Rampant racism at Montgomery Blair High School?

[Anonymous]

Recent stories in the school newspaper:

http://silverchips.mbhs.edu/story/12902
It took Dahal a relatively short time to notice a pattern with the class. He soon realized that he, among other non-white students in the class, was often ignored when he requested personal help or asked a question. "Of course teachers have favorites and tend to prefer those favorites," he says, "but the teacher in question had favorites based on the student's race."
And the bias wasn't just evident in providing assistance to students. Non-white kids who disturbed the classroom were often treated harshly and belligerently, while white students who created a disturbance were treated to a mild scolding or laugh. It happened so consistently that after a while, it began to have a significant effect on Dahal's education.
Blair principal Renay Johnson considers racial profiling to be a relatively small issue at Blair. "What most people don’t realize," she says, "is that we have 908 Hispanic students, 780 African-Americans, 647 whites and 544 Asians. It’s hard to profile when the minority are the majority."

http://silverchips.mbhs.edu/story/12972
These are familiar sentiments to black and Latin@ students in Blair's magnet programs—phrases sometimes spoken aloud, sometimes just implied. Phrases that they internalize. Phrases that make them feel that they aren't fit for Magnet Calculus or AP English. Phrases that nag at the backs of their minds, and tell them that they aren't good enough.

[Anonymous]

I really hope this isn't another bash Blair thread.

I'm sure that these things are true, because they are true throughout our society. Good for Blair students for printing this in their (award-winning) school paper.

[Anonymous]

What exactly are you trying to say, OP?
Out with it already.

[Anonymous]

These are factual news stories about racism at Blair. To call it Blair bashing is a disservice to the courageous kids who wrote those pieces.

As for the principal's comment "Blair principal Renay Johnson considers racial profiling to be a relatively small issue at Blair. "What most people don’t realize," she says, "is that we have 908 Hispanic students, 780 African-Americans, 647 whites and 544 Asians. It’s hard to profile when the minority are the majority.""

Sounds like Renay has her head in the sand.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Recent stories in the school newspaper:

http://silverchips.mbhs.edu/story/12902
It took Dahal a relatively short time to notice a pattern with the class. He soon realized that he, among other non-white students in the class, was often ignored when he requested personal help or asked a question. "Of course teachers have favorites and tend to prefer those favorites," he says, "but the teacher in question had favorites based on the student's race."
And the bias wasn't just evident in providing assistance to students. Non-white kids who disturbed the classroom were often treated harshly and belligerently, while white students who created a disturbance were treated to a mild scolding or laugh. It happened so consistently that after a while, it began to have a significant effect on Dahal's education.
Blair principal Renay Johnson considers racial profiling to be a relatively small issue at Blair. "What most people don’t realize," she says, "is that we have 908 Hispanic students, 780 African-Americans, 647 whites and 544 Asians. It’s hard to profile when the minority are the majority."

http://silverchips.mbhs.edu/story/12972
These are familiar sentiments to black and Latin@ students in Blair's magnet programs—phrases sometimes spoken aloud, sometimes just implied. Phrases that they internalize. Phrases that make them feel that they aren't fit for Magnet Calculus or AP English. Phrases that nag at the backs of their minds, and tell them that they aren't good enough.

Unfortunately, this is factual about a lot of schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Recent stories in the school newspaper:

http://silverchips.mbhs.edu/story/12902
It took Dahal a relatively short time to notice a pattern with the class. He soon realized that he, among other non-white students in the class, was often ignored when he requested personal help or asked a question. "Of course teachers have favorites and tend to prefer those favorites," he says, "but the teacher in question had favorites based on the student's race."
And the bias wasn't just evident in providing assistance to students. Non-white kids who disturbed the classroom were often treated harshly and belligerently, while white students who created a disturbance were treated to a mild scolding or laugh. It happened so consistently that after a while, it began to have a significant effect on Dahal's education.
Blair principal Renay Johnson considers racial profiling to be a relatively small issue at Blair. "What most people don’t realize," she says, "is that we have 908 Hispanic students, 780 African-Americans, 647 whites and 544 Asians. It’s hard to profile when the minority are the majority."

http://silverchips.mbhs.edu/story/12972
These are familiar sentiments to black and Latin@ students in Blair's magnet programs—phrases sometimes spoken aloud, sometimes just implied. Phrases that they internalize. Phrases that make them feel that they aren't fit for Magnet Calculus or AP English. Phrases that nag at the backs of their minds, and tell them that they aren't good enough.

