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Communities, students, and parents fight against racism in local schools

Who would think in 2024 racism is still happening all over the world. A fairly recent article explains how a black student from a school in Massachusetts was “repeatedly called the N-word as he sat at the table at the library” (Samuel & Wellemeyer, 2020). The black student continued on by yelling back remarks and was attacked by five white students. The student who was attacked then went on to report the incident to the school and made the comment “I stopped loving myself because I realized the community did not love who I actually was” (Samuel & Wellemeyer, 2020). If this doesn’t stop and make you think what our world is coming too then I don’t know what will. Racism in schools has been an ongoing issue since slavery that many people believe that it has gone away, when it is still very much prevalent in our world today.

 Racism makes people feel less valued and left out due to the color of a person’s skin which can not only break someone's confidence but lead to worse issues. Lurking behind the walls of schools and workplaces racism is still in our everyday lives and it is up to us to stop the discrimination. 

Studies show that the first instance that most kids experience racism, or discrimination is in the schools. When kids go to school and experience racism this is only the beginning of an ongoing cycle. Racism is not only calling people names it can also be looking at students differently because of the color of their skin. In the article “We need to rethink discipline in schools” it goes on by saying how “Black children are less likely to be tested for gifted programs and more likely to be put in special education than their white counterparts” (Hill 2023). The discrimination lies between simply the skin color of a student based on whether or not they are considered “smart” or not. 

Relating to above, another big issue in schools is the way black students are disciplined rather than the way white students are. A study shows “Communities where residents have higher levels of anti-Black bias… While black students make up about 15 percent of total students, they make up 36 percent of all expelled students” (Hill 2023). This study particularly is simply showing that students of color have a higher chance of getting in trouble than their white classmates. After everything our world has come to be you would think that being racist would not be people’s top priority, but this is still a major issue today. 

Discrimination in schools and communities is still very prevalent today. The challenges these individuals are facing need to be stopped. If you are a person who may look at others differently because of their skin color, really think before acting on anything. This issue goes way deeper than just a comment made, these people are still the same human being as you are and are no less of a person because of the color of their skin. The people who are being discriminated against have feelings too and a simple remark can really take a tool on a person. 

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