Thread: Racial tensions brew at Tucson high school

Sep 27, 4:26 AM EDT


Racial tensions brew at Tucson high school


TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Racial tensions are brewing at one Tucson high school, with black and Hispanic students squaring off on two occasions and threatening text messages circulating among the student body.

The troubles at Palo Verde High Magnet School began Wednesday when about 100 black and Hispanic students yelled at each other and threatened to fight during lunch and after school.

On Thursday, text messages circulated among students saying guns were going to be at the school and warning people to stay home.

As a result, a half-dozen police cars cruised the area around the 1,500-student school on Friday. Principal Tina Isaac canceled a homecoming pep assembly, tightened up who gets hall passes, and sent a letter home to parents telling them about increased security on campus.

Isaac said the friction does not seem to be gang-related and no weapons were found on campus during investigations throughout the day. About 10 students were suspended, she said.

She said she's surprised at the hostility.

"Our kids are really fantastic, and what's sad is that this has really put our school in a bad light. That hasn't happened since I've been here," said Isaac, who has been principal for three years.

Amanda Burfield, a 17-year-old student who is new to the school and likes it, said she thought the response was a bit of an overreaction. The trouble was rooted in a small group of students but not in the campus as a whole, she said.

Several parents interviewed said they knew nothing about what was happening at the school, even though Palo Verde has a system that issues text messages, e-mails and phone calls to parents if their child is tardy or absent or if the school has any announcements.

Isaac said the alerts went out Friday instead of Wednesday to give the school time to investigate.

She said the school may have campus-wide discussions on race and administrators are working to mediate the problems among some students.

"Things are calm right now," Isaac said. "We're hoping it's resolved, but we know we have a lot of work to do in mending the relationships between these kids, and that won't happen overnight."

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I thought only "whites" could be racist. Lord knows we are blamed for it all. I know at my youngests school, it's not whites involved in it......it's "hall turf" wars between the blacks and hispanics.

This school needs to study what is happening in the California school systems where black and Hispanic students are rioting every few months and the fights involve over 1,000 students at a time.

Sure, it may start with only a hundred students but once the brawl begins complete anarchy breaks out.

W

This makes me wonder how many of the hispanics are illegals and what was the cause of the tensions.

It could be that the hispanics are trying to be in charge and intimidate the black kids. I heard of this kind of thing happening in other schools.

Schools educate the children but you are to report the parents. ICE why are these undocumented parents being afforded the Right to PRIVACY?

She said she's surprised at the hostility.

"Our kids are really fantastic, and what's sad is that this has really put our school in a bad light. That hasn't happened since I've been here," said Isaac, who has been principal for three years



Surprised? Palo Verde is a magnet school within the Tucson Unified School District....home of Raza Studies where radical reconquista militants teach latino students radical reconquista militant propoganda and tactics. It has gotten so far out of hand that Tom Horne, state Superintendant of Schools, launched an ongoing investigation into the program and personnel, and the shenanigans within TUSD has led to porposed legislation to bar Raza studies....or any similar program.....from AZ schools.

"Magnet School" here in AZ, especially in TUSD, has become synonymous with alternative learning centers where they concentrate the most troublesome students.

There has been tension brewing within the TUSD for awhile now, especially within the last year.

Since the principal has been there for 3 years, I wonder what cloud she's had her head stuck in?

Since the principal has been there for 3 years, I wonder what cloud she's had her head stuck in?

.............or what orafice!

Originally Posted by ALIPAC

This school needs to study what is happening in the California school systems where black and Hispanic students are rioting every few months and the fights involve over 1,000 students at a time.

Sure, it may start with only a hundred students but once the brawl begins complete anarchy breaks out.

W

YEP IT STARTS WITH JUST A FEW KIDS. BUT THEN "ALLIES" ON BOTH SIDES START JOINING IN AND IT MUSHROOMS INTO A TOTAL GANG FIGHT WITH (SOMETIMES) HUNDREDS OF KIDS.

Originally Posted by SicNTiredInSoCal

Since the principal has been there for 3 years, I wonder what cloud she's had her head stuck in?

.............or what orafice!

LOLOLOL........okay, we can go with that one Sic