A Virginia high school told parents of students that they’re now imposing racial quotas on Advanced Placement and Honors classes enrollment.
From Fox News:
“Through our collective work, advanced classes such as AP and Honors will have proportional representation,” read the letter. “Proportional representation is 40% White, 35% Hispanic, 12% African American, 10% mixed race.”
The letter went on to explain that public schools across the country “continue to see outcomes that are disproportionate by race and social class.”
“American demographic trends indicate that America will be a majority minority nation in the next 25 years,” the letter read. “Therefore, the new work of American public schools is to develop systems to address disparate outcomes.”
This is really disgusting. I was in AP classes, and I was very proud that I made it based on my effort and hard work alone and not my skin tone. This absolutely reduces the honor of being in such classes, and it casts suspicion from others on those students of color who are able to make it. It’s completely stupid.
Starnes says the school denies it:
“Our school division does not have, nor has it ever had, any policy that utilizes race for enrollment into honors or AP courses. All students, regardless of race, must meet academic criteria to enroll in advanced level coursework. Over the past years, the School Board has continued its focus on providing advanced level coursework as well as increasing advanced course offerings across a variety of disciplines. The School Board has notcontemplated, nor adopted, any policy or practice that utilizes race in determining which students can or cannot take such courses, or any other courses for that matter,” the spokesperson said.
How does that make sense with that letter?
I really hope the public pressure forces them to abandon this practice, or that the letter was fake. We need to maintain standards in this country and not meddle with achievement because of social justice warrior BS.
Watch Starnes’ video about it: