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Originally Posted by Kevin
There's a 44% chance the kid qualifies for reduced school lunch. She's in a school which is a hotbed of violence. Her parents haven't made an effort to put her in any of Baltimore's alternative schools. My assumption is based on probabilities. I've never implied otherwise.
I'm sure many of the other kids in recent months have come from similar backgrounds. Perhaps not.
My knowledge about the Baltimore school systems is based upon what I read -- this particular school's test scores don't paint a pretty picture.
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Income in some cases, doesn't always have anything to do with school violence.
My knowledge about the Baltimore school systems is based upon what I read -- this particular school's test scores don't paint a pretty picture
I never taught in an inner city school, and I work in law, therefore I am not qualified to talk about education economics / politics.
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Last edited by DaemonSeid; 04-11-2008 at 04:54 PM.
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