Valedictorian in an inner-city, NYC public school?
That's probably equal to a suburban, Virginia 4th grade education.
I can only imagine the reaction of the Smith College faculty when she "axes dem if dey've got a problem wif dat?"
(Slowly donning asbestos suit......)
I would have just ignored her rant. The school does suck and nothing is going to be done about it.
Ooh, ooh, I know how the liberal puke profs will react:
"You poor downtrodden victim of racism! Only a genius would mangle the English language! How would you like your 'A,' with a plus, or would you prefer just a plain old 100 for exemplary participation?"