As anger and intolerance dominated the national public discourse over the past year, Arundel High School principal Gina Davenport thought about how her students might respond. Ninth-graders at Arundel High School were puzzled at first by the new course wedged into their fall schedules. Davenport said an incident last school year brought to light the fact that students in her diverse high school didn’t always feel welcome. But the incident made Davenport realize that the racism that was being discussed nationally also existed at the high school. … We have to form a community that we could be proud of.”At the start of the course, students identified their personal traits and values.

Source: Daily Sun October 08, 2017 16:30 UTC