Tuesday, June 2, 2020
CVSD Response to Racial Injustices
Administrators from across the Champlain Valley School District created this video in response to racial injustices.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for adding the link!
DeleteThank you for putting together this video. I would love to know more about the anti-racist/anti-bias curriculum mentioned in the video and what you would recommend we do with our children to support their development. The world is changing so quickly but our isolation complicates this critical learning opportunity. I appreciate your message!
ReplyDeleteAll CVSD schools should fly the BLM flag.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
ReplyDeleteThis past fall semester my son (a black student), a CVU freshman had to face being called a racial slurs at school. First I am proud of how my son and his friend (a white student) handled the situation. I am proud how they didn’t retaliate in anger or further hate. They didn't “feed in” to the ignorant mindset. They did the right thing and went directly to a staff member. CVU teachers & councilors acted promptly to the situation. They supported my son & his friend expressing concerns on how they felt and apologized profusely on the events. All parents were contacted and we all met separately to resolve the issues.
ReplyDeleteMy son & his friend acted without hate because they have been educated at home. They have been taught moral & justice codes of contacts. They have been instilled kindness and understand as humans this is not acceptable behavior. They have been taught that verbal or physical violence is not a choice.
None of our children should have to experience this hate in their lives. The sad thing is, is that this still happens today. This doesn’t just happen on the TV or media. This happens to them personally in our own school district.
The biggest plea I can make is to talk to your children. No matter the color of their skin. It’s breaks my soul every time I have to explain to my son that because he is a black male he has to be concerned of the hate he may experience. That he lives in a white family (he is my biological child), in a primarily white community, and the sad truth that has has to be aware that he maybe judged because of the color of his skin. He understands that he doesn’t have “white privilege” because his mother is white. Not because of his heart, his education, his strong moral code, his need to protect his family & friends, or his faith.
This isn’t just a BLM or “All Lives Matter” this is a opportunity across the board to acknowledge the hate of any good, law abiding & just persons no matter the race, age, sexual orientation, religious beliefs or physical disabilities.
Thank you for sharing your story, Diana. I think it's really important that we have opportunities to share our experiences with race as a school community, and that the opportunity for such dialogue include parents. Parents of children of color need to figure out early in their parenting how to talk with their children about race. Most white parents of white kids don't have much experience with this. Dialogue on the parent level can help us all.
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