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Racist? Calif. School Under Fire for ‘Our Black and Brown Boys’ Display

Julia Baldwin Elementarys Black and Brown Boys Display Called Racist | Oak Grove School District | San Jose

Image source: KPIX-TV

A northern California school district is under fire for a photo display of black and Hispanic boys placed in a teacher meeting room with the words, “Keeping our black and brown boys in mind.”

A parent complained to KPIX-TV after spotting the photos in a meeting room at Julia Baldwin Elementary in San Jose. The pictures have reportedly been there since the start of the year and are a way to make sure at-risk students don’t fall behind by making their names and faces clearly identifiable to staff members, the station reported.

The Oak Grove School District is trying to close the achievement gap between black and Hispanic boys compared to white and Asian boys, and asked its 19 campuses to identify such students in order to boost their performances.

But the parent, who has remained anonymous, called the display’s photos of the children insulting “…in such a racist and demeaning manner under the guise of promoting education development.”

According to KPIX, teachers at the school held three meetings to try to get the photos and slogan removed but were rebuffed. Parents were reportedly not informed that their children’s photos were being used.

Baldwin principal Joyce Milner, who is black, did not respond to KPIX’s interview requests.

Oak Grove Superintendent Tony Garcia issued only a statement to the station, which read in part: “We are proud of the fact that we openly discuss race and its impact on student success.”

Comments (39)

  • gperky
    Posted on June 1, 2012 at 10:59am

    There is a book that is based on the study by the University of Michigan a few years back called, “The Bell Curve”. It was pulled because it was deemed racist, but explains much. Get a copy and read!

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  • midwesthippie
    Posted on June 1, 2012 at 10:41am

    ..didn’t i see a story about the “brown” girl who won the national spelling bee?

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  • Lone Ranger
    Posted on June 1, 2012 at 1:47am

    I love to see liberals cannibalize each other. Liberal racialism has become such a minefield that it has become impossible to avoid being blown up.

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  • singray
    Posted on May 31, 2012 at 7:45pm

    Maybe it was up there because as you know they all look the same. Now don’t get mad people as this was only a joke. And that is the problem today. No one can take a joke. And no one can accept being told their wrong. You see, I’m one of those dreaded Conservatives that judges a person on their character, not how they look. I can respect a Gay persons opinions as long as he can respect mine. No matter how against what a person believes I am I can respect their view. But to Liberals, this is a one way street. They know not how to respect your view as with most of them they are right and you are wrong. Case closed. They claim those that disagree with them as uncompromising while they are the most uncompromising of all. If you don’t agree to what they want, you are not willing to compromise, but to compromise you must be willing to listen to what the other side has to say.
    I don’t know the student makeup of this school, but it most likely is a majority, of the minorites.. But it seems to me that this parent wasn’t upset because of their childs race, but by the fact the school was calling them a loser. And the parent realized that most believe the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

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  • blazingaway
    Posted on May 31, 2012 at 7:32pm

    when people learn to shut-up about race and set standards for AMERICANS and EDUCTION then maybe race will no longer be an issue that matters. UNTIL then separate them or shut-up already … how damn stupid are you or how much of a power trip are you on

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  • Brainmuffin
    Posted on May 31, 2012 at 7:16pm

    When you go about looking to be offended, you will find it everywhere.

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    • Tigress1
      Posted on May 31, 2012 at 7:20pm

      Truer words have never been spoken!

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    • Rajabear1
      Posted on May 31, 2012 at 9:00pm

      Actually, I don’t really think this is about being offended or not. Maybe for the person who called in the complaint, yes, but I think if you read the story, this turns into a total race categorizing and it is in the face of all those kids every day. It is by all accounts, a racial grooming.
      So what happens to the poor white girl who‘s mom is on meth and there’s a new daddy every day? They don‘t need to worry about her cuz she’s white? I’m sure her race will keep her from falling through the cracks. What about the mexican boy who has a mother at home and a dad who’s working and home every night, making sure he’s making the right decisions in life? He needs a boost from the good ol teach so his skin color doesn’t hold him back in life?
      For the lady in the story to state “We are proud of the fact that we openly discuss race and its impact on student success.” is a bunch of bull. I as a ‘white’ female can tell you race is never discussed openly or truthfully, for if it was, those pics would not be on the wall telling them every dang day that THOSE kids are less than and need more than other RACES.
      I may be white, but my 2 younger kids look full blood mexican and I would be p!ssed-not offended-if I saw my son or daughters pics on a wall inferring they were inferior to ‘whites’ and ‘asians’.

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  • Tom
    Posted on May 31, 2012 at 6:52pm

    So it perfectly acceptable to forget the white trailer trash. Real nice educated liberals.

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    • Outcast
      Posted on June 1, 2012 at 4:02am

      Mabey if the parent knew that the principle was black then it wouldn’t have been a problem.

