…t GPAs in their graduating class. Well, at least that was the case until White people got involved. Apparently, the school’s handbook explained that class rank was supposed to be based on “unweighted” GPA, meaning that AP classes or other more challenging courses — y’know, like the ones two young Black queens took and crushed — shouldn’t be taken into consideration. So, based on an argument that boiled down to “coasting-ass White kids deserve elite recognition, too,” the parents of two White students managed to convince the school’s Black principal to name their children co-valedictorian and co-salutatorian. Take note, class: This is what we call depending on technicalities that violate the spirit of the a…
