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School District Plans To Ban G-String’s & Stilettos At Graduation Ceremonies

Posted on 28 June 2011. Tags: chicago school district, dress code, education policy, g-string graduation banned, graduation, graduation attire, pomp circumstance, school board, vote

What did you wear to your high school graduation? Yes, I’m sure you looked good in that, but students in one school district have taken their graduation ceremony outfit…to whole new heights. It’s seems that some students want to resemble workers at Magic City, rather than looking ready and able to conquer the world. Students [...]

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Why Can’t Shaniqua and Ray-Ray Read? AskDrO

Posted on 28 November 2010. Tags: 504 plan, abuse, academics, ADHD, administrators, admittance, African-American, anger, anxiety, askdro, AskDrO.com, atlanta, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, behaviot, black, blog, boy, change, charter school, children, college, conference, D.owens, depression, diplomas, disability, disorder, Dr. O, education, excellence, failure, fathers, fault, female, Georgia, girl, graduation, IEP, institution, jail, kids, learning, literacy, male, math, meeting, men, mothers, out of control, owens, parent-teacher association, parents, percentage, phenomena, phonics, PTA, public school, pupil, Ray-Ray, reading, relationship, relationships, School, school board, Shaniqua, statistics, student, success, superintendent, system, teacher, warning, women, youth

Recent statistics show that only 50% of African-American students graduate in four years. I remember channel surfacing on day and stopped on BET’s popular music show 106 and Park. Their guest for the day was Will and Jada Pinkett’s nine year old daughter at the time, Willow Smith. 106 gave her a plaque to celebrate [...]

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