The low income community in Davis is located at the edge of the city, hidden from the public eye view--however, due to the high crime rates of their population, recently, the city council has decided to cut off that section from the city  in order to preserve their reputation.  Because of this, the families that live there can no longer receive city services, which further increases their expenses.  To put things in perspective, these are families who can't even afford to provide their children with backpacks.  I've tutored children who carry their things around in a plastic bag. 

Our adviser told us that Montgomery Elementary has long been experiencing a 40% student decline each year for enrollment.  As less students means less funding, their school subsequently does not have enough students to continue running.   In addition, because the population of the school is primarily that of students from the low income community, they require more financial and academic support, which further exacerbates the issue.  However, because their school has relatively new facilities, the council is considering shutting down one of the other schools in the district and transferring those students to Montgomery.  Problem is, the other school is chock full of privileged white children whose racist parents don't want them mixed in with the poor Chicano community, so there's been a lot of debates and meetings held at night to discuss matters (which explains why my working hours have been extended lately--Bridge provides a daycare program for the children of the parents who attend these discussions).   

AS;LKJDFK!@#*$.  Adults can be so frustrating.