Catina K. Taylor was a student in the Kansas City, Missouri School District during 1971 to 1997; she attended Blenheim Elementary School and graduated from Southeast High School. The change she experienced at this time was in the teaching staff from black teachers to white teachers. However, the education did not change – all teachers appeared invested in their education. She said that while we legally segregated schools in the past, dismantling the system caused families to take flight. “The profound statement that I do not want my children to go to school with you, as a child you wonder why?”