hippity-hoppity-brigade:thefrogman:thedailywhat:This Is All Kind Of Wrong of the Day: Kymberly Wimbe
hippity-hoppity-brigade:thefrogman:thedailywhat:This Is All Kind Of Wrong of the Day: Kymberly Wimberly was all set to become her Arkansas school’s first black valedictorian since 1989.But, at the last minute, McGehee High School decided Kymberly was to share her spotlight with a white “co-valedictorian” who had a lower GPA.“When I found out I was valedictorian, I was ecstatic,” Kymberly, who has long dreamt of being at the top of her class, told ABC News. She says the student named co-valedictorian agreed with her that “if the tables were turned, there wouldn’t be a co-valedictorian.”Kymberly’s mom, Molly Bratton, who is the school’s “certified media specialist,” says she overheard school personnel expressing concern that naming Kymberly valedictorian would cause a “big mess.” Furthermore, when Bratton tried to protest the school’s move at a school board meeting, she was told she couldn’t speak because she had “filled out the wrong form” and would have to wait until after graduation to appeal.Kymberly and Bratton have filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the school, seeking punitive damages and a revision of the school records naming Kymberly the sole valedictorian.[abcnews / c|n.]You know, this is something I would normally read and get a strong sense of outrage. But instead…KYMBERLY WIMBERLYWow, thanks for being so adult about this. Also? Just because the mother works at the school and the family is wealthy enough to hire a lawyer does not mean that they are not being discriminated against. It just means that some people will let nothing get in the way of their racism. This is just… wow. I’m going to keep up with the story. Best of luck to Kymberly and her mother. -- source link
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