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'''Jena High School''' is a secondary school located in [[Jena, Louisiana|Jena]], [[Louisiana]], [[United States]]. The school, serving grades 9 through 12, is a part of the [[La Salle Parish School Board]]. As of 2006-2007, the school |
'''Jena High School''' is a secondary school located in [[Jena, Louisiana|Jena]], [[Louisiana]], [[United States]]. The school, serving grades 9 through 12, is a part of the [[La Salle Parish School Board]]. As of 2006-2007, the school enrollment was 538 students. |
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The school serves the town of Jena and the unincorporated communities of Fellowship and Nebo. |
The school serves the town of Jena and the unincorporated communities of Fellowship and Nebo. |
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| Jena High School | |
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Jena , Louisiana United States | |
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| Type | High School/Secondary Education/College Preparatory |
| Established | 1920s |
| Head teacher | Glen Joiner, Principal |
| Number of students | 515 |
| Color(s) | Gold, Black, White |
| Mascot | The Mighty Giants |
| Website | Jena High School |
Jena High School is a secondary school located in Jena, Louisiana, United States. The school, serving grades 9 through 12, is a part of the La Salle Parish School Board. As of 2006-2007, the school enrollment was 538 students.
The school serves the town of Jena and the unincorporated communities of Fellowship and Nebo.
Feeder patterns
The following schools feed into Jena High School:
- Fellowship Elementary School (grades PreK–8)
- Jena Junior High School (grades 7–8)
- Goodpine Middle School (grades 4–6)
- Jena Elementary School (grades PreK–3)
- Goodpine Middle School (grades 4–6)
- Nebo Elementary School (grades PreK–8)
Racial tension
Racial tensions resurfaced in Jena on September 1, 2006, when hangman's nooses were discovered in a tree in the high school's campus after a black student tried to sit with white students at lunch. The principal recommended that the noose-hangers should be expelled. The board of education overruled him and the three white student perpetrators received in-school suspension.[1] On November 30, 2006 an arson fire destroyed the main academic building at the school. On December 4, 2006 a fight broke out on campus, after which six African-American students, later dubbed the Jena 6,[2] were arrested and charged with attempted second-degree murder. Law enforcement officers told the Alexandria Daily Town Talk they have found no links between the noose incident, the arson fire, and subsequent fights.
The six accused of attempted second-degree murder are black and attacked a white student after a week of intimidation between the two groups, including the one who was assaulted.[3] Intimidation cited includes an off campus incident, in which a white student responded to threats by brandishing a gun. Black students allegedly wrestled away the gun and were then held in custody and charged with theft when they refused to return the gun, while no charges were made against the white student.[4]
On June 26, 2007 the first day of trial for Mychal Bell, one of the defendants, the prosecutor agreed to reduce the charges for Bell to aggravated second-degree battery and conspiracy to commit aggravated second-degree battery.[5] Bell was found guilty by an all-white jury, and will face the possibility of up to 22 years in prison when he is sentenced.[4] 150 were summoned, but only 50 reported for duty. [6] The sentencing was originally scheduled for July 30, but was delayed until September 20, 2007. [7] However, on September 14, 2007, Bell's battery conviction was overturned, as Louisiana's Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Lake Charles ruled that he shouldn't have been tried as an adult. The other five students will be tried at a later date.
The town has gained international notoriety as an example of the alleged "new 'stealth' racism" that lives on in America[8] with national attention drawn to the events by a National Public Radio prime time story on July 30, 2007.[9]
External links
http://www.dmccreath.org/2007/06/jena-louisiana-and-the-jena-six.php
See Also
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- ^ Mangold, Tom (2007-05-24). "'Stealth racism' stalks deep South". BBC News.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Howard Witt. "Charge reduced in 'Jena 6' case". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
- ^ Jordan Flaherty. "There was White Kids that Hung Up a Noose, But It was Black Kids in the Fight". Retrieved 2007-05-20.
- ^ a b Bill Quigley. "Injustice in Jena". Retrieved 2007-06-11.
- ^ Foster, Mary (2007-06-27). "Charges Reduced for Student in La. Fight". Guardian Limited.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Jena teen's future still up in the air". 2007-09-18. Retrieved 2007-09-19.
- ^ "Jena 6: Mychal Bell's Sentencing Delayed". 2007-07-29. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
- ^ "Racism goes on trial again in America's Deep South". Retrieved 2007-05-20.
{{cite web}}: Text "The Observer" ignored (help); Text "author" ignored (help) - ^ Goodwyn, Wade (2007-07-30). "Beating Charges Split La. Town Along Racial Lines". NPR.
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