The state's overhaul of Houston schools is preceded by a long history of racism and neglect of Latino and Black children and a still inequitable public school funding system.
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As in other parts of the country, Texas from its beginning prohibited Black children by law from education. A constitutional amendment required separate schools for"the white and colored children", that was also applied to Mexican American children," as civil rights attorney Al Kauffman of San Antonio
"A school district that has one budget, one governing body, one superintendent, should ensure that every school at a particular level, every high school, every middle school, every elementary school has the same services, the same access and that's what this does not provide," Saenz said. In schools where the state has taken control, teachers are being told to conform to a new, rigid curriculum and instruction methods, or be replaced. In some schools, librarians have been removed and the libraries have been turned into spaces where disruptive students are sent to attend their classes via video conferencing and where students who do well on daily quizzes are sent to do extra work provided in packets on their own or in groups.
“Children are being separated and divided, you know, the smart ones and the kids that don’t get it, and that’s causing a lot of emotional trauma,” said Campos, who has become an active opponent of the changes as a member ofThe forced overhaul “feels like a direct attack” on the Hispanic and Black communities, she said. She has taken it upon herself to translate materials for parents who are not proficient in English and holding parent meetings at a local restaurant.
“My thing is, why not focus on the school that was having the issue?” Lemus said."Why take everybody with you?”
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