In late February, Indiana House Bill 1367 advanced to the Senate despite bipartisan opposition, paving the way for students living in St. Joseph Countyâs Greene Township to leave the South Bend Community School Corp., which is racially diverse, and join the smaller, rural John Glenn School Corporation, a primarily white district.
As a former South Bend school board member and current chair of the St. Joseph County Democratic Party, I can speak to the damage this bill will cause if passed, and to the dangerous precedent it will set for urban school districts across Indiana.
I am also an attorney and parent of a student who attends South Bend schools â roles that provide a broad perspective for the argument against this bill becoming law.
Indiana Black Legislative Caucus calls for implicit bias training for legislators
Rep. Vernon Smith said he was verbally attacked in the bathroom and shouldn t have to fear for his physical safety because of another state representative. Author: WTHR.com staff Updated: 6:01 AM EST February 24, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS The Indiana Black Legislative Caucus is responding to an incident during a statehouse debate over where kids should go to school. That debate turned into a walkout and then a confrontation over race and discrimination. It spilled out of the House chambers and into the hallways Feb. 18.
State Rep. Gregory Porter (D-District 96) said House Bill 1367 is a way of segregation and discrimination.
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Rep. Vernon Smith, D-Gary, speaks in the Indiana House during the 2019 legislative session. Photo by Bryan Wells, TheStatehouseFile.com
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During the House session on Thursday, a bill concerning school district boundaries that some are calling racist sparked an emotional and angry debate. Several legislators walked out of the chamber, GOP legislators in their seats booed and shouted “no” and “stop,” and some members even clashed in the halls after Black legislators spoke out against the bill.
The confrontations broke out on a day when Black members were celebrating Black History Month by wearing traditional African garb.
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