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To: Zakrosian who wrote (554712)	4/16/2014 5:17:19 PM
From: gamesmistress	Respond to of 794837

Red Bank has several different residential areas in town, from wealthy (predominantly white) to poor (predominantly black) with a mix in between of whites, Hispanics and blacks. My neighborhood was mostly whites and Hispanics. The push to renovate the schools came from all groups when they realized the education establishment wasn't going to do anything to improve them. I moved there when I married, and when my son was ready for school we sent him to an integrated day school with 3 grades in each class, but we realized he needed more structure. Fortunately, RBCS was just starting grades K-3 - they started with 4-8 - and his number was picked in the lottery. The school population at the time was a pretty close reflection of the town population re: minorities. I think some people left town when their kids reached school age because a) the public school system wasn't very good or b) they didn't have any particular attachment to the town or c) they just didn't want their kids to go to a predominantly black/Hispanic school. Maybe all three. The people who worked to build the charter school were long-time residents who, even if their own kids might not see the benefits, wanted to create something for the future. They did a good job.