Make Grissom Great Again!

Principal Mark Hogan is the principal of Grissom High School, located in an affluent bedroom community. The school is highly ranked and nationally acclaimed; however, Black and Brown students, also from affluent households, do not perform very well. In fact, their performance declines drastically when they enter Whitehaven School district. The superintendent does not accept responsibility for the disparity in Black and Brown and White achievement. The district’s history of racism in Whitehaven schools is evident in the superintendent’s response to parental outcry for equity in Whitehaven schools. School administrators support the superintendent’s perspectives; however, principal Mark Hogan has a divergent perspective. His enlightened approach draws insurmountable attention, and he is ultimately faced with a decision to either attempt to fight the good equity fight or to move on.