Examples Of Hidden Discrimination In Education
Hidden Discrimination In Education
In the past, The United States has faced many excruciating struggles. Before massive laws were passed, segregation was a troubling issue in the United States. But in 1954, Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case amplified the awareness of racial segregation in education.(Library Of Congress). Did Brown v. Board stop discrimination in education? Well sixty years later, segregation is still an issue. Additionally, students are being bullied for their race, and racial minorities are given unequal punishments compared to white students. Social factors create diversity in schools, and challenges are put upon these distinct students. Racial discrimination is still an ongoing issue in schools today, and is …show more content…
According to Ohio State University, “research shows that African American students, and especially African American boys, are disciplined more often and receive more out-of-school suspensions and expulsions than White students.”(Racial Disproportionality) African American students are being treated unequally which leads to unequal violence. For instance,”The disparities in punishment even reach to black students with disabilities, who are more likely to … be subjected to mechanical restraint than their white peers”(Cook, U.S News). This shows when punishments become more severe Black students are treated with more violence. This violence is cruel and unproductive, particularly for their educations, much like being kicked out of schools more than their white peers. This suggests that these Black students are being given a decreased amount of education because they are getting kicked out, giving them a unequal opportunity to learn. Suspensions are not only affecting the students that are suspended but also, “high rates of school suspensions harm[s] math and reading scores for non-suspended students.” (Adams, EdSource) Since more Black students are being suspended from school, it creates not only unequal opportunity for the suspended students, but indirectly for all students. Ohio State University provided evidence showing Black students get suspended at higher rates, and further research shows the effect is not only on the suspended student, but the whole learning environment
In the past, The United States has faced many excruciating struggles. Before massive laws were passed, segregation was a troubling issue in the United States. But in 1954, Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case amplified the awareness of racial segregation in education.(Library Of Congress). Did Brown v. Board stop discrimination in education? Well sixty years later, segregation is still an issue. Additionally, students are being bullied for their race, and racial minorities are given unequal punishments compared to white students. Social factors create diversity in schools, and challenges are put upon these distinct students. Racial discrimination is still an ongoing issue in schools today, and is …show more content…
According to Ohio State University, “research shows that African American students, and especially African American boys, are disciplined more often and receive more out-of-school suspensions and expulsions than White students.”(Racial Disproportionality) African American students are being treated unequally which leads to unequal violence. For instance,”The disparities in punishment even reach to black students with disabilities, who are more likely to … be subjected to mechanical restraint than their white peers”(Cook, U.S News). This shows when punishments become more severe Black students are treated with more violence. This violence is cruel and unproductive, particularly for their educations, much like being kicked out of schools more than their white peers. This suggests that these Black students are being given a decreased amount of education because they are getting kicked out, giving them a unequal opportunity to learn. Suspensions are not only affecting the students that are suspended but also, “high rates of school suspensions harm[s] math and reading scores for non-suspended students.” (Adams, EdSource) Since more Black students are being suspended from school, it creates not only unequal opportunity for the suspended students, but indirectly for all students. Ohio State University provided evidence showing Black students get suspended at higher rates, and further research shows the effect is not only on the suspended student, but the whole learning environment