Tuesday, May 04, 2021

They have stolen our children!-----Summit School District (CO.) drafts new equity policy | SummitDaily.com

Summit School District drafts new equity policy | SummitDaily.com
"The Summit School District board of education on May 13 is scheduled to conduct a second reading and final vote on a proposed equity policy.
The Summit School District Policy for Just & Equitable Education was drafted by the district’s equity advisory team and presented at the April 8 school board meeting
The six-person board unanimously approved the policy on first reading.
  • The policy, which highlights that historical inequities persist within local public schools, says Black, Indigenous, disabled, English-language learning, immigrant, refugee and LGBTQ students “have all been negatively impacted by the institution of education.” 
  • The policy goes on to say that white students are over represented in district academic, extracurricular and athletic programs, achievement scores and honors.
  • The policy contains actions that would aim to “address systemic inequities and eliminate opportunity gaps.”
The policy also highlights language barriers for students.
“Institutionalized racism and systemic oppression due to language proficiency continue to have the largest impact on student performance, self-efficacy, experience of schooling and attendance in (the district),” the policy states...Read all.

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