      They can fix this by firing all white teachers and only hire black teachers. After all white kids will benefiet from having a black teacher. This way they will see that blacks are not the scary monsters that white parents make them out to be. Also black students will learn better with having a teacher that looks like them and understands them. ——–This is a real article I read on blackamericaweb.com. I wish I had a link to share. You would have enjoyed it.

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  • Wringeaux
    Posted on May 31, 2012 at 6:31pm

    I bet-cha a nickle it was a black or brown teacher that thought that one up.

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    • ACLUHater
      Posted on May 31, 2012 at 6:50pm

      And an Obambi voter. God help America. In the old days the parents would have just dragged that teacher out of the school for good.

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  • TheEDGE
    Posted on May 31, 2012 at 6:23pm

    They need to be given extra attention because of the bully white and Asian kids who have parents that care. Lol! Mexicans badmouth any Latino that isn’t Mexican. Blacks just hate anything that breathes including each other.“ Keep them in mind” is right. If you don’t, it’s your a** .

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  • Tigress1
    Posted on May 31, 2012 at 6:22pm

    Teachers need a poster telling them which students are black or brown?

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    • Tom
      Posted on May 31, 2012 at 6:53pm

      Just goes to prove degrees don’t make you smart.

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  • mountainmover101
    Posted on May 31, 2012 at 6:16pm

    So now identifying someone by their actual skin tone is racist? This is beyond nonsensical.

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  • lrenae
    Posted on May 31, 2012 at 5:43pm

    I would like for you to hear about a veteran-Bob and Nancy Strait,On March 14th a home invasion happened and Bob 90 yrs old and Nancy 85 yrs was victims of thugs who beat them. Brutally beat them and sexually assault Nancy who weigh 89 to 90 pounds~Nancy Died on March 15th,Bob who fought for our Freedom in WWll, D Day.That the Main Stream Media failed to share this story~Being there was Zimmerman and Martin case,and celebrities.And the non stop Blathering of Al Sharpton,and Jesse Jackson.Thats what makes news,Not a 90 YR OLD VET AND HIS WIFE OF 65 YEARS,Not one elected politicians,Gave a Rats Ass to hear the families Plea for Justice,.Nobody cared that Mr Strait never receive any government asst”,Ever” he work all his life and turned down the purple heart~He was doing his job,when he was in the military 101st AirBorne.Nobody heard their plea for Justice.Bikers did and we need help getting this story out to catch the ones on the run.Really was Bias of Obama to say Tavron Martin could of been his Son~When Bob and Nancy could of been his Grandparents.They was married 65yrs and the media failed them.But We the People will be there Voice and speak out For Bob and Nancy Strait~ P.S. We need one person in spot light to hear our Plea and we will hear yours~ People can Change it~Thank you!

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    • TheEDGE
      Posted on May 31, 2012 at 6:31pm

      Bob and Nancy Strait? Who’s that!? I can‘t believe we’ve heard NOTHING of them. Trayvon is a household name out here in California. What gives?

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    • lrenae
      Posted on May 31, 2012 at 7:11pm

      Main Stream Media didnt think a Elderly couple was ad worthy!(Really)Couldnt take away from Martin and Zimmerman~Shame Bob Strait fought for our freedom and Not one elected official or Main Stream Media Cared ~And you bet it was Bias~ Google, Bob and Nancy Strait~This could of been any of our parents or Grand parents! Then what would you do?

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    • Rajabear1
      Posted on June 1, 2012 at 11:16am

      My heart breaks for the couple and their family.
      On a side note, folks should check the murder stats for this past holiday weekend for sh!tcago–just Saturday alone was unbelievable. This is happening repeatedly in the cesspool from which our country is now being run from and modeled after.
      Not hardly a peep from MSM, but they continue to beat the drum for states and cities that uphold second amendment rights and ow totally evil they are.
      Sick and disturbing.

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  • FEMALL
    Posted on May 31, 2012 at 5:19pm

    Oh,we’re all equal. It’s just that some of us are more equal than others.

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    • 3monkeysmomma
      Posted on May 31, 2012 at 9:08pm

      Last month my ten year old son came home with B‘s and C’s and we had to explain to him why he had to make all A‘s in order to compete with all those black and hispanic females who were going to be making B’s and C’s for the same seats at the same universities.

      He didn’t believe us.

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  • Angstrum
    Posted on May 31, 2012 at 5:19pm

    When law enforcement uses it, it’s called profiling.
    When liberals use it, it’s called love.
    Assign a stereotype to each group and treat individuals as that stereotype.

    Those black and brown children are constantly told that white people don’t like them.
    It makes normal relationships awkard.

