I grew up in the SA school system from 1960 through 1972 where my parents had the guts to pull up and leave after I got stabbed in the hallway of SA High School. I laid bleeding in the hall way for 15 minutes b4 any official came to help.
If you were not Chicano or Black in 72, you were a minority. I cannont imagine what it is like now.
I attended Smedley Jr. High for one year in '72. I used to carry my money in my shoe and never stored anything of value in my locker. There were many racial near-riots between the chicanos and the blacks, and this was a Jr. High. As a white boy, my ethinicity made up maybe 5% of the school population.
I was destined for Santa Ana Valley High but my parents bailed on Santa Ana for the City of Orange. Now, Orange is transforming into Santa Ana. My daughter will not be attending my alma mater in Orange.