Asian students back at South Philly High School
Dozens of Asian-American students who have been boycotting classes at South Philadelphia High School have returned.
About 30 students had stayed away from the school, which is on a "persistently dangerous" list, since December 3rd. They say that they are the targets of anti-Asian discrimination and violence.
Philadelphia Schools Superintendent Arlene Ackerman met with the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations about the alleged violence on Monday.
The Philadelphia HRC invited school district officials, Asian community representatives and boycotting Asian students.
The attacks reportedly occurred on December 3rd. There are some reports that it was the day after an Asian-American student attacked a disabled African-American student.
However, the boycotting students say long simmering cultural tensions at the school populated by Asian, Latino, white and African-American students have gone unaddressed by the adults charged with educating them.
What about the faculty who stood by while the Asian American students were getting beat up?
The school district has suspended six African-American and four Asian-American students and has intentions of expelling them.
Source AP
hmmm…why do so many african americans resort to violence or crime? Why are there so many african americans and (ghetto)latinos in the prison system? Seems to me like the U.S.A. is just becoming one big fat GHETTO and that’s what will ruin it, that and IGNORANT people who are selfish, rude and have no love or respect for anything or anyone.Also when are parents going to start teaching their children proper english and manners instead of what i hear out of their mouths daily,which is GHETTO.
Asian must fight back, one way or another. Violence is not the answer, but sometimes it’s necessary. The Asian students should have picked up chairs, books, or pens to fight back. Then, the attackers would understand not to mess with Asians. What’s done is done, but the school officials who allowed this to happen should be prosecuted. Asians must fight back!
Asians—> (typo on my first word) This is for those of you who want to discriminate against Asians. My English is actually better than your =)