S.C. Black Group Visits Ed School

Representatives of the recently-formed South Carolina Black Caucus, a group of black school board activists working to fight racism in South Carolina public schools, will be the guests of the Ed School this weekend.

The group-which includes James Solomon, chairman of the Black Caucus, Rev. Mark Aiken, and Hayes Mizell, the chairman of the South Carolina chapter of the American Friends Service Committee-will arrive here today to discuss the problems of organizing community education groups in hostile areas, and to observe public schools in Boston.

"We think it's important that people at the Ed School get a chance to talk with people who are dealing with education problems in real life," David Able, one of the organizers of the visit, said yesterday. Abel, on leave from the Ed School, is a Robert F. Kennedy fellow who has worked with the Friends Service Committee to help set up the Black Caucus.

"There have been numerous incidents of black students being expelled for no reason, there are many cases where funds earmarked for black children have gone to white kids, there are almost no black male teachers in all of South Carolina, and this group is actually trying to do something about it," Stephan Michelson, lecturer on Education, said yesterday. "People at the Ed School should know about things like this."

During their stay in Greater Boston, the representatives of the Black Caucus will visit four schools in Boston, and will host seminars on curriculum, funding, and student and teacher rights with Ed School students and faculty.