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Racism in Shawano, Wisconsin « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!

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Racism in Shawano, Wisconsin

From: A blog by Bob Peterson, president of the Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association Monday, February 6, 2012, http://www.bob-peterson.blogspot.com/

Multicultural education: Ketapanen

The need for anti-racist multicultural education was underscored this week in Shawano, Wisconsin. Seventh grader Miranda Washinawatok was suspended from her basketball game after she said a few words in the Menimonee language in front of her teacher. Miranda, who speaks both English and Menominee, attends Sacred Heart Catholic Academy in Shawano, with a school population that is 60% Menominee.

Miranda was benched for “attitude” problems, according to media reports. The alleged “attitude problem” was that