Mpls police

Minneapolis police are being criticized for mistreatment of blacks and much of this is based on statistics which show that blacks are dis proportionally arrested and charged. Some say this shows a prejudice. If that is the case there may be a similar prejudice in the schools because students of color accounted for 66 percent of all suspensions and expulsions in 2015-16 even though they represent only 31 percent of the state’s students. Others say it shows that blacks find it difficult to deal with authority figures which more often than not are white. Still others say it goes back to the home where children are not taught respect for authority. Some say that bringing these things up represents a prejudicial view which causes many not to discuss these stats. Others say that talking about the issue is the first step to problem solving. Round and round they go and the result is: Minnesota’s 2016-17 graduation rates for African American and Hispanic students placed us 50th among the 50 states.