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started by anonymous on 22 Mar 12
  • anonymous
    #1 anonymous on 22 Mar 12
     
    Page 136 "Perhaps the most pervasive theme in our history is the domination of black America by white America. Race is the sharpest and deepest division in American life."

    This article is a published analysis of a study that looks at racial division in U.S. schools. It also shows how racial disparities in student discipline and academic opportunities are still present.
  • Lindsey Wilkinson
    #2 Lindsey Wilkinson on 22 Mar 12
     
    I was actually moderately surprised by this article. I knew that there was an issue and inequality between races in our school system, however I had no idea that it was as far reaching as the punishment of school children. I have heard about the disparity in discipline from our criminal justice system that more black people seem to be put in jail for a crime. I was stunned to see our schools mimic this outlook on race. It seems like complete racial equality is a growing process and has indeed advanced over the years, but it also has room for exponential growth. It is my hopes that with each progressive generation that follows, we as a society become more open, loving, and non-judgemental towards other races. The article brought up so intriguing and compelling data and it was an enjoyable read.
  • Chelsea Townsend
    #3 Chelsea Townsend on 22 Mar 12
     
    Suspension rates among African American and Latino students are drastically higher than suspension rates among white students. According to the study from the article, "African-American students are 3-1/2 times more likely to be suspended or expelled than their white peers. And 70 percent of students arrested or referred to law enforcement for disciplinary infractions are black or Latino." Also, academic opportunities for African American and Latino students are astonishingly lower than opportunities for white students. "Among high schools that serve predominately Latino and African-American students, just 29 percent offer a calculus class and only 40 percent offer physics." It is sad that racial disparity in both discipline and academic opportunity still exist. The Civil Rights Data Collection calls attention to districts that support racial inequality in hopes for a positive change.
  • Hope Kim Doit
    #4 Hope Kim Doit on 22 Mar 12
     
    The author of this book pointed out many historical events that are being sugar-coated in our history books. Most of it consist of racial issues and this chapter specifically addresses that. We thought this article had a good connection because it pointed out racial disparities in a school setting. Studies in 2009-2010 school year says, "one in five African-American boys - and one in 10 African-American girls - was suspended from school during the study period'. Environmental influence could be a factor of these results but because of historical issues, we cannot neglect that some people are being biased.
  • Tiffany Morgan
    #5 Tiffany Morgan on 22 Mar 12
     
    I am not suprised with the statistics of this article. I worked in the Dean's office of my middle school and almost everyone that got suspended was African American. They were definitelty targeted more than the white students. At my high school, when my older brother and sister went, the students would segregate themselves in the cafeteria. This used to happen at a Florida school not too long ago. Only the black athletes were allowed to sit at tables with other white students. Yes, many changes have been made in the school systems. But we still have a long way to go.
  • Elise Costa
    #6 Elise Costa on 26 Mar 12
     
    Is anyone else having trouble opening this? I cannot get the link to open.
  • anonymous
    #7 anonymous on 26 Mar 12
     
    http://www.reuters.com/assets/print?aid=USTRE82507620120306 Diigo keeps changing the "/" to "_" in the link
  • Elise Costa
    #8 Elise Costa on 26 Mar 12
     
    I had a similar reaction to Lindsay's reaction. You do hear about racial disparities in the CJ system but not so much schools. I figured there would be a slightly higher rate for getting suspended but not 3.5 times more. That was very shocking. That did not happen at my school at all. Tiffany mentioned segregation in the cafeteria-I never experienced that at all. Even interracial relationships were extremely common at my school. Discrimination like this must be made more public. If it is not, the common people cannot do anything about it if they are not educated on the issue.

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