Claims of Racism at Broken Arrow School

this is not only going on in middle schools but even in elem. my niece is 8yrs old and has been going to schools in broken arrow since she was 5 and she is always dealing with racism she has told me she hates her self because shes mixed with black because kids at school make fun of her and tell her shes ugly this is sad that a child so young deals with this i believe this is something the whole broken arrow district needs to address they need to talk to parents send letters confront this in school they should not tolerate racism what so ever these kids should not deal with thisd at these ages and if broken arrow as a district wont attempt to solve it what does that say about them as humans

ekiookie, I did not dredge up the Black and White issue. The title of this story was "racism in broken arrow schools." Have you read the school audit which in on the internet regarding the ex superintendant Mr. Sisney lawsuit against the BA school. If you havent, you should! That was not a black or white issue but one of internal coruption. Internal corruption exist in many cities. Getting rid of the citizens does not change it. Those that do not want change are the "good ole boys". Hopefully someone will have the courage to attempt to change it. BA is already dealing with getting rid of people they feel are uncovering corruption. Don't you think it is time for a change in internal policy!

babyface ... get over it. BA isn't going to change an for those of us that have lived here for over 50 year, black an white don't want it too... except that it is growing too fast, if you don't like BA the way it is, go back wherever you came from an quit dredging up the black white issue.. its dead an over. No apology,

slimjim, I have said more than once Broken Arrow is a nice city with many nice people. I am not going to walk around with a blindfold on and support the "good old boy" philosophy of sweeping the bad issues under the rug! The wounds of racism will not heal until racism is irradiated at least with those in Power! Telling those who complain about it to go somewhere else is an excuse to continue with the hatred. When the Ledger did the story of BA's anniversary in the 90's they gave NO apology for the KKK's involvement with the formation of this city. They also did not indicate the KKK was no longer involved with Broken Arrow government. That may have been a lack of foresight by the journalist. Chicago had a very corrupt police force for decades and ignoring it, did not solve any problems! Schools should not pull black children over and demand to know if they belong to gangs. They should not allow students to continually harass a person due to their race, religion or disability. Principals cannot totally control what children say. They can inform children if something is not appropriate, and they can control what the teachers do. If the internal structure of the community leader is secretly racist, nothing much will be done help heal racism.

slimjim, I have said more than once Broken Arrow is a nice city with many nice people. I am not going to walk around with a blindfold on and support the "good old boy" philosophy of sweeping the bad issues under the rug! The wounds of racism will not heal until racism is irradiated at least with those in Power! Telling those who complain about it to go somewhere else is an excuse to continue with the hatred. When the Ledger did the story of BA's anniversary in the 90's they gave NO apology for the KKK's involvement with the formation of this city. They also did not indicate the KKK was no longer involved with Broken Arrow government. That may have be a lack of foresight by the journalist. Chicago had a very corrupt police force for decades and ignoring it, did not solve any problems! Schools should not pull black children over and demand to know if they

Babyface, if you are so unhappy with Broken Arrow, then why don't you just move. It seems from your slanted remarks about whites than you hold a grude against all whites. You state if you forget the cruelty of the past it will surely return. I suggest you let the past go, and move on. To keep opening old wounds only makes the healing process mnore difficult.

The N word may be used by some African Americans but most do not approve of it even in the music. Most average citizen has no control of the music being recorded. That should not excuse white student’s racial insensitivity. The fact that some BA citizens approve of calling black people racial slurs only indicates how racist some BA citizens are. They do not understand or probably care what that word means to people that were oppressed and tortured solely because they were Black not white! How man white people did Black’s lynch after calling them names for no reason other than they were white? NONE. How many white people were forced to eat in separate restaurants or sit at the back of buses or not allowed to vote because they were white? NONE. If you forget the cruelty of the past it will surely return. Last week one TV station showed a person in a hooded Robe bragging about how they were members of the terrorist group the KKK and was recruiting people. They can say they are not violent but their history does not support that. The fact that anyone is attempting to use music that as an excuse to support disrespect shows just how racist some people in Broken Arrow are. Dodge Ball is a game that the ball is not supposed to be thrown into a person’s face due to the fact it can cause injury. You better not call the principal or a cop in BA the N word or you will probably be suspended by the principal or beaten and tortured by the Officer with the Chief's and Prosecutors Approval, no matter what color you happen to be!

Iknow......... I agree, I saw the fox 23 crew at the school, ( I live close by ) and couldn't believe this story. Every day most of those kids walk past my house ( black an white ) without any problem until someone pulls the race card, seems to me that parents are the ones that keep bringing it up and the music promotes some really racial language. Dodgeball in the gym is common, we used to play when I was a kid an I got hit alot.. I just learned to dodge better, and that stick an stones rymme is so true.

Wow, this is really getting out of hand. I happen to know for a fact that the boy who threw the dodge ball was not one of the boys who called the little girl the 'n' word. Those boys were punished, and should be watched to make sure they do not do it again. The boy playing dodge ball was doing just that, playing a game. The hit to the face was an accident and he apologized to her for doing it, but nobody has bothered to share that information. Hey grandma, did your granddaughter bother to tell you she chased the young man all around the gym and then punched him. Who is doing the assaulting here? The whole incident is on film and the administration acted appropriately. I am sorry this young lady has been exposed to such hateful behavior,it is wrong, but so is accusing an innocent young man, who was playing a game in gym, of something more vicious. He had nothing to do with the prior events and if this young lady says that he was, she is lying. The school has record of the boys who were punished for using the racial slurs, and the dodge ball boy was not one of them, so why are you saying he was. Shame on Fox23 for running out to that school and trying to stir up trouble without getting all the facts.

Jesus people,what a load of crap........heaven forbid somebody gets called that infamous N word. if black people don't want to be called the N word then stop calling each other the N word and condoning the use of that jargon in the rap music everybody and there dog hears coming down the damn road. There are white N words too,but we just call them white trash--you know the people who are f@#ckin lazy and won't get off there ass and get a job and live off of you and me through welfare. And lady, its dodgeball if she doesn't want to get hit she shouldn't play. Better hurry up and call the NAACP.