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[quote=Anonymous]OK fellow Bison- I'm the person who said I thought having a pool was a great idea-- but partially because so many African-Americans don't swim. (I also posted the links to the stats) I didn't offer the hair argument, though for some females, its certainly true (http://www.essence.com/2010/07/20/why-black-women-dont-swim/). My HS also had a pool and swimming was part of the PE curriculum. I remember one young lady specifically asking the teacher about it ("What about us black girls and our hair???")...Hair aside, I hope the students are able to fully utilize all the resources being placed into the school. They definitely deserve a high-quality education. As for Howard- I wonder when you graduated because there's no way swimming was a requirement for everyone when I was there (early 90s) because too many people didn't take swimming for it to have been from doctor's excuses. (My bowling class was packed, though...)[/quote]
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