The “Educators of Color” MOA and related proposals have absolutely nothing to do with a struggle against racism or for social justice, whatever the MFT and the proponents of the MOA may think.
Those on the call said a memorandum of agreement protecting teachers of color may be signed separately from other contracts between the district and union.
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Gbemisola Saunders helped form the Welcoming Equity Committee at Minneapolis Hale Elementary six years ago. She stayed involved because her son, who is Black, repeatedly came home talking about being bullied for his skin color.
She wanted other parents to know and do something about what he was experiencing. And she wanted their equity efforts to go well beyond simply planning a Black History Month celebration.
Similar parent-led racial equity groups have recently sprouted or attracted new interest at other elementary schools, including Burroughs, Armatage, Kenwood and Northrop. Their work to address racial disparities in Minneapolis schools has taken on more urgency after the death of George Floyd and amid the controversial redesign that will reshuffle the racial demographics at schools citywide. But so far, many of the groups are at white-majority schools and consist of mostly white parents.