Some people argue that discrimination in schools and the work place are very much a thing of the past. This is not true. They say we are all on a level playing field and are judged by our merits only. Again, I don't think they have looked at the facts. Racial discrimination is still very obvious, and is one of the biggest problems facing Americans today. The following are a few startling examples of the way discrimination is still deprives people of their rights because of the color of their skin.
             Lara Tito is a young girl from Arlington, VA. Lara was in preschool when the discrimination against her began. Her parents wanted her to have the best education possible, and they knew they had to start her off on the right track. They decided the first step would be to send her to kindergarten at a popular alternative school there in Arlington. She was denied admission based solely on her race (Lewin A11).
             Sarah Wessman also had high hopes of attending a competitive school in Boston. She was also denied admission because of her race, while several other students, with lower test scores, which would have kept them out had they been a different color, were admitted. Sarah had to go to court to be allowed to attend the school (Lewin A11).
             Montgomery County, Maryland is a suburban Washington DC area that has had a very successful voluntary desegregation program since 1975. Yet, its school system still has rules in place, which deny children the right to transfer from one school to another if they are the wrong race (Lewin A11). I don't know how they get away with this, but they do.
             In San Francisco, a Chinese-American student tried to get into the competitive Lowell High School. He was denied admission because, according to Lowell's admission policies, Chinese-American students have to have higher scores than certain others do in order to be admitted (Lewin A11).
             Jennifer Gratz had always dreamed of going to the pres...