By Priscilla Ocen NNPA Guest Columnist When asked what her teachers think of her and her peers, one Black girl responded, “They like, can’t be trusted, or they are loud and rowdy, ghetto, and stuff like that. Ignorant.” Subjective stereotypes such as these often lead teachers and school administrators to over-discipline Black girls. At times […]
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