Racial injustices cause tension in the education system.

Local universities are preparing to have candid conversations about the racial and social divide when students return to school.

Racial tensions across the country are taking their toll on everyday life.

Even in the education system.

Fox 55's mallory beard tells us how local universities are preparing to have candid conversations when students return to school.

Arianna cooper//indiana tech senior hen people are ignored, they start to scream and they start to shout and it really up to people who have the power to really racism w a major problem ppen.- for arianna cooper back home in the bahamas.

Then she came to school in the u-s.arianna cooper//indiana tech senior e noticed that sinci come to america that a lot of things are swept under the rug and i feel like the protest was necessary to get other people iheir hority attention.

Cooper says the protests downtown mean a lot to her and her peers.arianna cooper//indiana tech senior must say people are very angry.

They are very angry, my making waves for those who haven advocated for themselves before or just haven been listened to.

Arianna cooper//indiana tech seniornd i could just really think about my friends, my american frie gone o through this their entire life chief tech diversity officer says the scho administraton will need to address the matter with care when students return.

Lisa givan//chief diversity officer indie have h givan says so much has are.- happened since her students left for spring break.and administrators/schools need to welcome them back with empathy.

Nd in the midst of a pandemic, we are having a black lives matter movement.

Theye growing at a different rate than we may be growing and we have to educate ourselves.enneth christmon of purdue fort wayne says title do mean much when it comes to reaching out to students.

Degree does not make you educated.e hopes that a lesson many of his students have learned from the protestst the end of the day if you d know how to talk, communicate, listen, empathize and have some depth and willingness to have and experience outside of your comfe just e, you walke g in the park and you not having impact.n fort wayne i'm mallory beard fox 55 news 3