Article Summary

Article Summary
This article is about the NAACP and Indian River County school board on the desegregation issues and concerns about education. The NAACP believes that the school is over-represented by blacks or African Americans at the Indian River’s Alternative Education Center. I believe that the NAACP is trying to make sure that students are not violated and that the schools are following desegregation rules; but it is difficult to comply with desegregation orders at an alternative school when you cannot determine who will get into trouble on a given day. I believe it will be very complicated to considerate the desegregation order when dealing with these types of schools.
Article's Key Elements
  * In 2009 about 33 percent of Indian River Alternative Education Center’s enrollment was black.
  * The NAACP met with School Board officials to discuss desegregation issues and concerns about education in Indian River County School District.
  * Students should not be red-flagged when they return to their home school after they have served their designated time at the Alternative Education Center.
  * “Schools cant’ do it all. It’s not our job alone,” said board member Mrs. Jimenez
Relating Key Elements to Course Content
This article relates to the course content because it may be a discipline disparity problem and as educators and a community we want to ensure that there is not racial inequality in education.
Wixon, C. (2010, August 31) Desegregation issues top Indian River NAACP’s concerns with school district. TC Palm. Retrieved from http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/aug/31/schools-not-meeting-desegregation-order-tops/ [continues]

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