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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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Educate students about why that isn't acceptable at both schools

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Ignorance is when a person can distinguish what is right and wrong, but they choose wrong. Ignorance is a person's choice.

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Ignorance is a lack of awareness. This can be a lack of awareness of anything from scientific truths to emotional maturity. In this way ignorance is related to racism in that racist behavior is behavior that demonstrates a lack of awareness of a group's humanity and struggle.

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I hope whoever did that gets expelled

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To do exactly what we are doing now, acknowledge that there was a mistake and try to do something about it.

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I think that ignorance is a lack of knowledge or understanding of any topic. Ignorance goes hand in hand with racism, for someone to be racist they must be ignorant to the truth of American history and the culture of many different peoples around the world.

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In order to counter it and raise an awareness of the issue. Hiding it would allow it to continue, as there would be no consequences.

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Continually acknowledging that events like this still occur, and holding the responsible individuals accountable for their actions. Also, teaching all students the historical and social significance behind derogatory language, emphasizing why actions like this are unacceptable.

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To make all the students feel safe and protected, and to show that this in unacceptable and will be dealt with.

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I think ignorance is when a person doesn't care to get educated or consider the feelings of others. I think that ignorance is definitely connected to racism, because people who won't put the effort into seeing other perspectives or caring about other people's lives will do/say racist things.

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Being loudly anti-racist is an effective and accessible form of action; demonstrations, notes, and discussions all count.

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As much as I hate to say it, I was not surprised. It was very upsetting but I know my peers and I understand the lack of respect that many of them have for the struggles so may people face day to day.

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ignorance is people turning a blind eye to things happening around them even if they know what is going on. They choose not to educate themselves on the issue or topic. It connects to racism because many people ignore the racism going on around and and do not try to end the racist behaviors in their society even if they know it is wrong.

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I honestly felt upset and angry that it had happened not once but twice. It made me sad that this is a continuous problem and that despite this person's access to education that shows them that racism and homophobia is wrong they continued to be ignorant

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I hope that students at East understand that just because it happened at West does not mean that there is no racism or homophobia at East. It could've happened at our school too so we need to combat it equally as much.

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I hope to see the students held accountable and not just told "don't do that again" but I would want to see actions taken to prevent something like this from happening again.  I think that the student body could make efforts to teach about racism and be more educated so that the students of color and also the students of the LGBTQ+ community don't have to experience these issues and face this discrimination. 

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I hope to see the students held accountable and not just told "don't do that again" but I would want to see actions taken to prevent something like this from happening again.  I think that the student body could make efforts to teach about racism and be more educated so that the students of color and also the students of the LGBTQ+ community don't have to experience these issues and face this discrimination. 

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What's very comforting is vocal support, including demonstrations and class time dedicated to highlighting these issues.

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Teaching more about racism in the classroom and not just when something like this incident happens but to always stay educated and teach about white privilege and racism.

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Teaching more about racism in the classroom and not just when something like this incident happens but to always stay educated and teach about white privilege and racism.

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We can help stop the racism AND homophobia at Sturgis by spreading awareness of the topic and teaching about why it is wrong. We should continue to teach the history of racism and homophobia to further educate people of how they were oppressed and discriminated so people understand how this is a big issue and shouldn't be taken as a joke.

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I honestly wasn't that shocked knowing some of the people over there who have been openly racist in the past

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I've heard a lot of people, specifically adults, saying that it isn't that big a deal and that people are making a big deal out of nothing. But it is a big deal, kids deserve to feel safe and this action should face repercussions. Also if nothing is done then we are being complacent with racism and homophobia. Seeing Sturgis response shows that they care about these issues

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We should go out of our way to make sure that all people feel welcome in our schools and we should do our best to educate students on the difficulties of minorities in American history.

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Look out for and check up on anyone. It doesn't have to be someone you normally talk to or know in order to take care of someone or help them out.