Boston Public Schools officials said that a program with advanced learning classes would be cancelled over concerns that the classes served disproportionate racial groups.
The program known as Advanced Work Classes was intended to serve high-performing students in the fourth, fifth and sixth grade. Students are encouraged to study their subjects in a deeper and non-traditional manner.
School officials became concerned when a report showed that the program was disproportionately serving white students, and underserving black and Hispanic students.
The district analysis found that more than 70% of the students in the program were white or Asian, while nearly 80% of the students in the district are Hispanic or black.
Superintendent Brenda Cassellius told WGBH News on Friday that they would put the program on hiatus over the racial findings.
Former Superintendent of Wicomico County Public Schools, John Fredericksen, was doing the same thing with the Magnet Program. He, with the Help of Ron Willey and some of the BOE members, shut down 1 out of 2 Magnet Schools. The only one left is North Salisbury School and the Libtards want that one closed as well. The way I see it there should be more Magnet Schools for each type of school all the way up to Middle School and High School.
SCHOOL VOUCHERS!
Just more of the “Dumbing down” of America……
If the advanced classes are cancelled because they are comprised of mostly White students, then cancel every sport where blacks (basketball, football) are the majority. If Blacks comprise the majority of track, football or basketball the cancel those also. Everybody wants equal rights, right????