How to deal with Racism at Boarding School
A Guide for BIPOC and Allies
What happens at Boarding School
BIPOC have to deal with racism and ignorance in their daily lives but at boarding school, students live in an enclosed environment where everything is intensified. Time and time again, prep school have disregarded the racism of wilfully ignorant students which is harmful to the school's community as a whole. The BIPOC, who are dealing with the struggles of adjusting to a new lifestyle, have to find enough courage to stand up for themselves. At the same time, ignorant students go off to college lacking a full education on the lives of minorities in America.
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Everyone should feel supported and heard
During such formative years of a person's life, they shouldn't feel gaslighted or ignored when they speak out about injustices. In order for things to change, people first have to acknowledge that there is a problem with racism in the world and in school.
We need to learn how to stand up for ourselves and others. When we do that, we have to teach other people the realities of living in America as a minorites. We need to have the confidence to talk to anyone who is wilfully ignorant.
↓RESOURCES↓
This website preps you to stand up to ignorance.
Click here for a list of things to say in the moment someone says something racist.
This site explains how to respond to microaggressions.
Black at Boarding School Instagram Pages
This summer, students have taken to social media to anonymously share stories of ignorance and blatant racism they have experienced as minority students at prep schools.
These accounts gave black students a voice and safe place to show their realities of being a BIPOC at boarding school. It is one of the many ways that students have taken action.
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