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Racial Inequality in Omaha Public Schools
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Timeline: Segregation in
Omaha Public Schools
Original "Black" OPS Schools
The effects of Redlining in Omaha Today
Desegregation
Underlying Causes
Discipline Disparities in
www.northomahahistory.com
OPS, 2015-15 Data
United States of America and Nellie Mae Webb et al. v.
School District of Omaha
www.sutori.com, www.northomahahistory.com
In 1975, 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that OPS's “actions and inactions in the face of tendered choices had the natural, probable and foreseeable consequence of creating and maintaining segregation. The five areas include faculty assignment, student transfers, optional attendance zones, school construction and the deterioration of Tech High. ... Accordingly, we hold that the segregation in the Omaha public schools violates the Constitution.”
Busing in the district began in 1976.
14 North Omaha schools ordered to desegregate.
1999
Is anyone doing it right?
Busing ends in OPS
2005-06
Segregation in Omaha
Indiana Public Schools
1937 Home Owner's Loan Corporation Map
2014
"One School, One City"
& LB 1024
LB 641 & Learning
Communities
cplofindiana.org
Nationally:
Jan. 8th, 2014: "Dear Colleague" Letter
5-year plan includes goal of closing racial disparity in school suspensions
Sharif Liwaru hired as first Director of Department of Equity and Diversity
5-year strategic plan
2015-16
2018-19
District sanctioned $1.8 million by Nebraska education officials for disproportionate suspensions of black special education students.
Dec. 21, 2018: "DC" Letter formally withdrawn
United States of America
OPS unresponsive to current discipline/racial statistics, citing broad MTSS guildines
www2.ed.gov, district.ops.org
Sharif Liwaru fired
OPS "rebrands"
Sherwood Foundation $$
The Reality of School Discipline
School District Policy Recommendations
"Research continues to show significant racial differences in school suspensions and expulsions.
"Several studies nationally have shown that black students can be punished more harshly than their white classmates for similar infractions. But it’s a complex issue, and OPS officials say it’s not as simple as insensitive teachers or certain groups of kids acting out more than others."
Conclusions:
- OPS is moving backwards
- OPS is not setting our black students up for success
- OPS seems unwilling to initiate change unless pressure is applied
Omaha World Herald, July 17th, 2016
Take responsibility as a district
Change has to come from the top down
Initiate action instead of reacting
Prioritizing students with actions ($), not just words
Omaha Public Schools, and the City of Omaha, have held on to a strong history of systemic, intentional racism and segregation.
Respond to current statistics with research-based teacher training
(Class of 2004)
Revive Department of Equity and Diversity
Minority students, particularly Black students, are disproportionately disciplined within Omaha Public Schools.
Racial Inequality in Omaha Public Schools
Background & Overview
Questions & Discussion
while in comparison Black students were more likely to receive disciplinary office referrals for behaviors that can be interpreted more subjectively (e.g., disrespecting, threating, making excessive noise)."
Indiana Youth Institute
In general, white students tend to receive disciplinary office referrals for behavior that can be observed more objectively—e.g., smoking, vandalizing, leaving class without permission, making obscene comments—
Nellie Mae Webb (1977)
Omaha World Herald
Superintendent Cheryl Logan reading to a class, 2018
Omaha High School, 1872
1963
Low Poverty Index in Omaha
*lighter colors = higher rates of poverty
May 17th, 1954: School segregation becomes illegal via Brown vs. Board of Education.
MTSS:
School Proficiency Index in Omaha
*lighter colors = lower school proficiency scores