\nWhat NAACP has advocated for is cultural competency from our teachers,\nthis is not necessarily a black or white issue. Often it’s more a matter\nof class than race; for example, far too many middle class teachers\nexpect middle class behavior from children who are living in poverty\nand this is an unfair expectation. There are also deep-seated issues\nregarding black males that cultural competency won’t address: namely,\nthat many black teenaged males don’t see any benefit to a high school\neducation because so many of their family members cannot find work here\nin Valdosta. What’s the point to an education if one is still shut out\nof most successful careers?\n\nConsolidation won’t be the magic bullet that solves these problems,\nthere aren’t even any CUEE representatives speaking to these issues. To\nmost of our members, we think these issues will get worse rather than\nbetter if the two systems were to merge.\n
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