‘You guys are the reason we are not an A school’
Principal of Woodrow Wilson High School dallas happened removed After having a private meeting with Black Students blame them for the school’s academic reputation.
Principal Chandra Hooper-Barnett discussed the school’s recent “B” academic grade by holding the meeting with only black students, sparking outrage among parents.
“He said Principal Barnett said the reason the school had a B grade was because of the black students,” said Jennifer Bush, the parent of a sophomore at the school. he said. Dallas Morning News.
Bush told the newspaper that he was “furious,” noting that his son had a 3.5 GPA and was in advanced placement and college classes.
“He’s black, too. You have a historical position… and that’s what you’re doing. It’s crazy,” Bush told the newspaper.
Woodrow Wilson High School Principal Chandra Hooper-Barnett was removed from her position at the Dallas-area school after allegedly calling black students to a meeting to blame them for the school’s “B” academic grade (Dallas Independent School District)
Accordingly Fox 4 NewsThe school previously had a “C” grade, so its academic performance actually improved last year. But parents still felt that Black students were to blame for the school’s poor grades.
“The manager explained how [the Black students] These are the reasons for the B rating. “It wasn’t like, ‘You guys helped raise this to a B,’ it was, ‘You guys are the reason we’re not an A school,'” Woodrow Wilson’s parent, Jennifer, told the broadcaster.
The mother said Barnett should be dismissed because the trust between the school and families had been “broken” by Barnett’s alleged targeting of black students.
Woodrow Wilson has a student population of 2,000, about 6 percent of whom are black. Following the meeting and the backlash, Barnett issued a letter to parents taking responsibility for the incident.
“The decision to hold this meeting and the discussion that ensued was inappropriate,” he wrote. “I take full responsibility and responsibility for what happened and I can assure you that it was never my intention to separate or harm groups of students.”
On Monday, the Dallas Independent School District sent a letter to parents informing them that Barnett would no longer serve as principal and that Danielle Peters would take over on an interim basis.
A statement sent by Dallas ISD Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde confirmed that the meeting Barnett sought was not approved by the district. The letter did not include details about what actually happened during the meeting.
Independent Requested comment from Dallas ISD.
