> As a teacher in the Seattle Public Schools
> what we are doing is actually talking,
> discussing and learning about each other
> and refusing to be in denial of the fact
> that racism still exists in our culture
> and its institutions. Not many school
> districts are engaging stakeholders
> in the work that I am proud to be a
> part of. Before y’all cast stones at
> us in Seattle, what are you doing to
> dismantle the vestiges of hatred and
> bigotry?

Public education should be about providing children, and young adults, with the basic tools of literacy, and core values of our culture. “Dismantling the vestiges of hatred and bigotry” is not what most people think they are sending their children to a public school to learn about.

The Federal Government has spent trillions since the early 1960s to create laws and “programs” to deal with this matter. The Federal Government (or the State Governments) is the appropriate place for this effort to be debated and appropriate action taken — in a public venue.

One can only wonder what the Seattle School District would say if parents with tape records and CamCorders showed up to tape these class for public review.

It might be interesting to sit in on a school board candidates “debate” to find out what isn’t being talked about in Seattle.

“It did not have enough context for people not working on this issue, and it was poorly written”

So, here’s an admission that only “professionals” could properly parse this stuff. It’s simply beyond the ken of mere mortals…

I wonder how many teachers the district could hire if they didn’t have a director of equity and race relations?