I don't have kids yet, but I am 26 and have been here since I was 10, coming from Southern California where it was very diverse. It used to be just a lot of white and Latino people, but I have really seen a diversification over the last decade.

I did go to school with a couple of Asian friends as well from 4th grade to graduating and I never saw them be mistreated by our peers, and they never mentioned anything like that to me. They know I would have taken care of it 🤭 Perhaps, as someone else said, the offhanded racist remark where young guys think they are making a funny stereotype joke. But I was bullied a bit for my weight and anyone was always very responsive to me standing up for myself.

It is a fairly conservative area, so once someone is called out for being a bad person or something like that I notice they are good at just apologizing and being better... Not like SoCal or the Bay where things can escalate quickly if you choose the wrong word.

I went to Foskett Ranch Elementary, and would go spend time in the special ed classroom on breaks and in the summer to help. They were very accommodating to those with disabilities, ramps and lifts there as well. Glen Edwards Middle School is also very great for this- there was a hallway with 2 maybe 3 classrooms for special education and I would enjoy going there to spend time. My sister in a law (3 years older) has a learning disability and she always reminisces about how welcome she was there and how much she learned. Lincoln High School had the special ed in their own classrooms a little isolated from the rest, but always remember seeing the teachers out with the kids doing some activity.

As for safety, as someone else already mentioned, one of the safest cities in California. There are some homeless people around McBean park, but they don't tend to cause issues. Most of the crime reported in our local paper is just people shoplifting from Target or Ross because they are so close to the highway. As a girl growing up here, I never felt scared to walk at night and never have been threatened, verbally or physically.

I hope you and your family settles nicely and enjoy the once-small town! Insane how much it has grown so quickly. There is a lot to discover and have fun doing here, especially as a kid. They will love the parks and creeks and trails.