History of Latinx Representation in Education

Put yourself in the shoes of a bilingual, Latinx student in a Holland, MI high school in 1976: your first language is Spanish, however all of your teachers only speak English. You want help from counsellors with college applications, but they are so busy acting as translators that they are unable to assist you. Without any help, you are lost and confused, as deadlines for your applications quickly approach.

This statement shows a glimpse of this same story. The statement of allegations from January 27th 1976, lists various realities from E.E Fell Junior High. This school used be to owned by Holland Public Schools.

Highlighted from the document, is the frustration of the lack of representation in educational professionals, counselors, and administrators. This lack of counseling and support creates negative impacts for high school students. They need someone to walk alongside them, especially in the college application process. The lack of administration of color could also have "perpetuated the problems" such as Latinx students being excluded from extracurriculars. With no one to advocate for these students, the Latinx high schoolers were not receiving the same opportunities as the white students.