Is your school racist?

[Ostinato]

Hi guys.

Just thought I'd create a wee thread to get users opinion on whether their school's are racist or not, however this is in no way trying to offend any religions and if anyone post's rude comments etc. towards people they will be removed.

Basically, I would say my school is racist. However, you'd probably expect them to be racist towards the muslim community within my school, generally because in this day in age, unfortunately that's the race in which most racism is aimed at. Although, in my school - although all the staff are white and it is actually a catholic school - they seem to be more racist towards the Catholic's and white people.

Basically, in our school, part of the uniform includes a white shirt and black formal trousers. However, most of the muslims often where black shirts instead of white, but nothing is ever said to them, whereas any time white Christians are wearing black shirts, we are being sent home and warned we will be suspended if we do it again?

Aswell as this, it's the same with black combat trousers.

Now I'm not trying to say that the muslims should be the ones who are discriminated against, not at all, but however, I think the whole school should be treated as one community and we should all have the same standards and rules.

It's as though the teachers etc. are afraid of asking the muslims not to wear black shirts, simply incase they come off as racist or if they get in trouble etc. but if that's the case, then they shouldn't have the gaul to ask the white Christians either.


(Lol sorry, I'm just in the mood for a bit of a moan and this came in to my head when I was reading the education forum. :p)

Anyway, I'd love all of your opinions on this and I'd like to know any experiences or cases any of you guys have with your school being racist towards any different ethnic community.

Thanks.
Ostinato :]

[iluvben]

Nah , too many black people to be racist at my school.

[alexxxxx]

A german teacher was racist to a guy in my school, told him to "Stop swinging on the curtains, as you do in trees in your homeland"

EIther that or when she said to him later:

"You're not in the jungle anymore."

[issaa.]

the muslim people always get to wear trousers in pe, everyone else has to wear shorts.

[-Paul]

When I went to school, back in the day ;o (Left about a month ago :P) It was usually the younger years that were racist.

[Herman]

the muslim people always get to wear trousers in pe, everyone else has to wear shorts.

It's just for modesty. I should know since I'm muslim. But I guess that's unfair, they should allow all students to wear trousers to make it fair for everyone.

Anyway, no, my school isn't racist. In Singapore, we have people of all sorts of races, and over here it's very important we have harmony among all races. No race is better than the other. Even if we are different, we're still one people, singaporeans. :D That's why we have Racial Harmony Day.

[Nixt]

Unfortunately, I have to say, my school is incredibly racist.
It is predominantly apparent in those that come from a questionable background; in the sense that racism is common in that family.
Such racism is typically against Muslims, though there is some racism against black people.

[Ostinato]

Lol yeh it just shows that even if school's there's racism within the whole systems themselves, and the different races which are discriminated against.

Like my school is white's being racist to white's... =S lol

Whereas as said, in some others the racism is against the muslims etc.

[Nixt]

Lol

Like my school is white's being racist to white's... =S lol


How does that work? :s

[alexxxxx]

Apart from teacher -> Child racism, none.

[Ostinato]

Apart from teacher -> Child racism, none.

That's what I mean really... like racism from the staff not so much pupil to pupil...

[LOLLOL???]

Yes, we are all racist.

[Jim Rotates]

not at all really.

[FlyingJesus]

We had subtle forms of racism/discrimination... the most talked of which was the Head Boy elections in our year (all boys school, hence no Head Girl :P). The students all voted, and of the top 5, only 1 was made part of the 4-man Head Boy team. The person who had the most votes had made a Hitler-style speech, but with any racist content but loud and proud, and he wasn't allowed in because they said the school didn't want to be seen as Nazi-influenced. The guy who came second was a goth-esque kid who had exclusions and such, understandable why they didn't want him but he had been voted... Guy who came third was made Head Boy, fourth place was the only black kid in our year, and fifth was a Muslim kid.

Well done high school, what an example to set.

[Faye]

im still in primary school , and nothing much goes on at the minute so no not really..

[Frodo13.]

