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This article explains how the wealthy will choose better schools and leave the poorer disadvantaged students in poor scoring schools. This will cause even more segregation between the higher and lower class.

I find this particularly interesting as Arizona, Phoenix specifically, continues to build new interstates and major highways. This is the story of segregation and neighborhood control by state governments by destroying communities with new highways.

The use of school uniforms is said to dissipate gang violence and cut out segregation, but this article explains how that may not be happening. The article suggest that uniforms distract the government from getting to the root of the problem and strips the children of individuality.

Talks about how terrorism promotes racial segregation. And how it is effecting people

This website states how disabled people, specifically those in wheelchairs, suffer from social justice issues. Public facilities don't give enough accessibility to wheelchair users which is unfair treatment to those who are disabled.

An online article explaining the impact on trust in social commentary that 24 hour news agencies and social media has on society. The recent explosion of social media and online presence has skewed public relations to current events, and made it easier to disseminate false narratives as fact in order to sway opinion. Concluded by the idea of the 'echo chamber' being used by current media outlets to segregate in order to polarize communities and create barriers.

This website summarizes the achievement gap in an educational setting when comparing black students to white students, and attempts to theorize about the possible reasons. These reasons may include socioeconomic status, demographics, and the cultural history of education regarding black people vs. white people.

Civil rights, or citizens' rights to equitable social and political treatment in a country, is another of the most important social issues in America and around the world. Nearly 60% of African Americans still live in segregated communities more than 40 years after the Civil Rights Act was implemented, and 90% of African Americans say racial discrimination is still a big problem.

Secondhand smoke causes an increased risk for cancer. There are many concerns because children are exposed. There are ethical issues concerning the segregation of smokers and nonsmokers.

In Northfolk, VA a veteran was told to sit in the back of the room away from customers. According to the Americans with Disabilities Act "An individual with a service animal may not be segregated from other customers." As a result protesters gathered around Uptown Buffet. Many of whom had service animals with them.

The difficulties of disabled children receiving a Catholic Education.Too often disabled children have to obtain their education in public schools because Catholic schools tell the parents they do not have the resources.

Children with disabilities need more attention and effort from teachers than general ed students need and it is sad that they aren't getting it.

Currently most schools are starting to intermingle the classrooms and not separating the students. In other words segregate which I believe is a good idea but the teachers must be aware or attentive to all his or her students to be able to teach appropriately.

Documentary of Red Onion Supermax prison in Colorado, and their use of "segregated housing" , their term for solitary confinement.

This article defines the fundamental rights and liberties we use daily. Adding that only freedom of thought, conscience, and opinion are our only true freedoms as long as we keep them to ourselves.

Freedom of expression is constrained, most strikingly because it relates to the infringement of ethical values and to the transmission of messages that actuate contempt and viciousness (prejudice, segregation, etc.) Get to data is an important viewpoint of the proper free trade of thoughts and data.