Students Stage Protest Against Alleged Bias
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About 200 Fairfax High School students staged a demonstration Wednesday morning to protest a number of school practices they said discriminated against black students.
Organized by the campus Black Student Union, the protest was sparked by a conflict with the administration over a talent show the black student organization wanted to host for the school, but the main issues included poor college counseling, the cancellation of a black history course and the under-representation of blacks in school honor societies.
“We feel there is an attitude at Fairfax that is racist,” said Marcee McAfee, 18, vice president of the Black Student Union.
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