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Peter LaPalm Honorable Mention Taught by Cameron Johnson Roseville Area Middle School Institutional and Social Segregation The Supreme Court's ruling in 1954 regarding f��t vs. Tl��e Bo�rd of Educatio��i put an end to institutional segregation. Desegregation is standard �1 schools today, but some people still choose to remain in groups of similar race. The schools and government could no longer promote rules denying personal beliefs. In today's society, there remain people who are prejudiced towards perso�ls of other etlulic groups. The Supreme Court ruling did not put an end to social segregation. There are people who persecute others for belonging to different races and/ or etlu,ic groups. There are people who persecute others simply because they are different. The ruling established a law, which stopped segregation within the schools. The law gave people a foundation and structure to accept different cultures. Most people now accept and encourage distinct beliefs. The promotion af integration within schoals today is for the most part unnecessary. Integration in our school system is not a primary issue, because we have made enormous progress in the field of desegregation. However, social segregation exists in today's school system. An example of social segregation is a group of children of like race sitHng at the same lunch table, because they feel more comfortable with persons of the same race. Another example is people who speak the same language clustering together because they share a con�non language. The possibility af changing people's natural feelings and instincts is challenging. In my school in particular, to promote desegregation, someone would have to "go against the grain" and attempt something different a�1d "out of the box". An example would be to sit at a lunch table that is primarily populated with a different race. This would help promote integration,