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Black Girls Vs White Schools Essay

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Do you think black children are better off at a predominantly white school or a predominantly black school? Black children are facing different problems in the school system. Kids get in trouble all the time but it seems Black kids get in trouble more? It might be that the teachers may not know how to handle them. Hair for instance, is a problem some black girls are dealing with. Black girl's hair can be a dress code violation if it's in its natural state. Or if the hair is in a protective style. Black girls are getting suspended for their hair and it's disrupting their education. The new generation of black kids are afraid of being a stereotype. So, sounding "too black" or "too white" is an issue to them. If they sound "too black" some white …show more content…

It seems that the school system is always mistreating them when it comes to certain things. Black girls have been dressed coded for their hair, black kids are afraid of getting targeted by the white students in the school for being different, and also white teachers show racism to the black students. In an article by Maya Allen, a group of schoolgirls were suspended for having natural hair. The principal called their natural hair "untidy, un-groomed, and unkempt." To the principal, the hair didn't look like it was brushed for days, which is against school rules. She stated that she's been trying to buckle down on her students wearing natural "unkempt" hairstyles. The next day the students started to stand up for their natural hair. The students had signs that read "Puff Gang," "Support the Puff," and "Black History Month." The hashtag Support the Puff went viral. It seems that when a lot of people come together and try to change something it works sometimes. We want kids to express themselves but it seems like they aren't allowed because it's going to be a distraction. Everyone can express themselves except black female students because their hair will disrupt the other student's

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