Graduates rally for embattled school (Central Falls, RI)

[Catshrink]

See GD thread about Central Falls graduates speaking up:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7887049

First two paragraphs to entice you:

Central Falls, Rhode Island (CNN) -- Graduates of the nation's most vilified high school descended upon campus Tuesday evening to support the school's fired teachers. They also had a message for President Obama: Don't bash our school. "He doesn't know us. He doesn't know the teachers. He doesn't know the students," said Nikko Calle, 21, a graduate of Central Falls High School in 2006. "I think it's a real outrage what's happening here."

Nearby, Ashley Delgado, 19, stood on the school's steps clutching a sign that read: "Dear Obama, I supported you, your causes, goals and beliefs. Why aren't you supporting mine?"

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The article is from CNN so the "other side" of the story is starting to hit the MSM.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/03/09/rhode.island.school.battle/index.html?eref=rss_topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_topstories+%28RSS%3A+Top+Stories%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

[AnneD]

1. We need more of it.....

only when students and parents push back.

[Catshrink]

2. Exactly.

And the reason they get away with this crap in poor and immigrant communities is that the people are too afraid to protest or don't know how to do it effectively or are too beaten down or overworked to do it.

[LWolf]

3. I'm so glad to see this. nt