In a Conversation with His Mother, Abdul Is Pleading to Be

question 23

Multiple Choice

In a conversation with his mother, Abdul is pleading to be transferred to a different school, arguing that his current school racializes minority students. When asked to explain, which of the following would Abdul offer?

• A) The school's curriculum specifically details how teachers intervene when racism occurs.
• B) The school has policies that do not consider the disadvantages experienced by minority students.
• C) The school does not have any multicultural events planned for in the curriculum.
• D) Minority group students are given special status and privileges not given to other classmates, and then they are targeted by the nonminority students for being "special."

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