Post by pavel on Feb 22, 2016 3:23:59 GMT -6
An Arkansas high school said it regrets its decision to hold an assembly on gang violence that was only open to black students.
Local youth pastor Dante Shelton spoke to students about gangs and his own life story Wednesday morning at Maumelle High School, just north of Little Rock. An announcement over the school’s loudspeakers had instructed only black freshmen to attend, a local ABC News affiliate reported.
The ACLU sent an email to the school in search of more information. The Pulaski County Special School District explained in a statement that the assembly was part of “the district’s court-ordered desegregation efforts which encourage programs and opportunities tailored to minority students.”
While the school district admitted that it shouldn’t have excluded non-black students, it said the feedback from the event was overwhelmingly positive.
Read more: www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/feb/19/arkansas-school-regrets-blacks-only-assembly-on-ga/
Note: The Washington Times does have a conservative slant to their news coverage so this article should be viewed with knowledge of their bias.
Local youth pastor Dante Shelton spoke to students about gangs and his own life story Wednesday morning at Maumelle High School, just north of Little Rock. An announcement over the school’s loudspeakers had instructed only black freshmen to attend, a local ABC News affiliate reported.
The ACLU sent an email to the school in search of more information. The Pulaski County Special School District explained in a statement that the assembly was part of “the district’s court-ordered desegregation efforts which encourage programs and opportunities tailored to minority students.”
While the school district admitted that it shouldn’t have excluded non-black students, it said the feedback from the event was overwhelmingly positive.
Read more: www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/feb/19/arkansas-school-regrets-blacks-only-assembly-on-ga/
Note: The Washington Times does have a conservative slant to their news coverage so this article should be viewed with knowledge of their bias.