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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd also disagree with this perception of the black boys getting in trouble disproportionately.  I guess my son's schools have been outliers, but in each of his three classes the only boy who really had difficulty following rules etc was one of the other white kids.[/quote]

I've witnessed this first hand. It does happen - more often than you'd think. My daughter told me about the "bad black boys" in her class as well. All four of them are always "in trouble" - together.

Also, I have a relative who had to battle her son's school on multiple occasions for this. The Principal finally sat in on her son's class (surprise visits) and confirmed that their was a bias.  He's the most respectful, nice and mild kid you could meet but you would have thought he was a terror based on the number of suspensions he got (all were overturned by the Principal).

Just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean that other people's experiences aren't valid. [/quote]

I didn't say they weren't, I just said it had not been my experience. These are at school where the white kids are very much the minority and the teachers are also non white. That may have been a factor.[/quote]

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