Despite the government’s clear stance on racism, there remains a large amount of people who continue to be heavily racist, making it difficult to believe that our country can eventually eradicate racism entirely. Previously, it had seemed the United States had come so far, though it is now clear that there exists a heavy population of racists, not only in the southern areas of our country, but within our own schools. There is a certain level of ‘casual racism’ that is witnessed by students everyday, referring to the casual conversation among students while using racial slurs as if it is common practice. The hope of racism being a problem that will simply pass with time is therefore debunked seeing as young children continue to use this inappropriate type of