Scott in CA (not verified) says:

What a whine!

Discrimination based on race is wrong, period. Telling a kid he has to go to School A because he's white but forbidden to go to School B because he's white is exactly the same discrimination.

No one has outlawed "integration". If a neighborhood is mixed, and kids all go to the neighborhood school, there will be an integrated student body.

What has been outlawed is using kids to please racial bean counters. That's over. People are sick of it and it is OVER.

I can't believe this article says that black kids have to go to a school with "enough white and Asian parents" to make sure there are good teachers.

What about the parents of the black kids? Are they too stupid to pay attention and want what's best for their kids?

Lastly, you can lay the blame for crappy inner city schools squarely on the teachers' unions. Their union rules allow experienced teachers to pick where they teach, and most will avoid bad schools. Why not some reform in this area? Send the best teachers to the schools that need the most help.

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