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Friday, March 23, 2007

Rumors: Racial Disparities

The second in a series of articles providing Grip Doctrine viewers with the inside scoop into the happenings at Santa Monica High. If you would like to enlighten the Doctrine with rumors & gossip that has passed by your ears, email us at GripDoctrine@yahoo.com:

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According to a source, the following statistics were revealed at the SAMOHI History Department meetings:

70% of African-American seniors at Samo have less than a 2.0 GPA

45% of Latino seniors at Samo have less than a 2.0 GPA

7% of Caucasion seniors at Samo have less than a 2.0 GPA

Less than 1% of Asian seniors at Samo have less than a 2.0 GPA

Everyone knew racial disparities existed, but did you think the academic achievement was this segregated and extreme?

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

i dont know if i believe that,,, 70%.. that is so fucken much,,, if its true thats scary and something needs to get on that

Anonymous said...

you wonder how racial stereotypes get created, and why racism is still present in our society

Anonymous said...

Brown vs. board of what?

Anonymous said...

I was told that 51% of African-American seniors have less than a 2.0 GPA, not 70%. But I don't know that can be verified.

Anonymous said...

just check the school's SARC report card on the website it'll give u all of the sick racial statistics you want

Anonymous said...

What's SARC?

Anonymous said...

the SARC Report Card isn't updated last I checked (like a month ago).

I used it for my film (tracking to nowhere; www.trackingnowhere.com).

but the SARC is a mandatory report card the school has to put out giving out data reporting on the school.

Although it wouldn't have that specific information,

and in response to Gabrielle,

Say it is 51%,

is that much better?

still over half.

but ill get on that and see if your right.

thanks,

josh

Anonymous said...

Now what I want to know is this: what is being done about this? Anything?