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dguidry
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Joined: Tue Jun 29, 2010 1:20 pm Posts: 11166 Location: Cecilia, LA
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Closure of Catahoula Primary;St. Martin Parish Deseg Suit
Catahoula primary, located on the edge of the Atchfalaya Basin is a failing school comprised of 99% white students,many of the students of which legally belong in a neighboring, primarily African American school district. The oversight has been intentional. Recently, the Federal judge ordered the School Board produce a plan to desegregate the school. The experts for the the justice department concluded that closing the school would immediately desegregate the system and the Federal judge was inclined to rule that but gave the school board a chance to come up with an acceptable, voluntary plan. After several executive meetings (private), the school board refused and declared it would litigate the case, then changed its mind after other meetings and cooler heads prevailed. I attended one of those meetings where in attendance were many of the Catahoula residents. I spoke to many of them. Not surprisingly, the comments were generally like this: "ain't no "N-words" gonna come to Catahoula". To those with whom I spoke, I told them I was a Cajun from Cecilia and I put on my biggest Cajun accent when talking to them, so they were disarmed and felt free to say what they really meant. If the school were some kind of exceptionally performing one, then I might understand the reluctance to close it instead of busing students in and out, but it's a failing school and its better for the students to attend a better performing school.
I thought we were done with this kind of Jim Crow stuff years ago.
_________________ Formerly:1648 Homemade Cypress Crawfish Skiff GTR23 Performance Cam and Heads; 17x46 Gator Tail with 35GTR and Hoyt's cam;s Currently: 17x48 Gator Tail with XD40 EFI. “Wisdom is not just expertise. It is knowing how much of various areas of expertise you need to know in order to make the decisions that the world needs and that you want to do,” Columbia University President Lee Bollinger.
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brickgw
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Re: Closure of Catahoula Primary;St. Martin Parish Deseg Sui
I knew we were about due for another "give me some attention" thread. Good luck with this one, I look forward to your next one in a week or too.
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jakehawk9
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Joined: Wed Jul 01, 2015 6:06 pm Posts: 1447 Location: South central, ks
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Re: Closure of Catahoula Primary;St. Martin Parish Deseg Sui
That's an interesting read. Thanks for sharing
It's simple. get a mud motor. shoot ducks in the face.
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JD145
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Joined: Wed Jun 04, 2014 9:01 pm Posts: 1289 Location: SWGA
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Re: Closure of Catahoula Primary;St. Martin Parish Deseg Sui
I just got through cleaning doves, I think ill have some for supper........
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BlackRiverJosh
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Joined: Tue Jan 28, 2014 10:49 pm Posts: 662 Location: Camden, SC
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Re: Closure of Catahoula Primary;St. Martin Parish Deseg Sui
Dean, do you have to use that word? Honestly, (N-word), that parenthetical use is offensive. I know what it represents...shame, shame, shame. Do we have to always see skin color? I am deeply disappointed in you for such a reference. What would Barack think?
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Wed Jan 20, 2016 4:16 pm |
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dguidry
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Joined: Tue Jun 29, 2010 1:20 pm Posts: 11166 Location: Cecilia, LA
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Re: Closure of Catahoula Primary;St. Martin Parish Deseg Sui
_________________ Formerly:1648 Homemade Cypress Crawfish Skiff GTR23 Performance Cam and Heads; 17x46 Gator Tail with 35GTR and Hoyt's cam;s Currently: 17x48 Gator Tail with XD40 EFI. “Wisdom is not just expertise. It is knowing how much of various areas of expertise you need to know in order to make the decisions that the world needs and that you want to do,” Columbia University President Lee Bollinger.
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Old School
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Joined: Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:44 pm Posts: 3067 Location: Earth
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Re: Closure of Catahoula Primary;St. Martin Parish Deseg Sui
_________________ Gator tail
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Wed Jan 20, 2016 4:59 pm |
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dguidry
MMT Super Elite Member
Joined: Tue Jun 29, 2010 1:20 pm Posts: 11166 Location: Cecilia, LA
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Re: Closure of Catahoula Primary;St. Martin Parish Deseg Sui
_________________ Formerly:1648 Homemade Cypress Crawfish Skiff GTR23 Performance Cam and Heads; 17x46 Gator Tail with 35GTR and Hoyt's cam;s Currently: 17x48 Gator Tail with XD40 EFI. “Wisdom is not just expertise. It is knowing how much of various areas of expertise you need to know in order to make the decisions that the world needs and that you want to do,” Columbia University President Lee Bollinger.
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BlackRiverJosh
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Joined: Tue Jan 28, 2014 10:49 pm Posts: 662 Location: Camden, SC
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Re: Closure of Catahoula Primary;St. Martin Parish Deseg Sui
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Ricerunner
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Joined: Fri Sep 11, 2015 6:56 pm Posts: 887 Location: Summerville, SC
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Closure of Catahoula Primary;St. Martin Parish Deseg Suit
So Dean what was your role where you there as a snake in the grass or where you there for the betterment of the school. Do they really think that the school will perform better after desegregation or some politician wanted to show how big his power is vs how small his dick is
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Thu Jan 21, 2016 11:29 am |
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dguidry
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Joined: Tue Jun 29, 2010 1:20 pm Posts: 11166 Location: Cecilia, LA
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Re: Closure of Catahoula Primary;St. Martin Parish Deseg Sui
_________________ Formerly:1648 Homemade Cypress Crawfish Skiff GTR23 Performance Cam and Heads; 17x46 Gator Tail with 35GTR and Hoyt's cam;s Currently: 17x48 Gator Tail with XD40 EFI. “Wisdom is not just expertise. It is knowing how much of various areas of expertise you need to know in order to make the decisions that the world needs and that you want to do,” Columbia University President Lee Bollinger.
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Ricerunner
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Joined: Fri Sep 11, 2015 6:56 pm Posts: 887 Location: Summerville, SC
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Re: Closure of Catahoula Primary;St. Martin Parish Deseg Sui
They added public land for hunting/fishing that's always a good thing
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BlackRiverJosh
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Re: Closure of Catahoula Primary;St. Martin Parish Deseg Sui
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