potomac is a diverse community

OP, you obviously have a personal bone to pick with Potomac. This thread is absurd, divisive, and one-sided. Having gone through private school admissions twice with kids, including Potomac, and being an involved parent volunteer in a DC private, I don't see Potomac as being better or worse than any of the others in terms of administration or student diversity. The top DC metro area private schools such as Potomac, Sidwell, STA/NCS, Maret, Landon, etc. -- they all had gender and racial diversity among students and faculty that is generally reflective of the population of the DC metro area (which includes DC suburban counties, such as Mont. Co., PG County, Charles County, Arlington, Alexandria, etc.). At the school I'm familiar with, the non-white diverse percentage (black/Asian/Hispanic/Middle Eastern, etc.) is over 40%; the black student population makes up about half of that -- @20%. In my experience, the racial/ethnic group that might feel underrepresented (students or faculty) is Hispanics -- there seem to be very few Hispanics in the student or admin of DC private schools. By the way, in the DC metro area, according to the most recent census, the black population is 25% of the total population; Hispanics 15%; Asians 10%. Whites are 46% of the DC metro population.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it the new thing America to pretend that race isn't a huge factor in diversity? If the administration lacks diversity. It the student body does not, that is a problem. 7 Dont want my AA son thinking that the only people good enough for top positions are White men, gay or not.

Gayness cancels out white maleness. You really need to get with the program. I'd say the problem is that gay is only one factor - you want at least two diversity factors for a top job. Female latina, gay AA, something like that. That's a two-fer. Better yet, a three bagger like lesbian latina female. Those are the best. Cause the color of your skin or who you sleep with is directly tied to how well you can run a school.

The racists came out pretty quickly, didn't they? Probably the best one can do is not make an assumption that these are Potomac parents posting, as anything about diversity draws trolls. If it is Potomac parents that would not be a good look.

As our next President breaks down VP picks into food groups...

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Anonymous wrote:Is it the new thing America to pretend that race isn't a huge factor in diversity? If the administration lacks diversity. It the student body does not, that is a problem. 7 Dont want my AA son thinking that the only people good enough for top positions are White men, gay or not.

Gayness cancels out white maleness. You really need to get with the program. I'd say the problem is that gay is only one factor - you want at least two diversity factors for a top job. Female latina, gay AA, something like that. That's a two-fer. Better yet, a three bagger like lesbian latina female. Those are the best. Cause the color of your skin or who you sleep with is directly tied to how well you can run a school.

The racists came out pretty quickly, didn't they? Probably the best one can do is not make an assumption that these are Potomac parents posting, as anything about diversity draws trolls. If it is Potomac parents that would not be a good look.

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Anonymous wrote:I just love when White people jump up to undermine a discussion on diversity. No one said anything about firing someone or hiring someone JUST because they fit in a minority category. The point being made is when a school tours itself as diverse, the staff, administration and student body should reflect that. The only people threatened by the idea are White people who feel their hold on society slipping -- chances are you also think America needs to be great "again."

Maybe its because no one knows what the so-called benefits of "Diversity" are.

Really? No you must just be a White man who thinks it's not necessary.

Aas will never be happy, just ignore

You keep using those words. I do not think they mean what you think they mean.

Anonymous wrote:What OP "forgot" to mention

Director of Advancement at Potomac: Woman
Chief Financial Officer: Woman
Head of the Board: African American Woman

Eh, sounds like they are positions that are just for show.

We pulled out DD out of a girls school that had men making ALL of the decisions - including financial ones. The girls school was linked with a boys school and we noticed that the boys got WAY more funding for EVERYTHING.
There were some women with titles but I asked one about a particular issue one day and she replied that I'd have to 'ask the guys because they don't listen to me'. Yeah - no thanks.

What kind of role modeling is that for our daughter?

I think the term is 'straw man'.