[CFW]

round and round and round we go...just to end up at the point of beginning.............

[stands2reason]

I don't get it. I guess segregation is a good thing now? How 'bout some American centered schools?

[friendly]

I guess this is part of the liberals plan to convince me that vouchers must be forbidden.

By the way there was once a nation-wide system of African-centered schooling. It was called Apartheid in South Africa.

[AppyPappy]

Hmmm....what does African-centered mean? Will that have slavery like in the Sudan? Or genocide? Will the cafeteria refuse to feed some students?

[Arkie2]

I want a Southern centered school concentrating on study of the lost cause. While I'm at it how about a liberal campus concentrating studies in the area of completely idiotic ideas designed to Balkanize this country.

[meadsjn]

No doubt they will be studying the virtues of Mendela, Mugabe, Idi Amin, Khadafi, et. al.

[rface]

The KC school district lost their accreditation some time last year. Did they regain it?

[tcostell]

Forgive me I was a small child in the 60s. Wasn't there some sort of outcry back then about DE-segregating schools? I went to public school myself so I only know what history I've been able to pick up on my own. If I remember correctly, the people who then wanted to keep the "African centered" schools were considered rascist at the time, but now it's the people who want to prevent it who are the rascist? I think if your going to be a rascist, you should at least make up your mind which race you're going to favor.

[gumbo]

Is this the same district that built a multi-million dollar "magnet" school in an inner city district, courtesy of a judge who ordered tax increases (unconstitutionally, of course) to finance the boondoggle -- which was supposed to somehow magically increase "minority" students' test scores?

(That school, btw, which included Olympic sized pools and other fancy accoutrements, never did achieve those higher test scores the judge thought he could produce by fiat.)

[dd5339]

Things just continue to get more and more crazy!

Glad that I don't live in KC, and glad that my wife and I are going to homeschool our children!

Semper Fi!

[Don Myers]

Let me guess. The courses will be taught in Ebonics.

[denydenydeny]

Indexing.

[Psycho_Bunny]

A school created by racists, for the sole purpose of raising racists.

Note how leftists aren't even pretending anymore - "African-centered". I thought the PC term was "African-American"?

What's the dress code for this African-centered school? Loincloths? Do the women run around without tops on?

Liberals are pigs in pig's clothing.

[MEGoody]

This is probably the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard of a school board doing. This was not reported in the local papers until today, so no one knew about it. Otherwise, I'm sure there would have been a huge outcry against it. (Of course, it's not too late to get things changed. Here I come!)

[gura]

What's wrong with just focusing on the basics? Looks like we'll have more KC citizens that know where Africa is but can't do long division.

Mail me if we need to freep some KC School Board meetings.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

I live in the area. The KCMO school district and board members are in cesspools of feel-good liberalism. BTW, the district has been de-certified by the State.

[Mr. Bird]

Irony of ironies. The school district represented in Brown is an hour drive from here.....Is there some wierd epicenter of racialist education theories in Kansas?

[MarkL]

The district currently teaches African-themed history, geography, culture, values and languages at Chick and Ladd elementaries, as well as Southeast High, as part of the regular district curriculum.

G-d forbid that they might actually teach things like American history, American Geography, European history, math, science, etc...

Something that MUST NOT BE FORGOTTEN: The KCMO School district LOST their state accreditation (2 years ago, I believe), and they still haven't gotten test scores up high enough to reinstate it! I believe that after the end of the current school year, a decision will be made regarding whether or not the state will take over the district.

This is a school district that's had more changes in leadership (all corrupt) than the Italian government! And it's manage to spend many BILLIONS of dollars in the last 25 years, due to a desegregation rulling by a federal judge in Springfield, MO. The district still can't pass minimum state standards, and has a drop-out rate of over 50%!

Mark

[BigBobber]

Since this would be a voluntary school, I guess I don't have much objection to it. If the parents had vouchers they could choose a similar school and I wouldn't object to that. However, it's a pity for the children who will be ill prepared for life in America.