Racism in your schools

Racism has been a worldwide problem for centuries. Although many people think that it is not a common thing anymore, racism rears its ugly head often in America. It can happen in the workplace, the store, and a lot of the time, in schools. This article is designed to bring your awareness to the alarming threat of racism growing in children in schools

Reagan Reese of The Western Journal wrote an article about how a school board of a school district in Missouri rescinded an “anti-racism” resolution. Randy Cook, the vice president of the school board, said “I do not feel the school district needs a resolution against every evil in society that we are against, such as racism.” 

The Western Journal also writes of a case in Massachusetts about how 6 middle schoolers, between the ages of 13 and 14, are facing hate charges for an alleged racist online chat. This article was published March 15th, 2024. This is a recent case proving that racism has not disappeared but has gotten worse. The author, Warner Todd Huston, talks of the middle schoolers participating in an online chat thread that allegedly included a mock slave auction.  

According to Gallup, One in five black students report cases of discrimination. Now, one in five does not seem a lot but, these are only cases that are reported. These cases are also only for black students, not minority students in general. You see, racism is like weeds in a flower bed, if you don’t pull every single one from the root it will grow back rapidly and spread destroying everything beautiful around it. 

Hate is not something that someone is born with, it is taught. Taking away policies that help prevent racism is wrong especially in schools where the issue should be addressed. Also, the adults who are in charge of students across the United States should be all for stopping racism rather than thinking a school district should not focus on every evil.