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Originally Posted by Cory
I don't mean this as a dig at you, as I think what you're doing is great, but the culture change they need is to stop seeing any non-white person as a terrorist. It's got nothing to do with being more aware of STEM activities.
The problem isn't that they couldn't figure out he had a clock and not a bomb...it's that they saw a brown kid with both "Ahmed" and "Mohamed" in his name and freaked out because they're either subconsciously or outwardly racist/Islamophobic.
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Not to disagree with your analysis of the thinking (or lack thereof) behind these events, but I will suggest that gracious professionalism includes a lot more than just STEM. FIRST does a pretty darn good job of cultivating an inclusive, supportive environment for everyone.
Jason