The Little Rock 9Essay Preview: The Little Rock 9Report this essayThe Little Rock NineIn the article “Blindsided by History”, Gary Smith tells the story of the 1957 Little Rock Central Tigers football team, using a not-so politically correct approach. This article investigates the racial issues surrounding the segregation and integration of Little Rock Central High School.
Until 1957 Little Rock Central High School was an all white school, it was a breeding ground for national merit scholars, future ivy-league students, and professional athletes. But when the doors opened for the first day of school in 1957, things would be a little different, Arkansas National Guardsmen and crowds gathered out front to see if nine back students, known as the little rock nine, would be allowed inside. None of the “Little Rock Nine” attended classes on the first day, but finally on the third day Elizabeth Eckfort tried to enter the school, after the 1954 supreme court ruling allowing segregation of school – Elizabeth was fully within her rights to attend, but when she reached the doors, the guards refused to let her in. The order to block her from entering the school was given by Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus, Fabulus defended his decision by saying he was preserving the peace, and if they began integrating the school there would be bloodshed and mass riots.
Once the school was successfully integrated, there were still not equal opportunities for all the students, the newly integrated students were allowed to attend school, but not allowed to participate in any extra-curricular activities – especially football. Eventually the racial tension became so great that President Eisenhower called in 1200 army paratroopers to calm down the situation. Later that day an assembly was called to address the situation, Maj. Gen. Edwin Walker was brought in to address the students, although at first only 2/3 of the student body attended the assembly. Although Walker was not for integration, he explained to the students that he whole-heartedly intended to keep the plan in place. Eventually the schools were integrated, but that did not stop any of the tension,
The Student’s Council
The current Student’s Council is composed of all student body representatives in the military, including the student-teacher union and the national organization of the student body.
The Student’s Council was established to protect students against discrimination of any kind. • To this end, the Secretary of Defense’s office worked with the Army to create their Student’s Council by creating a national organization with the highest standards and a common core of commitment, professionalism and leadership.
Our Student’s Council consists of all student-teacher representatives in the military, including the student-teacher union and the national organization of the student body.
To establish a group of students’ advocates, we provide student-teacher union, military, congressional, religious and other organizations with support, resources, and advocacy through the Student Student’s Council.
On the whole we strive to achieve a balance between the needs and desires of our students, while respecting the basic democratic value of a fair school system for all students with equal opportunity.
Because our students work in a more inclusive school system, we are committed to developing education opportunities that provide the best possible student satisfaction.
We recognize the importance of developing healthy and equitable schools for all students.
We offer support, service, leadership, mentoring, and community services in the academic fields of law, humanities, mathematics, and public administration.
We are a local organization of a thousand people, operating in different parts of the world.
Many students would like to get involved in our school system through community activity, through participation in our local forums, and through activities that bring in young people with different cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.
We believe our student-teacher body deserves full opportunity to succeed and inclusivity and tolerance.
Student-teacher body representation is always critical to our campus-wide goals. Student’s councils ensure that leaders engage and advance an informed and inclusive student-teacher community while ensuring that the school is inclusive to all.
With good reason, the Student’s Council receives the highest grade for quality in the student workforce.
We all seek to help our students achieve the things they strive for. The Student’s Council fosters a dialogue with our student-teacher union about policy and support topics. As part of our training and supervision, we seek to prepare and disseminate the Student’s Council’s policies and advice on issues impacting our students and others in the military.
Student’s Council membership represents about one-third of the military workforce in the United States
We are proud to represent our military family and our community. We work hard to promote equality between men and women, and to advance both educational goals and academic excellence. We are proud of serving in all capacities.
Our work on behalf of all