I live in Oakville. I was in Watertown/Oakville schools from 6th grade to 12th grade.
Is Watertown/Oakville primarily white? Yes. Do the majority of people in town vote Republican? Yes.
I would argue, however, that there are few if any overt or covert racists in town. In my experience it is a very “live and let live” as well as “hardworking” town.
If you and your family are considerate, hardworking, and law abiding: you have nothing to worry about at all.
The only negativity I have seen are towards ANYONE who are “slackers”, rude to their neighbors, or law breakers.
As someone else noted: you will be more worried about crime flowing in from Waterbury, traffic, and the fact that the town tends to “shut down” around 9 PM.
I also have children that were in the schools from Kindergarten to 12th grade. There is no reason to send your kids to private school.
The schools are great, but like any district, sometimes you need to voice your concerns and stand your ground at times.
It is my experience that those students who attend private schools are actually treated differently as it is viewed they are “too good” for public schools.
You will witness more prejudice (for the lack of a better word) concerning “wealth” than “race”.
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Reply to Moving to Watertown? by Original-Candidate-9
I live in Oakville. I was in Watertown/Oakville schools from 6th grade to 12th grade.
Is Watertown/Oakville primarily white? Yes. Do the majority of people in town vote Republican? Yes.
I would argue, however, that there are few if any overt or covert racists in town. In my experience it is a very “live and let live” as well as “hardworking” town.
If you and your family are considerate, hardworking, and law abiding: you have nothing to worry about at all.
The only negativity I have seen are towards ANYONE who are “slackers”, rude to their neighbors, or law breakers.
As someone else noted: you will be more worried about crime flowing in from Waterbury, traffic, and the fact that the town tends to “shut down” around 9 PM.
I also have children that were in the schools from Kindergarten to 12th grade. There is no reason to send your kids to private school.
The schools are great, but like any district, sometimes you need to voice your concerns and stand your ground at times.
It is my experience that those students who attend private schools are actually treated differently as it is viewed they are “too good” for public schools.
You will witness more prejudice (for the lack of a better word) concerning “wealth” than “race”.