I'm black, and a white Sp. Ed. student pushed through me in a doorway and received a one-day suspension in which noone wanted to even call his parents to inform them of the suspension, already knowing they would be fit to be tied. Same day, a black Sp. Ed. student pushed a white staff member, and is facing expulsion. I don't mind the one day that my student received, b/c I didn't feel physically threatened, he just needed to know that that was unacceptable. I'm trying to see if the system somehow is to the point where the less-advantaged children who don't have strong family advocates aren't receiving the same treatment as those who do come from more privileged or educated backgrounds. In this case, the black kid is being raised by a retired factory working, medically-fragile grandparent and the white kid's parent both have degrees.
2007-01-14
01:33:16
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