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Six decades after desegregation mandate Black students in Mississippi still are fighting Jim Crow era practices by school administrators.

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Two white students discovered that the high school had not used this system, which rewards taking harder classes in the past. they said using the new system was unfair. the school ended up agreeing, blaming it on a mistake, and so dominic, and emma berry were named covaledictorian and co-salutatorian ahead of the graduation ceremony but the school did not tell ikeria or layla they would be sharing the honors. the family found out in a facebook post by the mother of the honorees, that did not not...

School honors, then came the calls for a recount. its an incredible story. those two students and new high school graduates are here with me. layla temple was named salutatorian at west point high school in mississippi, ikeria they were named valedictorian and saluteorian. when i read this, when your mom was called to discuss what happened, you were in there and was holding back tears. when you came out you couldnt hold them back anymore. what happened? >> i am hurt because i feel like they earn...

Federal orders to admit black students and issues of educational equity are still raw today, and this is a school that had separate white and black proms until about 20 years ago. after a quick break, youre going to hear directly from ikeria washington and layla temple. r directly from ikeria washington and layla temple an air force veteran made of doing whats right, not whats easy. so when a hailstorm hit, usaa reached out before he could even inspect the damage. thats how you do it right. usaa...

School in mississippi this year. the parents of two white students, also with impressive grades were unhappy with that outcome after expecting their children to be top of the class. shawn berry said he had been tracking his daughter emmas grade since 7th grade, and she had been receiving highest class rank award since then. melissa borjili was third in the class last year but worked his butt after. turns out this year, west point high school use add system to rank grade point averages that gave ...

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At first, it seemed a joyous occasion. There was an audible gasp in the room, then boisterous cheering and applause when the announcement was made: Ikeria Washington and Layla Temple had been named 2021 valedictorian and salutatorian for West Point High School.

West Point High School was criticized for making Black students share valedictorian and salutatorian honors with white classmates.