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Middle school is deemed to be too white
Posted on 3/28/17 at 6:15 am
Posted on 3/28/17 at 6:15 am
Whitey
By John Gregory
Sunday, March 26, 2017 10:16PM
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Outrage has grown at Walter Reed Middle School in North Hollywood, as the school faces layoffs and increased class sizes due to a law limiting funds for schools with a higher white student body.
The Los Angeles Unified School District provides more funding for schools where the white population is below 30 percent.
In a letter to parents, the district noted the highly regarded middle school had been above the percentage for the past couple years.
The racial formula was a condition imposed by court decisions dealing with desegregation in the 1970s.
Parents, however, remain frustrated with what the cuts might mean for their children.
"When your class sizes are getting larger and you're taking resources away from students, I mean parents, you do want your kid to go out to college," one parent, Rosemary Estrada, said.
In an attempt to lessen the budget cuts, the district changed the school's spending formula to one based on the number of students.
"Thankfully we're going to keep our librarian. We're going to keep our nurse, but we may lose a few teachers, but not as many as we once thought," said Sheila Edmiston, one student's parent.
Several jobs will still be lost and class sizes could grow. For many parents, the race-based reason of "too many white students" has made the cuts more difficult to swallow.
By John Gregory
Sunday, March 26, 2017 10:16PM
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Outrage has grown at Walter Reed Middle School in North Hollywood, as the school faces layoffs and increased class sizes due to a law limiting funds for schools with a higher white student body.
The Los Angeles Unified School District provides more funding for schools where the white population is below 30 percent.
In a letter to parents, the district noted the highly regarded middle school had been above the percentage for the past couple years.
The racial formula was a condition imposed by court decisions dealing with desegregation in the 1970s.
Parents, however, remain frustrated with what the cuts might mean for their children.
"When your class sizes are getting larger and you're taking resources away from students, I mean parents, you do want your kid to go out to college," one parent, Rosemary Estrada, said.
In an attempt to lessen the budget cuts, the district changed the school's spending formula to one based on the number of students.
"Thankfully we're going to keep our librarian. We're going to keep our nurse, but we may lose a few teachers, but not as many as we once thought," said Sheila Edmiston, one student's parent.
Several jobs will still be lost and class sizes could grow. For many parents, the race-based reason of "too many white students" has made the cuts more difficult to swallow.
Posted on 3/28/17 at 6:16 am to Crimson Wraith
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NORTH HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES
Problem found
Posted on 3/28/17 at 6:18 am to Crimson Wraith
The liberal concept of education writ large.
"Your school is doing too well compared to this other school, so we will make your school shittier to make up the difference."
"Your school is doing too well compared to this other school, so we will make your school shittier to make up the difference."
Posted on 3/28/17 at 6:25 am to udtiger
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Your school is doing too well compared to this other school,
Sadly, and typically, this is not at all about performance. It is about race.....which as I understand it, is unconstitutional.
Posted on 3/28/17 at 6:28 am to HonoraryCoonass
I have yet to see anything be wrong when it involves whitey.
Posted on 3/28/17 at 6:35 am to Crimson Wraith
Welcome to Baton Rouge
Posted on 3/28/17 at 6:36 am to Crimson Wraith
How does this not violate the 14th amendment?
Posted on 3/28/17 at 6:39 am to Crimson Wraith
Imagine the outrage and riots if this was "school deemed to colored"
Posted on 3/28/17 at 6:43 am to Crimson Wraith
Are these not discriminating laws?
Posted on 3/28/17 at 6:43 am to Crimson Wraith
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For many parents, the race-based reason of "too many white students" has made the cuts more difficult to swallow.
Posted on 3/28/17 at 6:47 am to Crimson Wraith
I don't feel bad for Californians in the least.
Posted on 3/28/17 at 6:51 am to GeauxxxTigers23
Hmmm....majority white school doing well even with limited resources.
Imagine that.
Imagine that.
Posted on 3/28/17 at 6:55 am to Crimson Wraith
This is so stupid. But I will say that racism and discrimination in the 50s 60s and 70s does have consequences
Posted on 3/28/17 at 6:56 am to navy
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Hmmm....majority white school doing well even with limited resources.
No doubt that as a whole white students perform better. But I do not think this school is majority white
Posted on 3/28/17 at 6:58 am to LSUTANGERINE
Consequences on children whose parents weren't even alive then? Try some different bait.
Posted on 3/28/17 at 6:58 am to LSUTANGERINE
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s is so stupid. But I will say that racism and discrimination in the 50s 60s and 70s does have consequences
Apparently. One of those is to frick minorities in majority minority schools because they are more than 30% white.
That's genius right there
Posted on 3/28/17 at 6:59 am to LSUTANGERINE
quote:For whom?
But I will say that racism and discrimination in the 50s 60s and 70s does have consequences
Posted on 3/28/17 at 6:59 am to LSUTANGERINE
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But I will say that racism and discrimination in the 50s 60s and 70s does have consequences
It's been at least 50 years. How long do you perpetual victims think you can use this crutch for every one of your shortcomings?
Posted on 3/28/17 at 6:59 am to udtiger
Same reasoning that advanced classes were disallowed back in the day. Bring everyone down to the lowest common denominator. Damn if this doesn't trigger me, but being at the first school in Baton Rouge that a drunkard Judge Parker forced Integration on while it was happening makes it a very sore subject.
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