I guess it's all in how it is presented. People have brought up Catholic, Athletic, French, etc schools; and if it comes down to the school offering the same ciriculum but offers "Black History" instead of Band as an option course, then I see it as a good idea. Especially if there isn't enough kids to warrant having such courses in every school in a city.
However if this is being done in order to allow students with poor marks a chance to be graded on a curve; then I question what the point is in allowing kids to "pass" when they are still lacking the skills that the adult world will require.
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