Fighting Racism: Examine The Problem Of Racism On Campus

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Fighting Racism on Campus
Introduction
Racism may happen in many places and it may exist in several forms which include prejudice, discrimination or hatred at someone because of their ethnicity, place of origin or their color. Sometimes racism is associated with harassment and abuse but it does not always involve these behaviors. It can be revealed through an individual’s actions as well as their attitudes. It is important to note that sometimes racism may not be displayed at all, some forms of racism are not obvious. Racism is present is campuses and in other learning institutions. In schools, racism undermines the psychological and emotional states of the victims and it results to isolation and frustration which certainly negatively affects teacher, students, educational achievements and objectives. This paper will examine the problem of racism on campus, explain its implications and suggest ways through which school administrations may fight racism in the learning institutions.
There is a need for campus administrators to understand the different forms through which racial discrimination may be perpetrated in their institutions. Ordinarily, racism in school may be caused by lecturers, administrators, staff members and students themselves (Free Advice, p.4). Administrator-related discrimination is the most common in most campuses and it results when the school administrators may promote unfairness and inequality by over-penalizing minority students. Additionally, the minority leaners may be suspended or expelled more often than their majority peers.
The teacher-related discrimination may be promoted through discipline matters where particular students may be punished more severely because of their minority status. Most students who suffer here are the African American and Latino students. It is keynoting that some lecturers may also discriminate students through the use of unfair grading favoring White students and disadvantaging students of color. Lecturers may also support racism by allowing discriminatory behavior from students while in the lecture rooms. Student-related racism may result when the leaners make racial slurs and also when they use discriminatory terms that are used to undermine other students (McMenamin, p.3).
School administrators should also focus on addressing the problems of racism in their institutions because it may have several negative impacts on the students, staff and the institution in general. The effects of racism may include poor academic performance for the victims, students who experience racism fall behind in schoolwork and they also register lower results in their exams (Brice, p.2). Additionally, the victims may also have trouble studying and concentrating in class, also their self-esteem may be impacted and are also likely to turn to be aggressive and disruptive.
On the other hand, the lecturers may also get affected by the case of racism in school and thus losing confidence in their ability to teach and their teaching morale is also significantly impacted. Additionally, the whole school may also be impacted in several ways. First, the diverse nature of the school may be seriously affected since students en...