Fed up with racist slurs and bullying, some students are walking out

[Jilly_in_VA]

Some Black students are being told they stink while others are being called monkeys by their White peers. The n-word has been written on the walls of school restrooms as other students are the targets of racist rants on social media.

Students of color are facing racial slurs and bullying in and outside the classroom, and many who are fed up have been walking out of class, speaking at board meetings and even suing school districts.

In Minnesota, a 14-year-old Black girl spoke in front of a crowd to condemn a video widely shared online that she said encouraged her to take her own life. Meanwhile, a community in Utah is scrutinizing a school district after the family of a Black and autistic student said she was bullied by classmates before dying by suicide.

As some lawmakers and parents attempt to limit teachings about racism and schools' diversity and inclusion efforts are met with protests, numerous reports of racist bullying have recently surfaced in classrooms from coast to coast.

"It's everywhere, it's not a new thing. This isn't something that is just now happening. It's just now getting attention, more than it has (gotten) before," Sean Sorkoram, a high school student in Tigard, Oregon, who was part of a walkout on Wednesday, told CNN affiliate KPTV.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/05/us/racist-bullying-school-incidents/index.html
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The kids are all right. Some of the adults, not so much.

[jimfields33]

1. I'm saddened by this. I thought this new generation was going to be great and accepting

Looks like they will be terrible like all the previous generations. Sad.

[Skittles]

18. yes

I guess I thought with the internet, kids wouldn't be limited to the views held by their racist parents.

[Mr.Bill]

2. It's like police brutality.

its not increasing, it's just being filmed.

[tblue37]

3. It's kids doing the bullying, though.

[RANDYWILDMAN]

4. Worked at a high school for 21 years, kids are still cruel to each other

and we as a school have not done enough to change that culture.

[iemanja]

5. What's new is that racists feel emboldened

by the political climate. Children and teens have to be taught racism; it's not automatic.

[KS Toronado]

14. We can thank IQ 4.5 for emboldening the racists.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

6. "The kids are all right." Except for the ones doing the racist bullying.

[groundloop]

9. And their victims.

It's the victims of the bullies who suffer the most. All of this shit is horrible, and sadly 45* emboldened racists and bullies by example.

[Stinky The Clown]

7. For all our hope the next generations will be more enlightened . . . . .

. . . . . . every racist motherfucker we have now was once "the next generation".

Clearly racism is alive and thriving in our high schools.

[MustLoveBeagles]

8. Bullying of any kind has always been a problem

Even when schools do have anti-bullying programs they often wind up being counterproductive. To many bullies know how to work the system and use it against their victims.

[demigoddess]

13. my son was bullied in the classroom and it was enabled by the teacher. She should have known better.

[MustLoveBeagles]

20. The same thing happened to my father in the 60's

[KentuckyWoman]

10. Subjectively

The under 30 yr old bunch seems to be far more accepting of differences than their parents or grandparents. It gives me hope in spite of the ugly going on all around us at the moment.

I've been known to be too trusting in humanity's higher nature though.

[wnylib]

11. Glad to see that the kids are

pushing back. They shouldn't have to, but it's good that they have the courage and self-respect to assert themselves against the racists.

[zaj]

12. Walk out to fight, not to give up.

We need to claim our national identity. And not surrender to the worst among us.

[Evolve Dammit]

15. More please. We need to collectively "stand up" to this abuse.

[paleotn]

16. Racism is taught. Look no further than the parents.

I cannot imagine being the child of a trumper. Talk about child abuse.

[2naSalit]

17. +1

Back when racism was chic, I was one of those who were labeled white but nobody thought that at first glance. I was called the "N" word more often than my name. It is very distressing to see that sort of thing becoming the norm again.

I hope things change soon, in a good way of course.

[Initech]

19. Man I wish I had tried that in high school!