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I thought I had better print it before the story gets so old that it loses all interest. I may be too late.
Dear Editor,
Last week I attended a School Council meeting at English
High School. I wasn’t invited but that has never stopped me before. After all,
it was a public meeting. Mr.Stangie gave me the required reading of the rules.
I would not be allowed to speak. Not an easy requirement for me but pretty
standard.
It is a good thing I was quiet or I might have not heard
clearly racial remarks uttered in response to a question, “With all of these
programs, why is English a Level 3 school while Classical is a Level 1?” The
answer both disappointed and disgust me.
The excuse given was about the high number of Hispanic
students who took extended Christmas
vacation and the inference that some left school in the springtime to do
landscaping. English’s students were from a different culture than Classical’s
higher percentage of Asian students whose families placed a higher value on
education.
Statistics from the DOE website do not indicate a
significant difference in the racial makeup that would justify such a blatant
stereotype and derogatory caricature. An apology is not only needed for the
demeaning of almost half the student body at BOTH schools but also to the
entire Classical community – students, teachers, and administrators for
discrediting the hard work they put in to achieve a Level 1 designation.
The most sensible way to choose the best A level school Chennai is to pay a visit to the school campus and experience what it has to offer first hand. This way, you can also interact with the staff and teachers to assure yourself that the standards of education offered are satisfactory for your needs.
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