"All black male students were to sit in front row"

[ohiosmith]

Ozen High School e-mails stir confusion
By DEE DIXON, The Enterprise
08/28/2007

Assistant Principal Elvena Colbert sent out an e-mail stating that all black male students were to sit on the front row in classrooms.

Principal James Broussard later sent out an e-mail urging staff to disregard the one distributed by Colbert.

Broussard's e-mail explained that the intent was to identify students who received low Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills scores.

Then, teachers would have those students sit toward the front of the class or change the seating chart so they could be more easily engaged in classroom discussions, said Willis Mackey, Beaumont assistant superintendent.

more: http://www.southeasttexaslive.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18755375&BRD=2287&PAG=461&dept_id=512588&rfi=6

[ThomCat]

1. Wow.

:wow:

Twice the racism, twice the fun. x(

First they single out all the black guys. Then they claim it's because the black guys supposedly all skilled low on a test. So, they're falling back on the racist notion that all black people are less intelligent? (or maybe just the guys?)

It seems to me that they're just digging themselves a deeper and deeper hole.

[Bassic]

2. Are there a lot of people with French surnames in Texas?

I'm a-wonderin'

[fudge stripe cookays]

3. Beaumont is very close to Louisiana.

You have more Cajun quotient over in East Texas, but we got plenty all through.

When you hear about "Six Flags Over Texas", one of those governing flags was France. In addition to Spain, Mexico, the Texas Republic, and the American flag. The last one is escaping me for the moment.

[BrotherBuzz]

4. Texas joined the Confederacy during the Civil war

[fudge stripe cookays]

5. That's it!

Thanks! I had Texas History in 7th grade. Sometimes I feel very OLD.