Students say racial divide is problem at John Tyler HS
TYLER, TX (KLTV) - Over the course of this tragedy, parents and students have brought to light an apparent racial divide on the John Tyler High School campus. Superintendent Dr. Randy Reid acknowledged yesterday that some of the fights happening at East Texas schools are related to gang activity. And, students say that the racially charged violence has them fearing for their safety.
“Right now, these fights are pretty much all racial,” said Laura Arredondo, a junior. “Like, you know, it’s all about race.”
Arredondo says less than 24 hours before Mr. Henry was stabbed, Hispanic and African American students brawled.
“It was pretty bad,” said Arredondo. “There was…everybody was in the back where the buses be at, and then this side was all Mexicans, the other side was all blacks, and it was just everybody getting at it.”
Superintendent Randy Reid says…
“I’d be the first person to tell you, that we do have a gang problem in Tyler, Texas,” said Reid.
“Is race driving these fights?” I asked Gerardo Arredondo.
“Yes, sir, it is,” he replied.
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Students say racial divide is problem at John Tyler HS
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