Lansing schools to better represent Black students

Lansing schools to better represent Black students

"WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY RIGHTNOW TO RECONSIDER HOW WE'READDRESSING ANTI-RACISM EFFORTSWEUNDERTAKE IN THE DISTRICT."THE HEAD OF THE LANSING SCHOOLBOARD TALKING ABOUT BRINGINGEQUALITY TOTHE DISTRICT -- AND ADDRESSINGANTI- BLACKNESS.THAT'S THE TERMINOLOGY ON THEAGENDA FOR TOMORROW NIGHT'SBOARD MEETING.FOX 47'S MAUREEN HALLIDAYEXPLAINS.LANSING SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OFEDUCATION IS HOLDING A MEETINGTOMORROW NIGHT AND ONEITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ADDRESSINGRACIAL VIOLENCE ANDANTI-BLACKNESS IN SCHOOLS."WE KNOW THAT OUR COMUNITY HASBEEN THROUGH A LOT AS HAS OURENTIRE COUNTRY AND WEREALLY WANT TO BE PROACTIVE."BOARD PRESIDENT GABRIELLELAWRENCE TELLS ME THERE WILL BECHANGES COMING TO THE DISTRICTINTHE NAME OF EQUALITY."MAKE SURE OUR BLACK STADENTSARE NOT BEING DISPROPORTIONTLYDISIPLINED.

MAKE SURETHEY HAVE FULL ACCESS TO THERESOURCES WE HAVE IN THEDISTRICT"ONE ASPECT OF THAT IS TRYING TOHIRE A MORE DIVERSE STAFF."WE'RE REALLY TAKING THIS AS ANOPPPORUTNITY TO MAKE SURE WE'REDOING THE RIGHT THINGS AND WEARE NOT ONLY TEACHING OUR KIDSIN THE CLASSROOM BUT ALSOTEACHING THEM ABOUT DIVERSITYAND TEACHING THEM HOW TO LIVE INA DIVERSE COMMUNITY.""AND REALLY TRYING TO BE MOREINTENTIONAL IN HIRINIG STAFFTHAT LOOK LIKE OUR STUDENTS."LAWRENCE SAYS THE BOARD ISCREATING A COMMITTEE TO REVAMPTHE CURRICULUM."AND START TO EXAMINE IF THEREARE DIFFERENT CURRICULUMS THATWE COULD USE, DIFFERENTBOOKS WE COULD USE INORDER...NOT DIFFERENT BOOKS, BUTDIFFERENT RESCOURCES THAT WECOULD USE IN ORDER TO BETTER FOROUR KIDS."TOMORROW'S MEETING STARTS AT 6O'CLOCK.

IN LANSING MAUREENHALLIDAY FOX 47 NEWSTHAT BOARD MEETING WILL BE HELDON ZOOM.WE'LL BE COVERING IT -- ANDWE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS-- TOMORROW NIGHT