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An obvious example of institutional prejudice exists at Hinsdale District 86, yet it earned nary a mention among local Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters and the students who recently marched with them.
Even after approval of $140 million referendum last April, and plenty of talk from D86 school board members, administrators and local teachers’ unions, the district is still failing to provide the same educational opportunities at its two high schools, South and Central. South, underserved by the district for years, has a much higher percentage of minority students (30 percent to Central’s 10), and lower family income.
In his recent, excellent analysis, Burr Ridge resident Alan Hruby highlighted differences in course offerings between the two schools. Overall, South had just one course not offered at Central while Central had 17 not offered at South. Some of the courses available at Central and not South include World Literature, Computer Science Topics, Etymology, AP Physics 2, Philosophy, Investment Planning, AP Macroeconomics, Invitation to Teaching and Entrepreneurial Studies.
Inequities in facilities, co-curriculars, and course offerings between the two high schools stem from built-in social injustice that’s been plaguing our community for decades.
The disparity has ravaged the student population at South. Just twenty years ago the schools were _ as they should be _ just about equal in student population. But since then, the population at South has fallen by 500 students, while Central’s has grown. Making matters worse, the D86 board made changes to attendance boundaries over the years allowing more and more students from relatively high socioeconomic status homes to attend Central, not South.
If BLM and sympathetic students want to make this a movement and not a moment, then they should start focusing on institutional prejudices right in front of them. Make the D86 board give the students at South what they deserve _ an equitable education.
Zach Mottl
Burr Ridge