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The following are the top five stories at Wicked Local Swampscott for the week of Jan. 10 – 17, 2021:
Swampscott police union expresses disappointment in town leadership
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Swampscott teens launch ‘Diversify Our Narrative’
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Student group advocates for diversity, multiculturalism in SDUHSD schools
Diversify Our Narrative student representatives from SDUHSD presented to the SDUHSD board on Jan. 14.
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The local chapter of Diversify Our Narrative, a national student-led organization, has ambitious goals to make meaningful changes within their schools to promote diversity, inclusion and educational equity.
The San Dieguito Union High School District students in Diversify Our Narrative (DON) hope to encourage the district to incorporate more texts by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of color) authors in English and literature courses and to stoke more discussion on identity bias and race in the classroom. Their long-term goals include having ethnic studies as a separate, mandatory course for high school graduation.
Swampscott teens launch Diversify Our Narrative
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Elsa Ramdas has lived in Swampscott since she was 3 years old. She is bi-racial; her mom is Swedish and her dad is Indo-Guyanese.
“I learned early on what it means to be different,” she said. “In the first grade, an educator told me at lunch, ‘I didn’t know Swedish people could look like you. I thought they were all blonde and white.’”
Ramdas and a dozen other Swampscott High students have launched a group in town called Diversify Our Narrative, aimed at educating people about inclusion and giving a voice to minorities who live and go to school here.