Are school is pretty racist, but thats probably because my town is pretty much a white community.
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[jojoandme]

My school is rasist free in canada we have all race's.
We had one kid who was rasist but he is some where in a mental instuite he broke out some how. He was treating kids with sharp items and he didn't stop no matter where he went. He started jumping on my girl friend I started kicking the living **** out of him guess what he grabed a sharp rock I stayed my distance and used my feet as my weapons rather then my hands. Leading you guys off topic*

[infatuation]

My school is rasist free in canada we have all race's.
We had one kid who was rasist but he is some where in a mental instuite he broke out some how. He was treating kids with sharp items and he didn't stop no matter where he went. He started jumping on my girl friend I started kicking the living **** out of him guess what he grabed a sharp rock I stayed my distance and used my feet as my weapons rather then my hands. Leading you guys off topic*

pretty ard' aren't you... 8-)
Anyways, racism doesn't really occur in my school.. there's a bunch of races, but nothing really happens.

[yamiyugi111]

Yes-sorta..........
But im not racist cause i orginally moved from an area with black people. I respect black ppl:)

[Hitman]

I respect any race :) My school isn't racist.

[Ho-Yin]

My school is not racist, but there are some individuals thats are probably...

every school has racism somewhere... eg students, teachers etc but we dont know they are...

[WHANGFACE]

the muslim people always get to wear trousers in pe, everyone else has to wear shorts.
Its coz they don't shave their legs or summink.

[issaa.]

Its coz they don't shave their legs or summink.
LOL no its coz they aint allowed to show thier legs.

[WHANGFACE]

LOL no its coz they aint allowed to show thier legs.
Oh right.. :rolleyes:

[bowrox]

Racism is just silly, were all the same, just a different color.

[Corq]

I would say alot of people in my school are racist...

With Carlisle been right up north of England there aren't many Muslims/Blacks about.

But still, no excuse for racism.

[Kasabian]

Our school is generally not racist.
Sure you get the odd one or two, There was a lad in year 7 calling my friend a "****", so i turned round and said "stop it" so then he called him a "Negro" so i punched him. But he deserved it.

[GommeInc]

Hmmmm, interesting replies...

I am not sure if my school was racist, we had a few muslims and a few jews, and my school was a Christian school. From what I remember, the muslim in my class never did wear anything different, and my school allowed people to wear blue and white, but I think it changed later on, but there was no argument. It seems weird that the schools everyone have been talking about are racist and not mine. My school was a private school, so would that be it? Smaller classes and more social inclinded schooling?

[Ostinato]

Hmmmm, interesting replies...

I am not sure if my school was racist, we had a few muslims and a few jews, and my school was a Christian school. From what I remember, the muslim in my class never did wear anything different, and my school allowed people to wear blue and white, but I think it changed later on, but there was no argument. It seems weird that the schools everyone have been talking about are racist and not mine. My school was a private school, so would that be it? Smaller classes and more social inclinded schooling?

To be honest, the pupils themselves etc. really arn't racist towards each other and there's no pupil to pupil discrimination, and it's not like the teachers are abusing pupils either. It's just some of the policies my school seems to go by - for instance when a white catholic wears a black shirt their quick to send us home etc. but if a muslim wore one their too scared to incase their accused of being racist - which is ultimately racist to white people.

[@K]

My school is very racist to virtually everyone except English. Spanish, Germans, Americans, Indians, Portugese, Muslims, Iraqis (sp), French and more, but the thing is I go to an international private school in SPAIN, but the majority of the school is English.

[i luv rosie]

Theres only like two or three black people in my school, which are stared at lots.
In my neighborhood in Miami you won't find barely any black families.
And everyone picks on the 'different' people such as black people, asians, and puerto ricans in my school.
so yeah.
I think my school is racist >.<
not to mention all the muslims that always get stared at and called terrorists just cause of where some of them are from.

[Johno]

My school is Racist, I honestly dont see the point in it. Fair enough some people think that certain races shouldnt be allowed to come and live in our country. My school is also very sexist and that peeves me off as well.

[omgabear]

Our school isnt racist, it doesnt just allow all races in our school, it enforces them :)

But our school can be very sexist... might get banned for saying why.

[Polly-alyssa]

There isn't racism in my school. There's four coloured people in my class, one of them being Muslim. Thet don't get bullied at all. I don't see how ppl can be racist. How is a different skin colour bad? They're just ordinary, like us.