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We want to spend today’s class acknowledging the incidents of hate that have caused pain to our BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ community by providing space for you to share any feelings, thoughts, or questions you have at this time.

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Respond to the optional prompts by adding posts below the questions.

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I think the word ignorance means being selfish and following your own path knowing that you are wrong.

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Ignorance is choosing to not believe something that you know is true

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To show they care and to spread an understanding of sorts.

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Ignorance is undoubtedly connected to racism and other forms of discrimination. I think its more probable when someone is very stubborn and close minded and doesn't want to change their ways of thinking.

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I was upset but glad the school was doing something about it

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I think ignorance is a blatant disregard of knowledge about a subject or the not willing to learn something new. There is connection between racism and ignorance.

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By educating people on how harmful it is to say things like that. And teach them the history behind it and why it is so harsh.

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i think the work ignorance is choosing not to listen or understand what other people are saying and just being selfish and not accepting other opinions.

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i think ignorance is thinking only you are right and not wanting to consider other opinions or ideas even of u know they are right.

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- not realizing that it was really happening
- not knowing that it was true
- not knowing what they're doing it hurtful
- not knowing what's right

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I think the school made a statement to show that they care about preventing the situation and that they don't think this behavior is okay

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Ignorance is the lack of knowledge on a certain topic. Personally, I view anyone who refuses to look at both sides of an argument or take time to at least try to understand another point of view as ignorant. Ignorance can be directly associated with racism, as there are so many people who are so set in their biases that they won't take the time to actually educate themselves. It is incredibly hard to fight ignorance; those who are are so unreasonable and simple deny facts and justifiable opinions.

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Ignorance to me is the lack of knowledge/understanding or denial.
I think ignorance is highly related to racism because many people many not know in depth about the effects of racism or they know about how bad it is but choose to either ignore it or actually promote it.

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We can promote racial equality in the school and encourage people to be more kind.

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Even if only a few people saw the graffiti, they want other students to feel safe so they make statements showing that they care and the matter would be taken seriously. It is also to show other students that they don't put up with that sort of thing.

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When I think of the word ignorance I think peaceful and calm but also sadness and chaos. Like how if someone says something they think is fine but don't know its racist they could get in a lot of trouble.

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it was upsetting to hear but good to know that the school is taking it very seriously

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i was very upset and really felt awful for the people it was targeted towards but im glad the school acted quickly

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Ignorance is not caring about others opinions or ignoring facts. Ignorance is connected to racism because people will base ideas off of stereotypes that are not true.

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They could offer counseling for those harmed by the incident.

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I think that we should not feed the fire. The only reason someone would write this in a public area is to get attention and reaction. If we simply quietly erase it every time, then you would starve the fire of the fuel.

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teach the ignorant what is right and inform them of what is being done and how to make the world a better place

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In many schools this is a common thing. But they don't do anything about it so it continues. I have seen and heard about this type of stuff done before at my past schools so I am a bit descenstetized to it. I am glad the school talks about these things and acklowledges the fact that even though not many people saw it, it could effect a great number of people. I feel more compelled to discuss it now.

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I think the school made a school wide statement on it to show that there are consequences for doing such thing.

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I think it would be good for the students body to show that they are accepting of anyone no matter what race or sexuality, and make this school seem like a safe space for all

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to inform people about what is happening and show that they care and arnt just brushing it off. and to show people what happend so it dosent happen agine

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It was sad and upsetting to learn about what happened at West but nice to know Sturgis was addressing the situation

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You could have something when people go to wellness or even a single block that is dedicated to talk about what racism really is and how you can prevent yourself and others from being like that.

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I wasn't really surprised because this sort of thing happened at my other school and was almost never taken seriously, but it made me feel better knowing that they were going to actually do something about it.

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Ignorance in my opinion means someone or something that you can't argue with, or someone who just is unreasonable in a certain matter whilst knowing that they are wrong. I do think that ignorance has some part into racism but not much to be honest; the reason would be because someone might just have grown up with those beliefs, or they were influenced in a way, or something happened to them that made them have that opinion. So ignorance plays a part into that but not much.

