Racial Issues in U.S. History and Today Survey

Please respond to the following survey questions honestly. This is completely anonymous and your opinions/answers will be used only to get a general idea of what our students know or feel about issues. Thank you for your honest input.


A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. Do you consider yourself to be knowledgeable about racial and ethnic issues?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you think that racism is experienced today?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Have you ever been afraid of someone based on their race/ethnicity?*
    Yes
    No


  1. How could our school address racial/ethnic issues better?*


  1. How do you feel when you see/hear incidents in which a black person is shot by police?*


  1. If you witnessed someone being harrassed or discriminated against, how do you think you would respond?*


  1. Have you ever witnessed an act of racism or discrimination?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Have you ever been the victim of an act of racism/discrimination?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you think that students in our school mostly socialize with people of the same race?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Over the past 10 years, I that racial/ethnic issues have _____*
    Increased
    Stayed the same
    Decreased





Casey Smith
Middle School Social Studies Teacher
East Grand Rapids Middle School
Grand Rapids, MI