Black Middle School Students :Subject to the School to Prison Pipeline, Vulnerable to Droppping Out of Highschool.
The neglection of black students in middle school, and the assumption that these students don't care about their education, and are not committed to performing well in school increases the likelihood of black students dropping out of high school, or performing badly through out their educational career. In fact in Andrew J. Fuligni's book, Contesting Stereotypes, and Creating Identities, he explains that "black children will be more likely to devalue school when they are aware of discrimination against their group" (Fuligni, 2007, pg. 146). If black students understand that they are being racial discriminated against by their white teachers, and administrators without feeling as if they have anyone to support them as they attend school or that they are able to use their voice without being punished, they are more likely to leave. However this should not be the case, it is important that you, black middle school students understand that even though you are being racially oppressed by the faculty and administration in your school, dropping out of school is not constructive, meaning this doesn't change anything. Black middle school students are taught to understand that they have no power in changing these circumstances but that is not true, there is room for change and it is important that black middle school students understand this now, before going off to high school. Black middle school students have the power to stop the school to prison pipeline, and prevent black students from dropping out of school.