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[quote=Anonymous]^^^ I'm a NP, a lawyer, and a liberal who favors diversity of all sorts in schools. It is not an easy issue. I didn't watch the clip but I can't imagine Jon Oliver, or anyone else, has come up with a ready solution to social problems that have been around now for generations. People tend to segregate themselves economically when it comes to where they live, simply as a matter of choosing to live where they can afford to live. People also tend to want to send their kids to school close to home if possible. Both of these are legitimate desires shared across all class, race, or any other lines. There's also a history of legal segregation here, and of more hidden tactics like redlining, which have had long-lasting effects on wealth accumulation, neighborhood demographics, and schools. But to try to overcome those issues all in one fell swoop does so on the backs of families who (1) are simply behaving like everyone else does in choosing where they live, and (2) themselves bear no responsibility for decisions of the past, and (3) are facing an ever more competitive world where they legitimately fear their children may not be better off than they themselves were. That's a tough pill to swallow, even if the solution is as simple as "just put them on a different bus."

I live in South Arlington BTW. Diversity is a value that's important to me, so I'm walking the walk. One of the things that is great about this county is that even the "bad" school is actually pretty darn good. The facility is beautiful, the teachers are top notch, and the kids are varied and work hard. I'll admit though, we are watching closely. DH and I grew up privileged and it wouldn't be any more fair for us to act out our bleeding heart principles if it comes at the cost of our children's futures, than to have the county force us to do so. [/quote]

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