And thank you for seeing that. As it is exactly my point. The OP is suggesting via his link, that the collection of data based on race is somehow a new thing, and created by Obama (hint, think Black person). A 17 year old story of an investigation into the negative impact of black skin on liberty or freedom should put to rest the idea that this is all Obama's fault. For a quick read I would suggest "Black like me" written over 50 years ago. It is artificial in that the author always knew he could quit being black and had not grown up with all the disadvantages of being black. He just got a tiny piece of institutional racism and wrote about it.

If a black child is suspended for swearing in class and a white student is not, all other things being the same, is that a problem? Well not for the white kid. And if we don't collect data to see if that is the case how will be ever know? All we have now is black parents making a claim that such things are routine. If Vinnie Barbarino drops a few f bombs into his comments do we cut him more slack, given his background and the language he hears in his home and neighborhood, than if Queen Elizabeth did the same? Does one person better understand cultural expectations in the school than the other?