want my kid around a class of white rednecks in south (where I grew up) either.   I want my kid to be primarily in a class of children who respect the teacher and come from families who prioritize learning.   I worry about violence in schools directed at my kid as well.  [/quote]

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