I live just outside of that particular parish. I have been shocked recently by the amount of racism I have personally experienced. Even though I was raised in the south, II thought this was over with. It makes me so sad, and I worry about the children who are brought up around this type of hatred and ignorance. I'm not going to get into details, but as a teacher, I am doing whatever I can to make a difference--it's difficult with some of the closed-mind, bigoted, and unaccepting parents that are in the area. I saw a great quote this morning that I added to my overview... “When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.” Some people have a long ways to go.

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