Tell me again how racism is dead in Arkansas. All you do is spew BS on this thread....when its not an outright lie. And then you wonder why I don't waste time arguing issues with you guys any more.
Now come back and tell met this was the only fair thing to do to prevent "a big mess".
Arkansas' 'egregious' valedictorian scandal: Racist?
A black teenager earns her school's top GPA, but still has to share her status as valedictorian with a white student. Kymberly Wimberly received only a single B during her four-year high school career, earning her school's top GPA, but not a solo valedictorian award.
posted on July 28, 2011, at 2:50 PM
An 18-year-old Arkansas high school student — who got only a single B in four years — is angry that she had to share her campus' valedictorian crown. Kymberly Wimberly, a black teenage mom, was forced to share the honor with a white student, allegedly after Wimberly's mother, who works at the school, overheard other school employees suggesting that Wimberly's selection as valedictorian at the predominantly white campus could cause "a big mess." Now, Wimberly is suing the school system, asking for $75,000 in damages and for the school record to be corrected. Superintendent Thomas Gathen told CNN that "this is strictly an academic issue and a policy issue, not a racial issue," and that the white student earned her co-valedictorian appointment, even if her GPA was slightly below Wimberly's. Still, plenty of commentators are crying foul. Do they have a point?
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