Unfortunately, this is factual about a lot of schools.

Proof?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These are factual news stories about racism at Blair. To call it Blair bashing is a disservice to the courageous kids who wrote those pieces.

As for the principal's comment "Blair principal Renay Johnson considers racial profiling to be a relatively small issue at Blair. "What most people don’t realize," she says, "is that we have 908 Hispanic students, 780 African-Americans, 647 whites and 544 Asians. It’s hard to profile when the minority are the majority.""

Sounds like Renay has her head in the sand.

Which facts are you referring to?

[Anonymous]

Sounds like OP has a chip on his/her shoulder, by being so evasive.

[Anonymous]

http://www.apa.org/ed/resources/racial-disparities.aspx Read the portion on Education Practices (recommendations to remedy)

https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/crdc-discipline-snapshot.pdf

Here's a primer. Regardless of the school make-up, the data is consistent.

[Anonymous]

Clearly you have never suffered "rampant racism", OP. It is not in the same league.

Which is not to say that accusations of racism shouldn't be investigated. But let's tone down the rhetoric here.

[Anonymous]

http://silverchips.mbhs.edu/story/12902
Dahal never did anything about his experience being racially profiled. In fact, he never told anyone in detail about his time in that class until now.

Sigh...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These are factual news stories about racism at Blair. To call it Blair bashing is a disservice to the courageous kids who wrote those pieces.

As for the principal's comment "Blair principal Renay Johnson considers racial profiling to be a relatively small issue at Blair. "What most people don’t realize," she says, "is that we have 908 Hispanic students, 780 African-Americans, 647 whites and 544 Asians. It’s hard to profile when the minority are the majority.""

Sounds like Renay has her head in the sand.

To be clear, I didn't call it Blair bashing. I was hoping it didn't turn into Blair bashing, or that weird anti-Renay Johnson stuff that goes on. I respect those kids. My kid is one of them.

[Anonymous]

OP, haven't you already posted this topic once? It didn't go anywhere the last time. I guess you're trying again. This demonstrates persistence, and a bit of effort, but I wonder about your motivation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:http://silverchips.mbhs.edu/story/12902
Dahal never did anything about his experience being racially profiled. In fact, he never told anyone in detail about his time in that class until now.

Sigh...

A huge byproduct of racism is the feeling that someone can't remedy or change the situation. When I was a kid, and I felt I was being unfairly treated, I would speak up! Most of the time, it was met with shock.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Recent stories in the school newspaper:

http://silverchips.mbhs.edu/story/12902
It took Dahal a relatively short time to notice a pattern with the class. He soon realized that he, among other non-white students in the class, was often ignored when he requested personal help or asked a question. "Of course teachers have favorites and tend to prefer those favorites," he says, "but the teacher in question had favorites based on the student's race."
And the bias wasn't just evident in providing assistance to students. Non-white kids who disturbed the classroom were often treated harshly and belligerently, while white students who created a disturbance were treated to a mild scolding or laugh. It happened so consistently that after a while, it began to have a significant effect on Dahal's education.
Blair principal Renay Johnson considers racial profiling to be a relatively small issue at Blair. "What most people don’t realize," she says, "is that we have 908 Hispanic students, 780 African-Americans, 647 whites and 544 Asians. It’s hard to profile when the minority are the majority."

http://silverchips.mbhs.edu/story/12972
These are familiar sentiments to black and Latin@ students in Blair's magnet programs—phrases sometimes spoken aloud, sometimes just implied. Phrases that they internalize. Phrases that make them feel that they aren't fit for Magnet Calculus or AP English. Phrases that nag at the backs of their minds, and tell them that they aren't good enough.

Unfortunately, this is factual about a lot of schools.

Proof?

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2678799/

http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-201401-title-vi.pdf