A plan to integrate two nearby Washington, D.C., schools with vastly different racial backgrounds is sparking fierce debate among parents in the predominantly liberal community.
Nearly 6 in 10 of the 500 children at Maury Elementary School are White. At Miner Elementary School, 80% of the kids are Black, many of whom are in foster care, receive public assistance or are homeless. Enrollment at the school has been declining, according to The Washington Post.
District officials have put together a plan where children would spend their early education at one school and later transfer to the other. Their goal is to improve diversity at both institutions by pairing previously separate demographics together.
"From my perspective, there’s a lot of unknowns about what the quality of the school would look like," Jonathan Rothwell, who has two children enrolled at Maury, said.
He also worried that teachers would leave the school because of the integration, an issue brought up during a tense town hall meeting with Maury families back in November.
"A lot of parents are already satisfied with Maury, and this jeopardizes that satisfaction," he added.
Maury parent-teacher association co-president Shavanna Miller was one of the people who spoke up at the town hall and said children can "fall through the cracks" when they move from one school to another.
"I think it’s not just because the children have to adjust their environment. I think it’s because a whole new set of adults needs to understand the kids, understand their family, understand their needs and how to best support them," she said.
Some Maury parents admitted that they would consider leaving the area if the plan goes through.
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Liberals are all for diversity until it comes to them.
Nearly 6 in 10 of the 500 children at Maury Elementary School are White. At Miner Elementary School, 80% of the kids are Black, many of whom are in foster care, receive public assistance or are homeless. Enrollment at the school has been declining, according to The Washington Post.
District officials have put together a plan where children would spend their early education at one school and later transfer to the other. Their goal is to improve diversity at both institutions by pairing previously separate demographics together.
"From my perspective, there’s a lot of unknowns about what the quality of the school would look like," Jonathan Rothwell, who has two children enrolled at Maury, said.
He also worried that teachers would leave the school because of the integration, an issue brought up during a tense town hall meeting with Maury families back in November.
"A lot of parents are already satisfied with Maury, and this jeopardizes that satisfaction," he added.
Maury parent-teacher association co-president Shavanna Miller was one of the people who spoke up at the town hall and said children can "fall through the cracks" when they move from one school to another.
"I think it’s not just because the children have to adjust their environment. I think it’s because a whole new set of adults needs to understand the kids, understand their family, understand their needs and how to best support them," she said.
Some Maury parents admitted that they would consider leaving the area if the plan goes through.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/plan-...-dc-schools-tense-debate-liberal-neighborhood
Liberals are all for diversity until it comes to them.