Black youth unafraid to speak truth
Stephanie Hurt, 14, a ninth grader at P.S. 431, the Maritime Industries Academy, holds a sign protesting what parents and students say was the forced resignation of their principal, Dr. Marco Clark. (Sun photo by Kim Hairston / January 2, 2008)
Students, parents protest principal’s resignation
By Sara Neufeld | Sun reporter
January 3, 2008
This was supposed to be an exciting week at Maritime Industries Academy, with students preparing for a Jan. 9 visit from the secretary of the Navy.
Instead, the little Baltimore high school - in a strip mall in the 700 block of W. North Ave. - is in turmoil, railing over the sudden departure of the principal and the assistant principal.
Dozens of parents and students marched about 10 blocks to school system headquarters yesterday morning in support of Principal Marco T. Clark, who has resigned, and Assistant Principal Kevin Brooks, who was placed on paid administrative leave.
January 3rd, 2008 at 8:20 am
If you do some research on the state of Black children in Baltimore, this is not surprising. During the slavery period, the proceeds from the sale of slaves of Baltimore went towards public education. And the proceeds were high indeed since Baltimore was a major port city. Many a slave were housed downtown and then shipped off at the harbor - including children.
So when you I read things like this…it’s just more of the same. It’s a truly sad state of affairs.
January 4th, 2008 at 8:00 am
Head line should read Black adults unable to respond to the growing needs of Blac children. We still spend to much time discussing why Black Baltimore is fragmented vs. executing things that will have a serious impact on the lives of others. Things like mentoring youth, Black business development and working together across religious and political lines…
Just a thought! Stay encouraged.