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QuizMultiple Choice

Midterm

Question 20 • Social Problems 1: A World in Crisis (IS)

An important part of examining issues in education is understanding who goes to which school and why. If a Mississippi school has a 95 percent non-white student body, which of these statements is likely TRUE?

Answer
A
The school is using bussing to get the 5 percent white population.
B
The school is failing to comply with Brown v. Board of Education.
C
The school is in an area where minorities are the majority of the population.
D
Students who go to that school are definitely poorer than those at other schools.

Explanation

A school with a 95 percent non-white student body is most likely located in a community where minorities make up a large share of the population. Its racial makeup alone does not show that the school is violating Brown v. Board of Education, which prohibited legally enforced school segregation. Nor does it prove that bussing is being used or that its students are poorer than students at other schools. The likely true statement is that the school is in an area where minorities are the majority.

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