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Racial Exclusion Still Lives, Unmolested

Compare Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964:

No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. (42 U.S.C. Section 2000d).

to the Indiana Minority Teacher/Special Services Scholarship:

Purpose
The Minority Teacher Scholarship was created by the 1988 Indiana General Assembly to address the critical shortage of Black and Hispanic teachers in Indiana....

Eligibility
1. To be eligible the student must be:
2. A minority student (defined as Black or Hispanic) seeking a teaching certification; or any student (minority and non-minority) seeking Special Education teaching certification, or Occupational or Physical Therapy certification....

Hello? Hello? ... Calling the Office of Civil Rights in the Department of Education ... the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department ... Anybody home? Anybody care about racial exclusion?

I guess not.

Full post as published by Discriminations on January 21, 2011 (boomark / email).