![]() ![]() Parents, students and educators said in over-policing Black and brown students in schools, the district puts students at risk by maintaining the “school-to-prison pipeline.” Some speakers called the district to hire more social workers, nurses, psychiatrists and other school workers in place of school resource officers. Last October, the board voted 5-2 on a resolution that sought to effectively silence board member Jill Manrique, who has a track record of speaking out about social justice and racism in the district. In the fall, the district took down a Black Lives Matter sign after facing community backlash. The history of benign neglect for the rights of Black people in District 219 will not continue one day longer.”Īccording to a statement written by a group of D219 parents, community members have submitted over 150 public comments since June of last year, which the parents say the district has not addressed. The willful neglect regarding the concerns of our Black and brown families is hereby rejected. The mistreatment of our Black educators will not be accepted. “The inequities in the education of our children will not continue. ![]() Nabors said concerned parents and educators in the district contacted the Evanston NAACP branch two months ago expressing concerns and frustrations about the “ill treatment of Black and brown people in District 219.” Michael Nabors, president of Evanston’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, spoke at the meeting, alongside current students and parents, and former faculty members. Black and brown parents from Niles Township High Schools District 219 demanded the superintendent and school board members address racism in the district and implement policy changes to create more equitable institutions at a Tuesday press conference outside the district’s administrative building. ![]()
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