C. K. McClatchy High School Science Fair Project Tying Race, IQ Sparks Outcry

[Eugene]

Source: CBS Sacramento/AP

McClatchy High School Science Fair Project Tying Race, IQ Sparks Outcry

February 10, 2018 at 2:42 pm

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP/CBS13) — Sacramento City Unified School District is investigating the display of a controversial science fair project that some students, parents and staff say is racially insensitive.

The Sacramento Bee reported Saturday that the project by a Sacramento high school student, titled “Race and IQ,” questioned whether certain races lack the intelligence for the academically challenging coursework in the school’s magnet program.

The project was on view with others Monday as part of an annual science fair but was removed Wednesday after complaints.

C.K. McClatchy High School Principal Peter Lambert sent an email Thursday to parents saying that the school is taking the incident seriously and implementing appropriate measures to provide an inclusive environment.

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Read more: http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/02/10/mcclatchy-high-school-science-fair-project-tying-race-iq-sparks-outcry/

[madaboutharry]

1. Who approved this project?

From my experience, Science Fair projects need the approval of the science teacher overseeing the students and that there are several papers and assignments that need to be submitted along the way as the research progresses. There is a lot of information missing from this article.

[chuckstevens]

4. BINGO!

[SWBTATTReg]

2. Ah? It took them this long to remove this offensive project? Where ...

was the teacher and/or guidance advisor when this project was being put together, by the student? Sounds like the school facility needs to have some diversity training too.

[dalton99a]

3. Pics of display boards:

http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/education/article199440204.html

[madaboutharry]

6. What a shitty looking display.

This is from a High School Student evaluating the I.Q's of other students?

This display looks like it was put together in less than 5 minutes.

[Lochloosa]

8. That was my first impression. It would not have made my cut.

[Dave Starsky]

7. This is actually pretty good work...

For a chimpanzee. It's hard to get scissors to work with a longer hand and a shorter thumb.

The only suggestion I would make to Bippy is that next time, he use a glue stick instead of tape.

[Proud liberal 80]

9. Bad analysis from supposedly a smart kid

Bad correlation and regression. The question is legit and I would like to know why. The hypothesis was terrible and so were the variables. Didn’t use other variables that could have been the cause.

[HopeAgain]

5. This is the fourth post I've read this morning with examples

of outright racism and appalling cultural ignorance on display by Americans.

Feeling pretty hopeless right now.