It's an all-girl school, but everyone is different in their own way. In fact, there are many different races represented at Cathedral. This is a good thing, but certain teachers put teenagers in categories depending on their backgrounds. It's a problem and it happens, especially in my school. And for those that are not doing well, typically, they've had a bad childhood and the adults around them have not been supportive.
Teachers have a lot of problems dealing with diversity so they categorize teenagers.
They seem to categorize us by saying young Latin or African-American women will either end up getting pregnant by the time they're in high school or by the time they graduate from high school. They spend less time and energy encouraging us. Another way they categorize us is with whom we hang out with or where we live. Teachers need to learn how to talk to teenagers and know that we're not all the same. Even though a student may not be 'white,' she is capable of doing what any other color can do.