African Americans are steadily increasing in their drop out rate. They will soon become the second most on the chart of drop outs. Asian teens are the number one majority to continue in school and graduate. This is because Asians tend to raise their children with better values due to their traditional backgrounds. Many Asian parents don’t find bad grades acceptable in their culture. With Asians focusing a lot of their ethics on respect and support for families many do not slack off during school. Many Asians use this as an advantage, some feel pressured and don’t feel they need to succeed.

In the book Safe Passage, by Joy G. Dryfoos, it stat

In the year of 1995 there was about fifteen million teens between the ages of fourteen and approximately eighteen years of age. The Census Bureau estimated that fifteen million teens would grow up to about seventeen million in the year of 2010. In 1995 two thirds of the teens were Caucasian and non-Hispanic, twelve percent were Hispanic, four percent were Asian, one percent were Native Americans, and fifteen percent were African Americans (Dryfoos). One third of Hispanic, Native Americans and, African American teens live in a disadvantaged family.

After reading all the information from the books and internet, I wondered what our local high schools are like. I have found that over twenty-five years of age who have not completed high school has been twenty–eight point three percent (Facts About The Cities). After giving much thought, I have noticed that all of the information given on the characteristics of drop outs can be seen in our local high schools. Referring back to my high school years, I caught myself comparing the traits of students that have dropped out to the traits mentioned in my references. It was seen to be an exact match; many were caught in the drug and alcohol troubles while many were troubled with teen pregnancy.

High schools are trying to prevent teens from dropping out of high school. High schools are providing counselors for the students to talk to and confided in. Police officers are also lending their support to the local schools. Police officers have begun patrolling the street, looking for kids leaving the schools. The officers will bring them back to their local school and make sure they stay in school. Schools are also having extra after school help. For example, tutoring for any subject the student is having trouble with. I work in an after school program to help children with their home work and help guide them to make the right choices. I agree with the after school programs, because it keeps kids off the streets.

es some statistics about minority drop outs. In 1980 Hispanic high school drop outs were at a 27.9 percent of the total drop outs. Native Americans were at a 35.5 percent, Blacks were at a 22.2 percent, and Asians were at a low of 8.2 percent. Native Americans were at their hig

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