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…Book DescriptionThe inspiring true story of a ferociously determined young man who, armed only with his intellect and his willpower, fights his way out of despair. At Ballou Senior High, a crime-infested school in Washington, D.C., honor students…

…Front. We do not have a First Amendment, but these obviously racist parties still exist. Open racists promote their views through propaganda, but soon may die out as it becomes socially unacceptable. Violent racism promotes racism through violence…

…were at a higher risk of suffering from violence in school than any where else*. Far from remaining “neutral turf” , schools not only suffer from gang-related violence “spilling over” from the streets, but are themselves rapidly becoming centers of gang…

…of Arkansas, Orval Faubus, blatantly defied the Supreme Court's order and encouraged mob violence against the nine black children seeking admittance to Central High School in Little Rock. Eisenhower sent in federal troops to ensure the safety of children…

…the lack of research on ‘sexual violence’ studies of younger elementary school children. The study states, “There is no immunity from sexual harassment”(Fineran, p. 214). While the study notes that no other reviewed studies addressed any means of protection…

…are trained to teach controversial material to an age-appropriate audience. American schools have been pressured to confine or deny students access to books considered inappropriate by some individual or group based on moral, political, religious, ethnic…

…apart. Three major civil rights issues nearly tore the nation apart in the 1960s. Desegregation of the public school system had the end result of integrating black and white children into the same school. New Black Nationalism began to demand economic justice…

…, whipping, branding and facial or bodily mutilation of all types. Corporal punishment also refers to the discipline of children at home and in schools but it was made illegal for punishing schoolchildren in 1986. Historically, corporal punishment was used…

…to believe the truth. It sickens me.         Last year, we had an issue to address at our school. It later became known as The Cowboys vs. The Blacks, and never has our school been more involved. The newspapers screamed of the hate, violence…

…Albert dropped out of school. Albert liked classical music and one of his favorite hobbies is playing the Violin. Like most teenage kids, Einstein disliked school because he thought is was boring and unimaginative. Then he dropped out of school…