Oct 20, 2020 | The Respect Rundown
by Michael Barbella School dress codes have existed for decades. Today, according to statistics, across the nation 46 percent of primary schools, 70 percent of middle schools and 55 percent of high schools follow strict dress codes. Critics think dress code policies...
May 21, 2020 | The Respect Rundown
by Maria Wood Freedom of religion is a hot button issue for most Americans, and so is the protection of LGBTQ rights. So when the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Masterpiece Cakeshop vs. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, a case in which a Colorado baker declined to...
May 21, 2020 | The Respect Rundown
by Maria Wood It would be great if everyone who applied to higher education were judged on merit alone and affirmative action was not needed. But, as Andre M. Perry, an education advocate who focuses on race and inequality, wrote in a column, “The historic denial of...
May 20, 2020 | The Respect Rundown
by Phyllis Raybin Emert Individual acts of racism are easy to identify. A young white man shoots members of a black church. The n-word is painted on a family’s home. Black people are beaten or terrorized because of the color of their skin. Instances of institutional...
May 20, 2020 | The Respect Rundown
by Michael Barbella The way a disciplinary incident involving a sixth-grader was handled at a school in Florida is reflective of the racial bias that has existed in American school discipline policies for at least half a century, according to a 2018 report issued by...
May 15, 2020 | The Respect Rundown
by Alice Popovici The Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states: “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted.” Despite this provision, the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate in the world,...
