8965 Cambridge Ct
Minneapolis, MN 55443

CPHS is great in terms of academia and the wide variety of non-athletic extracurricular activities. As an alum, I can attest to the fact that the teachers are always so willing to help you and push you to do your best. However, there are a few cons as well. My previous counselor was not much help in terms of pushing me to challenge and do my best. When I asked her for advice on classes, she pointed me to the easy classes -- classes that required little to no effort to obtain an "A." In addition, many of the athletic activities required a large fee. Since many of the non-white students' family typically do not earn enough to pay the 200+ dollar fee, the team lacks diversity that could bring new perspectives.

Racism is very normalize in our school. It’s sickening how many people of color deal with racism and barely say word about just because their “friends” are making a “joke”Staff would do something about it if they weren’t to harsh or harsh enough. Depending on the person, staff should treat them how bad their action were. As a black student in Jackson middle school, people nonstop make micro aggressive comments towards my community as a whole. For an example, a real experience that i dealt with this week is how expressing my feelings towards black history month is not necessary. If someone were to make a joke about a skin another minority would feel the need to say they wished they could say it to me/ can’t because of my skin tone. It’s disturbing how all people can see is skin, and not hold back. If your child is in the 7th and maybe up please do not come here. The racism is unreal and no child should experience that. Especially if your child is sensitive.

I’ve lived long enough to know when something’s just not right, and what happened at Monroe wasn’t. Someone made a racist comment toward my grandson, and his teacher didn’t say a word. Just let it slide like it didn’t matter. I’m not one to stir trouble, but I do believe in standing up for our kids. Teachers are supposed to set the example, to guide and protect—not turn a blind eye. I expected better from a school like Monroe. All I want is for my grandson—and every child—to feel safe and respected when they walk into that classroom.