Nice White Parents

A group of parents take one big step together.

White parents in the 1960s fought to be part of a new, racially integrated school. Where’d they go?

We saw what happens when white families come into the school. What happens when they stay out?

Is it possible to limit the power of white parents?

Chana has traced the history of the school from its founding and come to the present. But now: One unexpected last chapter. Last year, the school district for BHS mandated a change in the zoning process to ensure all of middle schools will be racially integrated. No longer can white families hoard resources in a few select schools. Black and Latino parents have been demanding this change since the late 1950s. The courts have mandated it. Chana asks: How did this happen? And is this a blueprint for real, systemic change?