Still segregated despite all society’s advances

 I think what really sent chills in my body was when one student said the Instagram post was ” blown out of proportion.”  Denial is the devil. People want to act like racism doesn’t exist, so instead they believe others are being dramatic.

The principal’s reaction to the events, however, I found disturbing. He was more concerned about the posts being deleted than addressing underlying issues at the school.

Many people can screenshot images on their phones today; deleting the posts makes no difference – and it does not solve the problem. People already saw the posts. The issues are not like a picture – you can’t just delete it and think it has gone away.

If the issues are never talked about they will always be there.  Principal Thomas Zimmer said he doesn’t believe race is an issue. Yet videos and social media posts feature racial slurs.

Racial issues at that school are obvious. I think it is easy to say there is no issue when you fear confrontation and conflict. But you will never solve an issue without some conflict and communication.

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