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  • Ghandi was a Republican
    Posted on May 31, 2012 at 5:07pm

    Why not keep ALL students in mind equally? Maybe it is too politically incorrect to get better students to help tutor those that are lagging? Maybe the Unions stand in the way? Maybe the Dept of Education failed decades ago? Maybe the school is spending too much time and money teaching the wrong things instead of the 3 Rs! Maybe the teachers are too jaded in their ways and too boring with their “standardized mandates” they have to abide by.
    Maybe it’s time for vouchers and schools that succeed at half the cost!

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  • Joe_2112
    Posted on May 31, 2012 at 4:46pm

    Shut up already with the double standard, and constant demonization of whites, when there are far more BLATANT examples of black on white racism. who here is really tired of the liberal hypocrites and their worn out race card. Gee, must be an election year, because they’re charging up a storm with it.

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  • Iron_Wyll
    Posted on May 31, 2012 at 4:41pm

    A “cohort” is a statistically significant group of people. “All boys” or “all Asian girls” or “Kids who live in single family home” are all examples of cohorts. The cohort that is comprised of college students who major in education (“future teachers”) ranks the lowest on SAT scores for any groups in college. In other words, teachers draw from the ranks of the lowest performing students. That tells you everything you need to know about a story that singles out black and brown boys: it’s just stupid.

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on May 31, 2012 at 4:55pm

      They could have picked them based on academic performance, income level or neighborhood. Race is a bad thing to use. I have seen plenty of losers who were Asian or white. How would the school catch them & monitor their progress?

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on May 31, 2012 at 5:00pm

      We all know their are no Asian gangs, so there couldn’t possibly be an Asian kid needing extra help from the school.

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    • Taquoshi
      Posted on May 31, 2012 at 8:36pm

      Unfortunately, having sat through numerous meetings about this very subject since the Common Core Curriculum will be instituted in our state in September, when you run the numbers, the lowest scoring group is not Caucasian girls, it’s the Hispanic/Latino and African American/black (whatever the term du jour you prefer is) boys in reading. Economics does play into it somewhat, but even when the tests are given with clickers, which is when the students select answers on a hand held computer similar to an iPod. The individual student grades are tied to a number so when the data mining is done, there can’t be any kind of gerry-mandering. Time and time again, boys are in the lower quartiles.

      There have been concerns about whether or not these students are recent arrivals, but even the students that are born here in our city are right in the same statistical group. Sometimes, there are issues around kids who are bi-lingual, but those kids seems to bridge the gap once they get firmly started.

      Personally, I think it’s a maturity thing. Our son couldn’t tie his shoes for love nor money (literally) for many years. We just bought him loafer type shoes. Then one day when he was about 10, he sat down & tied his soccer cleats. For whatever reason, he couldn’t do it & then one day, it clicked. The same child was reading fluently at three. Go figure. For kids, there’s an “Ah!” moment when it starts to come together. For a lot of boys, it seems to come later than so

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  • EqualJustice
    Posted on May 31, 2012 at 4:36pm

    Just a BLACK principal trying to get that “EXTRA” effort for her own people. Usually they wouldn’t complain and how s this different from affirmative action? You are not going to tell me that there’s not ONE white kid that might need a little extra help?

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on May 31, 2012 at 4:57pm

      Good post. Plenty of white kids from bad families & there are black kids form good families. they could have picked the kids differently. It might have required a little more work, but it would not have been a racial issue then.

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  • Captain_Awsome
    Posted on May 31, 2012 at 4:35pm

    I wonder how the soldiers on that wall would respond to being used like that?

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  • CatB
    Posted on May 31, 2012 at 4:32pm

    So white boys .. asian boys .. all GIRLS .. don’t count … ? Not keeping them in mind .. H yes this is racist …

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    • EqualJustice
      Posted on May 31, 2012 at 4:38pm

      I was noticing that black and brown “girls” were NOT on the list? This seems to be a pattern with liberals.

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on May 31, 2012 at 4:32pm

    I wonder if the basketball coach has a sign in his office: “Keeping our white boys in mind.”

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  • CougarNick78
    Posted on May 31, 2012 at 4:31pm

    The parent is a whiner….period. And no doubt, either a “do-gooder” who wants you to make sure you ought behave THEIR WAY, or a “trouble-maker/busybody” who is too busy nosing in other peoples’ business rather than tending to their own….

    Where was the outrage when Nawlins Mayor said that New Orleans will always be “A Chocolate City?”

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    • Godzgrl247
      Posted on May 31, 2012 at 4:44pm

      Believe me, there was outrage when that was said but the media does not care when white people are angry so they don’t cover those kind of stories much. If they did, they’d be telling the story of Bob and Nancy Strait who were killed in Tulsa.

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    • TheEDGE
      Posted on May 31, 2012 at 6:34pm

      White outrage? You coulda’ heard a pin drop.

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