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I felt like it was extremely immature and hateful. Racism has no place in this world and the fact that students at sturgis are saying these things is very sad.

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I think the school made a statement to inform people and to show how it is not ok to do this and that it is serious

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we can stop racist acts from happening by making sure nobody is ever excluding someone for something they cannot control

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I think ignorance is choosing to be unaware of something. Ignorance is connected to racism because if people are ignorant they could be unaware that the things they say are hurtful especially if it is racist.

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I was really surprised that this happened at West, and honestly hurt that there are people who think it's alright to do that. I'm happy that the school is taking the matter seriously and trying to do something about it, because it is a serious matter in today's society. While West and East are technically one school, I'm happy that this didn't happen here.

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i think the school made a statement they could inform others on the situation and hopefully help others understand and learn about it. Hopefully the school informing people on what happened lead people to trying to be even kinder and thinking of others feelings.

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to make sure everyone who saw it knew it was wrong and to make sure people would feel better knowing that people know it is wrong and want to fix the problem

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They made a statement to aknowledge that it happened and not just sweep it under the rug. This shows that it is not okay and requires serious punishment.

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to let people know what was happening so they wouldn't hear it from an unreliable source

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the school can show support to those harmed by making sure they know that they are cared about and that they are welcomed at Sturgis

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by informing students about racial equality and teaching people that doing things like this is not ok

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teach people about how it effects other people or have consequences for people who do participate in racist or homophobic acts

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Even by just showing this amount of concern to those offended is a great step in the right direction. I think showing that no one is alone can go a long way

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I was annoyed by the slur because I genuinely do not understand why people would take time out of their day to do something they know is very offensive. A person can't change their race, if they have bad things to say, just keep it to themselves. I am glad that Sturgis didn't let it slide as many school do.

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To be honest I was quite shocked after leaning that someone in our community did something like that, and I was even more surprised at the fact that someone would do that in high school. My feelings have not changed but I have grown to accept that this happens everywhere not just here, we can't change someones opinion on the fly :/

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by telling others that what they say can hurt someone

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To talk to people and try showing them what it feels like to be put in this situation, that they are putting people in.

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The student body should be educating themselves and others about racism and current events. I feel motivated to try and make a change in how people feel about the subject.

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They can make a day every month just to talk about or help others with the comprehension of racism. Just to inform others of what is going on.

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Making an announcement about the consequences of doing things like that would be a good way to prevent it from happening again.

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To show that they care about these types of things and that they are really here for you in case something like this ever happens to you or someone that you are friends with, and to just give us a feeling that this school is a safe environment.

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we could keep talking about racism and bringing to peoples attention and not just ignoring what happened after the fact. We should keep informing people and teaching people to be kind.

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by helping the people that the harmful acts hurt by showing your support

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Having active clubs, speaking about inequality in school, educating people on how common racism still is today.

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I don't think you should "quietly erase it every time" because it's showing the people who are doing these acts that there are no consequences and that it's okay

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I think maybe telling stories from the point of view of the victim could give people another view. My former history teacher went to this thing where people who faced racism told their stories and he said it helped him understand it a lot more.

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I think ignorance is when you only believe one thing and think a certain way and do not want to change or believe anything else. I also think that ignorance can be connected to racism because people can be selfish but also uneducated.

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just by letting people know that they are here to talk and are listening to what they have to say.

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To help educate people on this subject, so that they can be more aware of what is going on.

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There's a lot of ignorance, whether it be from the background they came from or people they know or their own bias, they need to be educated properly so that not only does it not happen, but they don't have that racist mindset. If they know that there's consequences so they don't do anything racist, they can still have that racist way of thinking. We need to change that.

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i felt disappointed that this happened at sturgis, it makes you realize that wherever you go people are going to be hateful of the way others are and that you have to stand up for each other

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Stopping further racist or homophobic acts at Sturgis should be at the top of admin's list currently. To do this though, we must try to educate the unreasonable and ignorant. In society today, being open to new and differing opinions is a must, and to fix what has already happened, the students must be enlightened.

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It made me sad, because people are targeting people, and hurting others on purpose, but I was glad that the school did what they did.