GREAT shots,
Mr. Swink.
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Originally Posted by tovangar2
Wow, Thomas Starr King (1824-1864), "activist for social justice", must be spinning in his grave.
In my long association with LAUSD schools, I am continually amazed that staff, on occasion, think their prejudices and desire for control trump both State and Federal law plus official LAUSD policy. What exactly are they trying to teach the students in this instance? I'll send KMS and the District an email.
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I'm not as sure as you are that Thomas Starr King would be spinning all that fast,
tovangar. I think that if he were to return from the dead after nearly 150 years and get a load of the social conditions of today, particularly in terms of public education, he might not think uniforms were such a bad idea. I don't. I do wonder what he might have thought of separate boys' and girls' entrances and of the Indian statue on the grounds... is it still there?
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Library caption: "Statue at Thomas Starr King Junior High School at 4201 Fountain Avenue. The figure, a composite of North American Indian types, expresses the sullen acceptance of the fate imposed by the white man. It was sculpted by Djey el Djey, sculptor, and placed in the summer of 1936. It is called 'The Vanquished Race.' Photo circa, 1937."