EP Pearce Elementary

If your child is African American please be cautious of sending them here. Only ten percent of the population is African american and some of the kids make racism comments and nothing happens to them. On student told my son that a little girl that he was friends with did not like his kind. Another student asked my son why his hair was greasy and then said because of your skin. Yet they say that they want all the children to feel included and safe. The counselor asked other students if what my son said was true and nothing happened and the other students verified it. Yet nothing happened to the boy. When I talked to the assistant principal she just sat there and said nothing. She dismissed my comments. I talked to the head principal and he gave the excuse that some of these children have not been around African Americans before. That does not excuse the behavior. My son go to fighting with the boy and my son was banished to a new classroom and now he is labeled a bad boy. He told the teacher that people were hitting him and nothing happened. The teacher asks him what are you coming over here to snitch. So he cant hit people back when they hit him and he is not allowed to tell on them either. Whats the point in telling when nothing happens. So people are allowed to make racist comments and hit you but if you defend yourself you are punished. The school claims they are not racist but the only difference between my son and the other boy is the skin color. There is so much more that has happened but that will be too much to type. Just be aware that your child's concerns will not be addressed the same way as their white classmates especially since there are two white principals who think that the white children do no wrong.