Where is the money ?

Going to Simmons High School located in the Mississippi Delta was interesting. The school didn't have much and there supplies were pretty much torn up and old. They talked about how they all live across the street, next door, or down the street from each other. They talked and showed us around the building but they didn't really seem motivated about what they were talking about or learning. Some of them said they skipped class because they couldn't stand the class, but I think it was more that they didn’t understand the class. They didn't have as much freedom of speech as we do they said they do a lot of textbook work and most of the time they were assigned pages.

Going there showed me how grateful I am for my school and the way our school operates. It also taught me that schools are still segregated. It taught me that more money needs to be put towards schools down south. Just looking through the window of the bus riding down the street I thought to myself… this a school?? When I saw the school it looked like it was shut down. It made me think like wow the fight for equal rights isn't over. There is no way any school should look run down when we have malls as big as they are. Seeing the school makes me think where is the money for education going and why some places receive less than others?

Jasmyne Williams

10th grade, City Neighbors