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After Judge Steps In, East Ramapo School Board Election Gives Greater Voice To Black and Brown Parents
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East Ramapo’s first school board election after a federal judge found the district violated the federal Voting Rights Act didn’t change the balance of power on a body sharply divided by race and religion. But public school parents believe the new election system gave them a stronger voice on an unusual board, where most members are strictly Orthodox Jews who rely on private schools. The public school parents are now pushing the state for additional actions.
“I’m hoping that it brings a sense of pride and representation,” said Ashley Leveille, a Black public school parent who was re-elected this week.
East Ramapo School Board uses ward-based voting system for 1st time to fill 9 open seats
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Feb 10, 2021, 9:00pm EST
Wednesday
was the first time the East Ramapo School Board used a ward-based system to
fill all nine open seats.
During
a meeting Wednesday, the community met some of the new board members who ran
unopposed.
Last
spring, a federal judge ordered the district to get rid of its at-large voting
method, which violated the Voting Rights Act – making it harder for
minority candidates to get elected.
For a
decade, white, Orthodox Jewish men have controlled the board seats, which have
Rochester officials pledge to release more footage of officers who pepper-sprayed 9-year-old girl Tim Craig, Kimberly Kindy Officials in Rochester, N.Y., said Tuesday that they expect to release additional police body camera footage involving the officers who handcuffed and pepper-sprayed a 9-year-old girl, a case that is sparking outrage over how law enforcement agencies respond to people who might be having an emotional or mental health episode. Two videos of the incident were released over the weekend, followed by the suspension of three officers. City spokesman Justin Roj said police officials are in custody of other footage that it hopes to release in the “coming days.”
Rochester pledges to release more footage of incident with girl
Tim Craig and Kimberly Kindy, The Washington Post
Feb. 2, 2021
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Officials in Rochester, N.Y., said Tuesday that they expect to release additional police body camera footage involving the officers who handcuffed and pepper-sprayed a 9-year-old girl, a case that is sparking outrage over how law enforcement agencies respond to people who might be having an emotional or mental health episode.
Two videos of the incident were released over the weekend, followed by the suspension of three officers. City spokesman Justin Roj said police officials are in custody of other footage that it hopes to release in the coming days.