School Racism

School Psychologist's Tweets About 'Black Thugs' Stir Up Firestorm in New Orleans

Posted 05.22.2012

A school psychologist in New Orleans is under fire for posting racially inflammatory comments online amid a debate about the school system's treatment...

School Suggests 'African American Attire' Is 'Animal Print'

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 03.21.2012

A letter sent home with students at Western Union Elementary School in North Carolina didn't sit well with parents. The note asked students to wear...

Student Harassed For Essay Comparing School To Modern Slavery

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 03.07.2012

When Jada Williams, a 13-year-old student at Rochester's School No. 3, wrote an essay making comparisons between a slavemaster discouraging Frederick ...

Santaluces High School On Alert After Teens Post Racist Video

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 02.23.2012

On the heels of a shocking and racist YouTube post by two teens in Gainesville, Fla., an uncannily similar video has surfaced in the state that includ...

Penn. Lawsuit: White Teachers Told They're Unfit To Teach Black Students

AP | MARYCLAIRE DALE | Posted 07.17.2011

PHILADELPHIA — Four white Philadelphia teachers filed federal race-bias lawsuits that accuse a black principal of creating a hostile work enviro...

Hit List Targeting Black Students Found At Michigan School

Posted 06.16.2011

A hit list found in a Michigan school's boys bathroom targeted eight black students and said something would happen March 29. The Times Herald repo...