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Segregation is now almost synonymous with racism, but is there any reason for it to be so? Diversity is a term that is thrown around constantly, with very little serious thought about it. Those who disagree with the concept are immediately castigated.
I would say that segregation in a limited manner such as this is not necessarily a bad thing. Students can choose if they want to attend an integrated or segregated prom, there is no exclusion, but there is choice.
A multicultural upbringing is felt as a necessity for most upper-class yet the detriments are never discussed. A strong concept of identity and origin is either lost in a diverse environment, or realizes itself as a reactionary and often violent form that does no justice to the pure culture itself.
To be sure, a cosmopolitan society where we all learn from the best of each other's culture is an ideal, yet it is not an ideal that needs to be realizes at the High School level. Some measure of self-indentity should be sought before we expect our youngsters to be ambassadors to one another in race/religion/culture.
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