Our School System Has Failed Us

My mother works at a high school and recently there was a fight from where a white kid allegedly said the word nigger, and a black kid beat him up pretty badly.  This is not a blog about black and white because I don't play that game.  This is a blog about equality for the student.  My mom told me that she was told by a teacher that this black kid has dealt with anger issues and has struggled in the past.  It made me think back to when I was in high school and my grades were very inconsistent  and actually down right terrible.  The reality is kids slip through the cracks especially in huge schools, there is programs for the kids who have a certified learning disabilities and kids in honor classes.  But as far as the every day normal student there isn't a lot available.  The school system has failed, because they are not taking care of the issues before they even start.  I know simply if I had one person that told me that they believed in me, I would have tried harder or pushed myself to the next level.  Instead I developed slacker tendencies that carried me through college.  Just imagine if this one teacher who noticed the is students anger issues, did something about it, maybe got him with the school counselor or spoke with his parents.  Or maybe even figured out the issues that are going on.  To many times, especially in high school, time is spent with the star athlete or star student instead of the kid in the corner who is just crying out for attention.  In conclusion, our school system has failed us by allowing student like this kid just slip through the crack.