Kept on telling him, telling him. Like stop making a fool of me. The next day he wrote me up. Social workers must work in collaboration with administrators in charge of discipline, serve as student advocates in discipline hearings, be involved in informing parents of their rights, and work with the school board in finding alternatives for those students who are expelled. In spite of Latino youth's high aspirations, simply graduating from high school can seem an impossible goal.
Latino students are more likely to be at a disadvantage for several reasons.
First, Latinos have a greater likelihood of living in poverty. Secondly, their parents tend to have low levels of education, often attend poor schools and are placed in lower level or vocational tracks. Unfortunately, as high school graduation rates rise, Latinos continue to receive proportionately fewer high school diplomas as well as college degrees, than other Americans. The struggle for educational equality and attainment has a long history in the Latino community. Contrary to what many people think, the Latino community has not been passive in struggle to improve educational outcomes for their children.