Segregation in Conejo Valley Schools
This past weekend, I overheard one white mother talking to another about her pre-schooler, "you are lucky if can keep your kid out of Sumac Elementary* - it's heavily Hispanic".The response from the pre-schooler's mother: "Well I definitely would worry about my kid being ignored while his teachers are attempting to translate lessons into Spanish."
In a school that has embraced dual language immersion and the L-STEM program, has extraordinarily high average test scores and an excellent reputation with parents, is white flight happening?
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