I saw a discussion about this a while back on this forum, so I thought I would post an update I read earlier today.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...AGA12FSKT1.DTL
Oakley freshman decides to transfer, cites harassment
J. Vargas, October 21, 2003
It's 11:40 a.m., the middle of lunch break at the only high school in Oakley, and freshman Lisa McClelland is at home.
The 15-year-old says she's not going back to Freedom High School.
Her push to start a Caucasian Club at her predominately white school -- in predominately white Oakley, population 25,000 -- has made national headlines, causing harassment, she said, from fellow students. She hasn't been at school in nearly two weeks and doesn't plan to come back. With her parents' consent, she has decided to transfer to La Paloma, a continuation high school in nearby Brentwood.
"Some people would say words like 'racist' when they see me," said Lisa, noting that a group of boys, standing too far for her to recognize, called her that word. "Some people would give me a look. Some people would whisper something. "
The news got to Eric Volta, principal at Freedom High, but it first got to the local press. Volta said he took appropriate actions and dealt with two specific incidents that McClelland reported, one involving the group of boys, the other involving an acquaintance of McClelland's.
Her problems began in late August with a petition on a piece of binder paper, the words "Caucasian/White Club" printed on top. Lisa passed it around her classes, and, three weeks later, collected more than 300 signatures from classmates and town residents...