Equality in Education in-depth
Equality in Education in-depth
13 Action News reporter Alicia Pattillo shares an in-depth report on Equality in Education.
13 ACTION NEWS IS SEARCHING FORSOLUTIONS WITH A PANEL OF LOCALADMINISTRATORS, COUNSELORS,PARENTS, AND STUDENTS..ALICIA PATILLO HAS MORE.FOR SO LONG CHALLENGES HAVEMOUNTED FOR MINORITY ANDDISADVANTAGED STUDENTS IN OURCOMMUNITY.JAI MARSHALL --- A LOCAL PARENTSAYS THE PROBLEM STARTS WITH ALACK OF RESOURCES.J'SHAUNTE MARSHALL "THERE AREPROBLEMS ACROSS THE BOARD AT ASTUDENT LEVEL AS WELL AS AEDUCATORS LEVEL EDUCATORS HAVEACCESS TO THE RESOURCES INORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL." RANCHOHIGH SCHOOL STUDENT JAZMINEBERNAL SAYS HER PROBLEMS STEMFROM CULTURAL MISUNDERSTANDINGAND RACISM.JAZMINE BERNAL RANCHO HIGHSCHOOL STUDENT "IN ELEMENTARYSCHOOL I GOT BULLIED A LOTBECAUSE I WAS THE LITTLEMEXICAN KID WHO COULDN'T SPEAKENGLISH SO KIDS FOUND A WAY TOPICK AT THAT." THOSEDISCOURAGING EXPERIENCESFORCING HER TO SWITCH SCHOOLSWHERE SHE WAS ACCEPTED.FOR MANY MINORITY STUDENTS THISIS THEIR STORY ANDADMINISTRATION SAYS THEIRWORKING TO ADDRESS SYSTEMICRACISM WITHIN THE CLARK COUNTYSCHOOL DISTRICT.LINDA CAVAZOS CCSD TRUSTEE "THEMAIN KEY HERE IS THAT WE NEEDTO LOOK AT THAT UNIQUE NEEDS OFOUR MINORITY CHILDREN WE NEEDTO LOOK INDIVIDUALS ALL OF OURDEMOGRAPHICS ARE NOT THE SAME.MONACCO MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNSELORELISHEBA MOORE SHARES WHAT ITCOULD TAKE TO SEE THEDIFFERENCES IN OUR CHILDREN'SNEEDS AND BECOME CULTURALLYAWARE.ELISHEBA MOORE MONACCO MIDDLESCHOOL COUNSELOR A KID COULDCOME TO SCHOOL ONE WEEK AND BESUPER HAPPY AND THEN THE NEXTDAY THEY ARE NOT AS HAPPY ASIMPLE HOW ARE YOU COULD OPENUP A THE DIALOGUE FOR SURE ABIGGER CONVERSATION." AS OURCOMMUNITY FIGHTS RACIALDISPARITIES .....A DIGITALDIVIDE IS ON THE HORIZON AS WEMOVE TO DISTANCE LEARNING ---BUT TAMI HANCE LIAR WITHCOMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OFNEVADA SAY THEY HAVE A PLAN FORTHAT.TAMI HANCE-LEHR COMMUNITIES INSCHOOLS OF NEVADA "WE AREACTIVELY WORKING WITH THE TASKFORCE AND PRIVATE PEOPLE TO GETACCESS AND DEVICES INTO THEHOMES OF KIDS.ALICIA PATTILLO 13 ACTION NEWSTHE COUNTY WILL BEOFFERING.....DAY CAMPS FOR KIDS.....
