{"id":17546,"date":"2013-02-15T09:08:52","date_gmt":"2013-02-15T14:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=17546"},"modified":"2013-02-15T09:11:09","modified_gmt":"2013-02-15T14:11:09","slug":"its-time-to-remember-that-discrimination-goes-both-ways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=17546","title":{"rendered":"It’s Time To Remember That Discrimination Goes Both Ways"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s Daily Caller<\/a> reported that an elementary school<\/a> in the suburbs of Denver<\/a> has started an after-school tutoring program. What a great idea. Unfortunately, the school principal has told parents that white children would be excluded from the program. The article reports that\u00a0Andre C. Pearson, the principal at Mission Viejo Elementary in Aurora, Colorado sent letters home to parents informing them that only students of color are eligible for the program<\/p>\n

Wow. I would call that a civil rights violation.<\/div>\n
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Fortunately, the school has realized its mistake. The article reports:<\/p>\n

The district has since\u00a0apologized for the error.\u00a0A spokeswoman for the school district told KJCT that Pearson\u2019s letter was a mistake and that white students can participate in the tutoring program.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe deeply regret that they got that communication,\u201d the spokeswoman added, according to\u00a0notes CBS Denver.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have a couple of questions. Why did the Principal even think he could get away with that kind of racism (yes, it is racism regardless of what direction it takes)? If the parents and the media had not gotten involved, would the policy have been allowed to stay in place? Why did such a letter even exist?<\/p>\n

If nothing else, this is an example of why parents need to know what is going on in their local schools and to be involved.<\/p>\n

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