Rosa Slack accepts the apology Tuesday and says it is a ‘clear and public marker’ of the board’s commitment to ensure students and staff of color have a safe learning environment.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Congress bids farewell to Rep. Elijah Cummings, a ‘master of the House’
The Maryland Democrat is remembered by colleagues as a mentor and friend with a passion for justice.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Report finds fault with Kennebunk High’s response to former teacher’s human rights complaint
The 59-page report by a Boston-area law firm says officials did not take appropriate steps to investigate allegations by Rosa Slack, who filed a complaint with the Maine Human Rights Commission in 2018.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: All schools have a duty to confront racism
Edward Little High School in Auburn, the subject of a recent article in The Boston Globe Magazine, is by no means the only school struggling to help students amid an uptick in racial tension.
Posted inNation & World, News
Americans in Mexico uneasy as anti-Mexican rhetoric rises in the U.S.
A common worry among U.S. residents in Mexico is whether President Donald Trump’s virulent xenophobic, anti-immigrant rhetoric will reawaken Mexico’s own rabid nationalism.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Racism at Edward Little highlighted in The Boston Globe
Auburn officials say racial issues at high school deserve more attention but insist the city’s high school is typical in the problems it faces.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Not just sticks and stones – words hurt, too
Using the language of war to describe immigration spreads unjustified fear and puts lives at risk.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Let’s all push for an end to the hate-spewing that fuels gun violence
Voters, politicians and religious leaders should all recognize and respond when political rhetoric goes too far.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Toni Morrison wouldn’t let us forget our racist past, and it haunts us still
The timing of her death is particularly poignant: We’re mourning both the novelist and the innocent people cut down for no reason but hatred.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Trump amplifies ‘white power’ message
Politicians who spread lies about an immigrant invasion aimed at smothering ‘white culture’ do the terror groups’ work for them.