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Our school system has a legal ruling where in simple terms a black child can attend any school in our county that is majority white. My question is what type of paperwork should have this information on it, birth certificates no longer list this information, when i asked the person in charge she wanted to know what he looked like, E is hispanic/unknown. So I guess my question is how do I prove he is black so that he can go to a better school, I know it sounds like the one drop rule to me.
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I am not trying to challege your post but I am curious... what type of program is this school under? Is it a private school or a public one? I have never heard of public school doing something like this... the ones in my area have lotteries for families who want to attend schools outside their district.
In my public school district there is a "majority to minority" transfer. If your child is in the "majority" of the school your zoned to & you want a different(better) school your child would than be the "minority" at the chosen school. ie: A AA child can move from a predominatly AA school to be the minority in a white, hispanic, asian school. I did not have to prove the race of my child when I did the paperwork or when I showed up at school.
Lots of school districts have racial balancing programs, and in them most AA children can go to any school that is predominently 'white'.
My question for the orignial poster is that you mention your child is Hispanic/Unknown. So...maybe I am missing something, because it doesn't sound like your child is AA? So, how would he qualify for this program?
Dannielle, The original long form birth certificate will show the race the mother listed at the time she filled out the paperwork at the hospital for both parents... Unfortunately unless you obtained it prior to the adoption it is sealed away forever... I believe each state can have different variations of the long form but the link takes you to the most recent revision of the standard US longform. [URL="http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/dvs/birth11-03final-ACC.pdf"]http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/dvs/birth11-03final-ACC.pdf[/URL] Kind regards,Dickons
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Check to see if you agency gave you information forms that the bparents completed. It usually lists the parents racial/ethnic backgrounds. If you don't have that then look for any hospital records that the agency gave you.
My guess is they won't question you if you say he is black. Who would lie about being black anyway? From what I know there is only pushback when a person of color tries to say they are white.