Parents and students are angry at principal for pointing out racial achievement gap

Some students at South Lake High School in St. Clair Shores are upset and can not believe they were singled out as African-Americans. The principal sent a letter to parents and students pointing out an achievement gap between white and black students at the school. The letter was accompanied by a graph showing the gap from subject to subject. About 80 students staged an in-school protest as the principal met with parents to explain why the letter was written. The school district says the letter was not meant to offend anybody, only to point out that it wants all students to achieve. However, the principal who wrote the letter is apologetic. One parent says she would like to see a second letter apologizing for the first, which she feels should never have been written at all. She also thinks the principal should personally apologize to all of the students at a school assembly.