My friend's daughter has been placed in an all-black class, What should they do?

[Plant City Rebel]

Is that not playing the race card just as much as any other group that is in the minority?  Why is it acceptable to think of the mental/physical well being of a black child over a child who would be in the minority in the class no matter what the ethnic background?  Why is someone a racist for pointing out that this is not in the child's best interest?  Is it because the child is white? Or is it because it is in a Southern State?   How many of us have been in this situation?

As has been mentioned in this thread before, my daughter has been in the same situation, it was not pretty, she was miserable, as were we, and I have not regretted the choice to move her to her current school.  Given the choice, I'd do it again.  I just wish her current school had opened earlier.  She is now interacting with a diverse spectrum of students, yet is not being held back due to issues that her other school had.

[Plant City Rebel]

It's actually more of a separate class, which the parents have to sign permission slips for.  However, The entire school attends morning assembly together( in their respective classes), says the Pledge, hear announcements for the day, have a quick prayer and then adjourn to class.    On Wednesday, they have their religion class, or Character Education as they call it, over at the Church's Sanctuary that initially sponsored the school, and is now in the process of building a new campus for the school.  Of course, a bunch of financial support also comes from the parents.  It basically is a private school without the tuition.

What I like, at least coming from the aspect of my finishing my teaching certificate, is that the first year out of the gate, the school rated an "A" on the State's grading rubric, and it easily passed the states SOL testing.  It has also doubled its size( hence the new campus) but the classes still have stayed small, and the school itself has attracted some really great teachers.  Last year it was K-5, this year K-6, next year they are planning K-9, with K-12 to follow. 

As I'm finishing my degree, I honestly have plans to apply to teach at the school, most of the teachers there already have their children at the school with them.  It is an extended family.  My DD's teacher last year worked with my husband before finishing his education, so we already knew his personality etc.  This year she has a new teacher, but the school has already held meet and greets for the students and parents alike.

[Plant City Rebel]

It's actually more of a separate class, which the parents have to sign permission slips for.  However, The entire school attends morning assembly together( in their respective classes), says the Pledge, hear announcements for the day, have a quick prayer and then adjourn to class.    On Wednesday, they have their religion class, or Character Education as they call it, over at the Church's Sanctuary that initially sponsored the school, and is now in the process of building a new campus for the school.  Of course, a bunch of financial support also comes from the parents.  It basically is a private school without the tuition.

That really disturbs me. It's like what my mom's school was like, except with only one religion instead of classes for each religion. Mind you, my mom went to school thirty years ago in Bangladesh.

They actually do cover other religions, and they are real good about not interjecting any opinion on any other religion into the classes.  Granted these are school kids, but she's not coming home spouting opinions she has no clue about. 

A lot has changed in 30 years as far as education goes.