{"product_id":"9781462022007","title":"SOC: Welcome to the Cage: The Grade Changing and Sexual Scandal at South Oak Cliff High School That Almost Cost the University of Kansas Jayhawks its 2008 NCAA National Championship","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Frank Hammond became a counselor at South Oak Cliff High School in the Dallas Independent School District, he had a good feeling. As a black man with a solid church upbringing and a degree from a historical black college, he felt he could really make a difference in the lives of young, inner-city kids who attended this predominately black high school.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt didn’t take Hammond long to discover that all was not well within the walls of the high school. In \u003ci\u003eSOC: Welcome to the Cage\u003c\/i\u003e, he provides a behind-the-scenes look at what happened at this school as the focus turned from understanding black dynamics to black exploitation. Hammond reveals the scandals that took place at the school, including a corrupt and unethical principal, a staff that stole from students and engaged in inappropriate sexual relations, security guards who forced students to cage fight, and manipulation of student grades.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSOC: Welcome to the Cage\u003c\/i\u003e narrates the transgressions and describes what happened when Hammond blew the whistle; the school district was forced to choose between doing what was right and protecting its basketball championships—an action that affected a member of the University of Kansas national championship basketball team.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129393692912,"sku":"9781462022007","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781462022007_p0.jpg?v=1763675418","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781462022007","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}