WHAT THE OUTSIDERS SAY

Alessandra Gonsalez

St. Patrick Academyy

Those who don’t live in Central Falls judge us. We’re one of the “ghetto” cities that consists of Hispanics and blacks. Parents tell their children to stay away from kids who live in C.F. What they don’t know is that we are nothing like the rumors portray us. They judge us from the outside without knowing what the inside is like. The square mile that people assume is all about violence. We defend our home and show them why we are not what they say we are.

We are a community. Everybody knows one another and treats you with respect. We have many programs that help with the low income. We provide free English classes, open food pantries, and so much more. If one bad thing happens, all the outsiders will think _____when they hear “Central Falls.” The lies prevent them from seeing reality.

The public school in our city is the school with the “bad reputation”. They are always being targeted and put down. What they don’t talk about is the students who get into Ivy League schools, such as Brown University, and Harvard University, with full rides. The sports teams who have won the championships or the ones who go off to fight for our nation. Just last month, a Burrillville high school team was being investigated for taunting the volleyball team at our public school with racist remarks. There was videographic evidence and yet they were still saying the allegations were not true.

The outsiders have much to say about our small city. We’ve been judged and criticized, but our square mile continues to push to better our community.