Let My People GO!!! Who will be the first to cry racism when it comes to Indy schools wanting out of the KC District?

I've been thinking about the 7 Independence Schools who are begging/pleading/trying their best to escape the clutches of the KC School District.

It seems like something is missing from this debate.

Really, there is talk of educational standards, the will of the people and all of the grassroots support for the change in Independence . . . But something just isn't right.

Finally I figured out what was missing:

There has yet to be one public accusation of racism!!!

So now I'm seriously wondering who is going to cast the first stone.

Superintendent Amato hasn't done it yet but still maintains that the best place for the 7 schools in question is with the KC District.

Without a doubt, most people realize there is a racial component to this decision but there is no telling when someone is FINALLY going to say it to the media.

The move will take away a great many white students from the KC District and it only provides further embarrassment years after desegregation efforts cost the State billions and proved worthless. And, like it or not, part of the Indy efforts to get out of the KC School District are, in fact, racially motivated even though they're using codewords and playing the geography card. The fact is that that there is an obvious disconnect between the people of Independence and the predominately Black administration of KC Schools and the School Board.

Still, the topic of race hasn't made it into the discussion . . . YET.

So I'm taking bets . . . I'm guessing that at least one of the following people will bring up the topic of race and either directly or indirectly accuse the thousands of supporters of this move of wanting to leave the KC District just because there are so many Black students, teachers and administrators . . . Never mind the decades of failure and shrinking enrollment of KC Schools. Here's my best bet as to who cries racism first:

Lewis W. Diuguid

Steve Penn

Dave Smith

Gwen Grant

I suppose they could find a white person to plead their case but Joe Miller has given up spinning Oprah-esque stories in favor of shilling for the Mayor. So, they'll either have to find another white person to do their bidding or say it themselves . . . Still, if one of these people doesn't use bring up the racial component to this discussion I'm going to be disappointed . . . Because it's there, it's just not the most important aspect of this proposed change.

Really, the reason I support the people in Independence making this move (other than my penchant for mullets) is not only because it represents a grassroots Democratic effort but also because it serves to highlight the dismal state of affairs and history of KC Schools. I don't see it as a step backward . . . More of a very rude wakeup call really. As a brief aside: White people, don't ever say I don't support at least a few of your ideas.

Still, as the weeks progress and the debates become more heated there is no avoiding the racial aspect of this story even if it obscures the real issue regarding the horrible management of KC Schools over decades . . . In fact, that may be the point.