Tensions can exist among different ethnic and racial groups despite the presence of those groups in the United States for generations.
Group conflicts can affect academic achievement as well as social relationships.
This article discusses ethnic and racial tensions in U.S. schools and suggests various ways to reduce them. Origins of Ethnic and Racial Relations in Schools Many patterns of ethnic and racial relations in U.S. schools reflect the ways that certain ethnic or racial groups have historically been included in or excluded from American society. Schools have historically helped include newcomers in American society and continue to do so. Today, ethnic and racial relations are more complex. For example, Hispanic students born in the United States may be prejudiced against or hold stereotypes about recent Hispanic immigrants.