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Submitted by: Brenda
Im a: Former Student
Date: 04/02/2007
I attended Pearl High School in approximately 1973. I know it was one of the first years that Nashville started busing kids to and from different schools to encourage diversity during the time segregation was being addressed. I remember I was assigned to Pearl High during that tumultuous time of racial tensions. I honestly have to express that even though I benefited greatly by the opportunity to integrate into the community, the school environment was chaotic. Teachers had to deal with student unrest and those who didn't care to take academics seriously. There were many students who were unruly, rebellious and did whatever they wanted without fear of staff discipline or rule enforcement. I clearly saw the frustration and struggles of the staff who tried so hard to hold on and maintain a healthy and efficient learning environment. This was also during the time of the 'hippie' culture. Kids who drove to school would skip class to smoke marijuana in their cars right in the school parking lot, even though the staff witnessed this on a daily basis. My educational experience was affected to the degree that I did not get a focused or intense academic benefit. I must also admit that I was a student who played a lax and wild mentality and often skip classes often because it was so easy to do. My upbringing was a bit unconventional with my divorced parents not setting expectations and boundaries for me to adhere to. How I benefited was by being part of the new social fabric and I was able to learn more about the black culture which I had little opportunity to experience prior to that. I am grateful to be one of the white population to be reassigned instead of staying in my own environment and it gave me insight on how African-Americans had to adjust to their being relocated. I remember the school was located near Fisk University right next to some railroad tracks. I have not lived in Nashville since the 1970's so my comments apply to my own personal observations from then. I hope that this review applies to the correct school since the name Martin Luther King Jr. was not part of the name then.
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