MattShizzle
30th July 2011, 23:15
http://news.bostonherald.com/news/national/south/view/20110729arkansas_girl_rejects_role_as_school_co-valedictorian/srvc=home&position=recent
A recent McGehee High School graduate says racial bias caused her demotion to "co-valedictorian" last May, but the school’s administration says it had to honor a school rule when comparing academic achievements among students who take different numbers of classes.
Kymberly Wimberly sued her school’s leaders in U.S. District Court in Pine Bluff last week, claiming they violated her constitutional right to equal treatment under the law. She is seeking damages of at least $75,000 and a declaration that she alone was the school’s valedictorian last May.
According to the lawsuit, a school counselor told Wimberly’s mother May 10 that the girl had the school’s highest grade point average, but later in the day the mother heard there would be a "big mess" at the school if a black girl stood alone as valedictorian in a largely white district. A white girl was selected to serve with her, and both gave speeches at their May 13 graduation.
This is bullshit. Fucking racist slime.
A recent McGehee High School graduate says racial bias caused her demotion to "co-valedictorian" last May, but the school’s administration says it had to honor a school rule when comparing academic achievements among students who take different numbers of classes.
Kymberly Wimberly sued her school’s leaders in U.S. District Court in Pine Bluff last week, claiming they violated her constitutional right to equal treatment under the law. She is seeking damages of at least $75,000 and a declaration that she alone was the school’s valedictorian last May.
According to the lawsuit, a school counselor told Wimberly’s mother May 10 that the girl had the school’s highest grade point average, but later in the day the mother heard there would be a "big mess" at the school if a black girl stood alone as valedictorian in a largely white district. A white girl was selected to serve with her, and both gave speeches at their May 13 graduation.
This is bullshit. Fucking racist slime.