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Public comment reveals divide in the community
Before public comment began, board President Ray Jaramillo proposed that the discussion for Policy JBC be moved up to the top of the agenda.
Dozens of Las Cruces community members filled the board room of the Dr. Karen M. Trujillo Administration Complex.
During public comment, seven speakers expressed that they were in favor of the policy and seven shared their criticisms of JBC. Where are the stacks of reports that we have complaints from parents and students about being oppressed? Dave Gallus said during public comment. Would you like to be a white student in the school after you pass this? I don t think so. I wouldn t want my kid to do it. So if we convince our children that they re victims, they will be victims. If we lift our children up and say we re all the same, then they ll get along.
Commentator Walt Rubel shares his thoughts on how history is taught in schools.
COMMENTARY: I graduated from both high school and college thinking that the Underground Railroad was an actual train, with Harriet Tubman at the controls.
When I read last week about the controversy regarding plans by the Las Cruces school district to develop a more equitable curriculum, I thought back to my school days and how shallow and misleading my education was as to the contributions made by those who did not sail over willingly from Europe, and their descendants.
The history of our nation taught when I was in school was one that always ended in redemption. I learned that slaves were brought to America long before the revolution against the British, and that they were treated with horrible cruelty and brutality. But redemption came in the form of Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation.
Las Cruces Public Schools launched a survey Wednesday to assess how well the district provides support and opportunities for all students and staff, or where improvements can be made.
The Equity and Inclusion Diagnostic Survey is anonymous and will be distributed to all LCPS families, staff and students in grades six through 12. Dr. Roberto Lozano, the district’s Associate Superintendent for Equity, Innovation and Social Justice, says the survey will provide a foundation for the Equity Council in the upcoming school year.
“Essentially, data from the equity survey will allow the Council to make recommendations on district policies, practices and programs,” said Lozano. The Equity Council, according to Lozano, was created following the landmark Yazzie/Martinez education lawsuit in 2018 that sought to address shortcomings in New Mexico’s public education system.
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