High School Principal Labeled Black Students “Less Smart”
Test Results Broken Down by Race: MyFoxMEMPHIS.com
High school principal, Ted Horrell is in damage control after he labeled black students “less smart.” He gave a presentation on the results of the school’s state report card. It breaks down standardized test scores by race and income. He claims that his intentions were to talk about how the school could close the achievement gap and introduce a new program to help students who are struggling in certain areas.
Instead it backfired and led to a number of complaints by outraged parents and students. The outrage prompted him to make an apology. In Mr. Horrell’s apology, he wrote: ‘I unintentionally offended a number of students on this campus. ‘I apologize to all the students and parents who were offended. I certainly didn’t say that white students are smarter than black students.
Maybe he didn’t mean to insinuated that black were less smart. This is clearly another case of school officials in dire need of race sensitivity training.
Source: Daily Mail
