Butler joined the faculty at Norwich Free Academy (NFA) in the early 2000s, working as a history teacher. By 2004, he had switched roles. Butler helped to create NFA s first ever office of diversity, a unique program that he has led ever since. The goal was simple: to make sure that all of our students here had equal access and equity to education, said Butler.
Through his work, Butler has become an integral part in cultural events both on campus and in the City of Norwich.
One of his many accomplishments was helping students at NFA host the first Haitian Flag Day for the city in 2008. He also advises the Cape Verdean and Native American Clubs at NFA, works alongside the NAACP, and is actively involved with the Norwich Rotary Community Clubs Celebrate Cultural Diversity event. Butler also works closely with NFA s MLK scholars each year.
Norwich Norwich Free Academy students on Thursday learned how the state’s juvenile and adult criminal justice systems work and how prosecutors and judges alike are not out to just “lock people up.”
The Norwich NAACP Robertsine Duncan Youth Council questioned a panel of criminal justice experts during a forum titled “Strengthening our Community and Criminal Justice System.” The program was the second forum by the youth council as part of the Norwich NAACP’s Black History Month program.
“It costs about $50,000 a year to incarcerate a person,” state prosecutor Lonnie Braxton said. “If we had a way of figuring out first who had mental health issues, we would probably lose between 40 and 60% of our business. If we could find out who truly had a mental health, compounded by a self-treatment drug addiction problem, we would probably lose another 10-15%.”
Norwich Karen Lau still gets choked up when she tries to explain what the Jan. 20 inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris meant for her as a 16-year-old high school senior.
“When Kamala Harris was sworn in by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, there were tears, happy tears flowing down my face,” Lau said this past week. “I didn’t think I was going to cry. It definitely was a moment I will never forget.”
Jareth Tosses, a senior and president of the Norwich Free Academy Class of 2021, recalled the entire scene of the inauguration, from the oaths of office to National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman s inspirational oration to the musical performances by star artists and ethnic cultural groups.
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Norwich resident showing support for Peruvian homeland
Left to right, Norwich Free Academy students Karen Lau, Valeria Yraita-Zevallos, Cheyenne Herrera, Catherine Contreras, Yvette Torvisco, and Jennifer Croughwell. (photo submitted)
Published January 20. 2021 7:34AM
Kevin Gorden, Special to The Times
Presidential elections, impeachment, protests, a suffering economy, and a growing pandemic is the focus of a recent discussion led by Norwich-area youth.
However, the talk didn’t examine conditions here in the United States, but instead addressed what is happening in the South American country of Peru.
The discussion led to the creation of a banner stating “We are with Peru” that is hanging on the Route 82 eastbound bridge near the American Wharf Marina.