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In my school system, we were also taught that racism was wrong and why. There were a few kids in high school who did not care about those lessons.
To be fair children are going to internalize what’s taught in their household by their parents and family members far more easily than what’s in school, especially when those teachings are reinforced by their peers, friends, authority figures, local culture…
I don't buy the narrative that kids can't be assholes too. When does it become fair to blame someone for their views? On their 18th birthday when they become a real human?
They share an increasing portion of the blame until they are about 25ish and have their whole brain
Okay, what if you have a high schooler who is racist and remains racist throughout their life? Were they to blame in highschool or only when they become 25? I ask because some of the people I went to highschool who seemed shitty are still shitty.
I dunno it's realistically a case by case thing with a trillion shades of gray. Some people really just never had a chance whether they are 18 or 55 but they always bear some varying degree of blame for their shittiness