White students; Black schools

Hi, all. I'm curious if anyone has experience with white students in predominantly black schools - from a teacher, parent, or any other perspective. I'm a teacher of over a decade in predominantly black schools where there were practically zero white students. My kindergarten-aged daughter just started at that neighborhood school. She's white and the majority of the school is black.

My daughter, who was very excited about starting school and is a very verbose kid, is mostly mum when we ask her about her school day.

I'm just curious what people's experiences are, as I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around it. It's strange to be in a mostly white neighborhood and see very few kids at the school. Is it because most parents are scared/inherently racist? I think the principal and teachers seem great and my observation of the school is that kids are mostly happy.

Also, is there anything that we should be doing for our daughter to help her make sense of the process. We've never discussed race explicitly with her, just skin color when she has observed that her skin is similarly colored to ours and that her brown-skinned friends have similar skin color to their parents.

Any kinds of experiences, thoughts, and insights are appreciated (as long as they are in the spirit of love and understanding.)

Thanks!

Submitted September 29, 2016 at 08:22AM by wermwouldNOT http://ift.tt/2dgXnXw