Board proclaims Black Lives Matter at School Week

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Board proclaims Black Lives Matter at School Week
OSD School Board member Leslie Huff

The Olympia School Board has proclaimed February 3-7, 2020 as Black Lives Matter at School Week.

 

Director Leslie Huff read the one-page proclamation during the January 27, 2020 school board meeting. The proclamation states in part that “the purpose of the Black Lives Matter at School week of action is to spark an ongoing movement of reflection and honest conversations in school communities for people of all ages to engage with issues of social justice, equity, the intersectionality of oppression and the legacy of institutionalized racism and oppression that has plagued the United States since its founding.”

The proclamation also “encourages educators, students and families to incorporate the 13 pillars of the Black Lives Matter movement into their discussions about race and privilege all year long by teaching a Black Lives Matter at School lesson, showing solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement in our attire, attending an event in support of racial equity, singing songs that acknowledge our history of oppression and the struggle for justice, reading a book that challenges our world view, making art that celebrates the diversity of our community, listening to the experiences of people who are different from us and talking with our children about how each of us can work to build a more just and equitable society.”

View the full proclamation