WFPS Journals- Kaitlyn LeVance

How much more tragedy could New Orleans take, as it seems as if one tragedy after another. For they just fought a war against race, and now they are fighting another one with natures mother. Hurricane Katrina made landfall in August of 2005, it devastated the lives of many.  Those who were not very wealthy to begin with, got their homes ruined and lost every penny. The storm left devastating damage, with wind gusts reaching up to 120 miles an hour. The storm led to 80% of the city becoming flooded, as the water broke through the levees with power. The storm also damaged the schools, as schools are now unrecognizable. What was once classrooms is now pools, the damage estimated to be 1 billion dollars. Due to its outstanding damages. WFPS was one of many schools to be shut down. WFPS was not closed for good though, due to it being declared a historic place in town, Although could it ever really be fixed, would the wars WFPS faced ever truly be done? It seems that one year after anoth...

Ruby Bridges fought for an education, yet why is segregation in schools still here? As New Orleans Parish school district work towards refinement, there is still a lot of systematic dishonesty I fear. New Orleans Parish school district elects a new superintendent, in hopes to improve the district and all around. They elect Davis who has no educational experience, which lead to a lot of corruption to be found. Parents questioned how Davis' requirements could be waived, but not their children's test scores on a high ranking test. Davis claimed to have improved attendance and academics, but when asked to provide the evidence he quickly shut down the request. New Orleans Parish School district would face a years of administrational change, all of which hired came with their own corruption and bluffing. It seemed as if the New Orleans Parish School district was regressing, was all of Ruby Bridges hard work for nothing?

"... decaying building with poor ventilation, no air conditioning, boarded up or broken windows, inoperable toilets, and electrical problems as well as with insufficient desks, textbooks, and classroom materials"   In the beginning of this chapter we read about how the condition of William Frantz Public schools and the challenges they faced. During this time enrollment in New Orleans Parish school district declined drastically, this had to do with a number of reasons. One reason for the decline of enrollment was the academic standing reputation that WFPS was facing.  On numerous occasions, WFPS was deemed academically unsuitable and students scores were on a decline. On top of this public labeling, the conditions of New Orleans Parish school district, including WFPS, were completely unsuitable to teach children in. Some of the conditions students were learning in where "... decaying building with poor ventilation, no air conditioning, boarded up or broken windows, inoper...