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I went through the Seattle program back in the days of the dinosaurs. You can “push for” anything you want, but those groups aren’t excluded, and in fact are sought after. A key problem is that nobody wants their child to be the lone minority in a class full of kids they can’t connect with socially.

All this bloviating by commentators is just chickens and pigs all over again. Much as those on the outside would like to wring their hands and describe high-minded ideals, the parents and children who are most affected by the situation are making rational choices.

But the optics are bad, really bad, and the reality on the ground is bad too. Go see who sits with whom in the lunchroom.