I find it hard to believe that in some school they allowed the kids to mistreat Nancy so poorly. I remember in my school whenever someone had cancer or something traumatic happened my school found experts, like doctors and the like, that would come and talk to us. Or at the very least the school administration set up this counseling system that you could go to at the library or at the guidance office. Especially if there was a racial dispute, the administration made all students go through this big counseling thing. These counseling things went over respect. At the very least there must have been one teacher that Nancy was close to or some other school official she was close to that must of known what was happening. It would be impossible to not see food and things being thrown at Nancy. When Nancy was pushed down the stairs wouldn't there be a class room near by that would of heard her falling down the stairs or at the very least saw or overheard that something was injured? So I believe the administration is lying about not knowing what clearly could be seen.
I wonder more about the kids of that school. Why did no one help her or at the very least try and stick up for her. This is just blatant discrimination and it is an injustice that people should be angry at. Wasn't this country founded out of the ideals of freedom, didn't men like Washington fight against oppression. I know high school kids would probably be scared of facing the same abuse if they stuck up for Nancy, but when someone is tormented like that I think it is impossible to not feel empathy for her, and out of empathy the desire to help her would arise. To send Nancy to a special education school because of emotional distress does not make sense. Aren't teachers and school programs designed to comfort kids in the event of an abusive home or relationship. Schools would be able to identify emotional distress, and then try and talk to the student not simply ship them off to another school. It seems to send the message that the faculty and administration of this school does not care about the emotional health of their kids. Therefore because the school did nothing to try and make the school safe for all students Nancy should win her case.
Douglas Domingo
Thank you for your impassioned response to Peet's essay. Sadly, based on the readings and everyone's posts, it seems as thought discrimination in schools is far more prevalent than we would like to acknowledge.
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