The Burlington Area School District plan for fixing racism issues in the schools has been approved by state officials, with one qualification — the parent whose complaint launched the investigation
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Several members of the board shared that they still have emotional âscarsâ from the Nov. 9, 2020, meeting of the school board, during which demonstrators shut down the meeting and yelled at elected officials before police arrived and the room was cleared, with a brief protest continuing outside.
Demonstrators calling for anti-racism to be included in the Burlington Area School District s policies and curriculums shut down the School Board s meeting on Monday, Nov. 9, when the School Board didn t immiediately take up the anti-racism proposal following nearly an hour of public comment. Here s what happened before, during and after the meeting was shut down and the School Board left Karcher Middle School s library before half of the meeting s agenda was exhausted.
BURLINGTON â Pledging to ânurture an inclusive environment,â Burlington Area School District officials have announced plans for new staffing, curriculum and procedures to âdismantleâ a culture of racism in the school district.
The districtâs plans, released Monday, are included in a 31-page response to a state Department of Public Instruction finding that Burlington school officials have allowed a âracially hostile environmentâ in the district.
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Responding to a parentâs complaint of racism her child faced in Burlington schools, the state issued its scathing assessment on April 9 and directed school administrators to present their plan of action within 30 days.