Complaints of Racism, Threats Mar Student Election at Piper High

Sun-Sentinel.com ^ | May 13 2003 | Peter Bernard and Jamie Malernee

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Students at Piper High are getting a crash course in politics after student government elections problems erupted amid complaints of racism, election rigging, physical threats and improper campaigning. The controversy started when administrators changed election criteria to encourage more students to get involved with student government. Although almost half of Piper students are black, only a handful of the members of student government are. Unfortunately, it's upset some people," Tom Geismar, superintendent for north central area schools, said of the changes. "But it's also opened up the process to some other students." The move was perceived by some of the white students as racial pandering at best and, at worst, the principal's determination to install a black student as president. They protested. Then came the backlash, alleged threats and intimidation from black students.

[Political Junkie Too]

Hokey Smokes!!!

This is my Alma Mater.

-PJ

[ladyinred]

I thought this was about the Gore campaign. Wrong thread.

[blam]

Geez...I remember the good 'ol days when all the racists lived just in Alabama.

[JCG]

According to Sobel and Gouldbourne, they watched as Edwina Ward and her supporters broke campaign rules -- campaigning during class, hanging up posters where they weren't allowed and taking down others' signs.

Sheila Jackson Lee would be proud.

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[Godel]

Gouldbourne pointed out that the "white" presidential candidate, Jaclynn Reinhard, is actually "100 percent Spanish," but no one realizes it because she "looks as white as white can be."

Its a great generation we're raising isnt it where kids are taught to be ashamed of being white.