Osseo Area Schools — Transcript
Sunday, December 29, 2024
Story
Twin City schools adopt protocol to address racial incidents
Notable Quotes (5)
We went in and there was just like racial slurs all over the board written in marker 'cause they knew we were going in there already.
Racial harm is when an individual or a group of individuals are harmed or called names due to their race, their skin, or their ethnicity. It makes them really feel unsafe...
I invited several school districts to come together and to create collectively a racial harm protocol that they could take back to their individual schools...
We have to hold people accountable for their actions because that's what creates safety for our children. Accountability really does heal.
I think there's revisions that can and should be made, but I think it's an incredible first step and I think it's an incredible promise to our students to continue to better ourselves and get better.
Ordinances & Resolutions (2)
A collectively developed template and response guide for school districts to combat racial harm, establish accountability, and implement restorative justice.
A component of the Racial Harm Protocol designed to assist administrative officials and staff in equitably addressing racial harm in school buildings.