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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=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.
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[b]Unfortunately, this is factual about a lot of schools[/b].[/quote]

Proof?[/quote]

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