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Ragetheprofet OP t1_j4x2aa0 wrote

Reply to comment by leavingthecold in Providence vs Johnston Schools by Ragetheprofet

It's definitely a strange situation. Our taxes are Providence but literally everything else is Johnston. The zip code is a Johnston zip code but when we get mail from town hall (Providence) the zip code isn't even the same but it is the Johnston zip code online. In any case, my kids are mixed race, I'm Hispanic and my wife is white. We want them to be in a well integrated school system, but from what I can tell I think Johnston is, too. Especially, at the expense of a better education/experience. Anyway, there def were some challenges in the school system when I was coming up. Can't say I was the most prepared for college, but fortunately I've always been studious and hardworking and caught up quickly. Given what you are saying, based on your friends experience, I'm assuming that our option will be Johnston. We've only received mail from them. The Providence angle came from daycare, which she goes to a Providence daycare and that is where we had to fill out paperwork for a district representative to visit the daycare and analyze all of the kids entering kindergarten. Originally, we were not all that concerned but it seems like it is a shit show right now in PPSD.

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huron9000 t1_j50bjmg wrote

You can pay property taxes to Providence and legally enroll your child in the Johnston school system?

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leavingthecold t1_j4x3kgk wrote

I have friends that went to school in Johnston during the 90's and was shocked to find out they actually had ESL (English As A Second Language). Not sure who it was geared to possibly new Italian immigrants at one point.

I think Johnston may have a little more non white students compared to the 90's but I doubt its like night and day there now. Still you can see some riff raff seeping in there along with some tenured shitheads.

I guess we are actually fortunate Providence isn't as " diverse " as it should be at least from a numerical standpoint. Imagine more East Asian kids ( mainly Chinese, Korean ) come here and kids actually had to compete with them in academics. Shit show waiting to happen like in NYC with the ex mayor DiBlasio and supporters trying to suppress their merit.

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