Quote 1 : In, Separate and Equal, by Bob Herbert
“Schools are no longer legally segregated, but because of residential patterns, housing discrimination, economic disparities and long-held custom, they most emphatically are in reality.”
This quote is a prime example of how yes, the legality of segregation states that schools are not to be segregated. However, this has proven to be almost irrelevant as each area has a specific set of individuals based upon the area in which the school is located. Proving that yes, schools are not segregated by law, but instead by environment which is articulated in the podcast, The Problem We All Live With, by Nikole Hannah Jones, stating, “the zip code is the anchor that traps you.”
Quote 2 : In, Separate and Equal, by Bob Herbert
“If you really want to improve the education of poor children, you have to get them away from learning environments that are smothered by poverty. This is being done in some places, with impressive results. An important study conducted by the Century Foundation in Montgomery County, Md., showed that low-income students who happened to be enrolled in affluent elementary schools did much better than similarly low-income students in higher-poverty schools in the county.”
This is a longer quote, however each part is key to understanding that placing kids that are natively from an impoverished area, and enrolling them in an affluent school has statistically proven to benefit the students, at least academically. However, in tandem with the podcast, The Problem We All Live With, by Nikole Hannah Jones mentions how going to a nicer school and fitting in/ feeling like you belong in the school you are in, are two different things.
Quote 3: The Problem We All Live With, By by Nikole Hannah Jones.
“One of the best district of Missouri was just five miles away. Why not send them there? Well, if you don't want students to leave your district, one way to keep them is to make leaving inconvenient. Make them ride a long distance to school everyday. The Normandy officials deny that’s why they chose Francis Howell.”
This quote is a prime example of how the school board actively attempted to deter students from leaving their native school to attend a nicer school in order to better themselves. Making it hard to leave their school was an aim to keep students in their native school, however, nearly a thousand students were willing to endure the half hour commute. This made me think of my high school days. Just like these students, I left my hometown school that had a subpar high school and took a bus at 5:45 that arrived at school at 7:45, all to better my education. Thus, it can be done, but with a bit of luck and willingness to make it work.
https://www.fhsdschools.org
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