Opinion: LTPS must take staunch stance against anti-Blackness
On July 8, the Open Letter Against Systematic Racism, which was signed by over 1,000 stakeholders, was presented to the Lawrence Township Public Schools(LTPS) Board of Education.
Over the last 13 weeks, a coalition of community activists have met with Superintendent Ross Kasun almost every Monday to discuss the district’s response to Black in Lawrence NJ’s open letter. Subdividing the specific points laid out in the open letter into 10 main areas, to date discussions with Kasun and board representatives have centered on two, namely how the district responds to misbehavior and LTPS’s hiring practices.