2018-02-09 12:38:44 -0800
To: Santan Junior High & Chandler Unified School District
Stand up to racism & cyberbullying in our schools
The students involved, school & district need to issue an apology for the incident & for the lack of urgency & severity in the response to it. The students need to be held to the same standard laid out in the CUSD policy documents. They need to be suspended & held accountable for their actions & the repercussions of those actions.
“Students shall not engage in improper behavior, including but not limited to the following:
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Conduct or speech that violates commonly accepted standards of the District and that, under the circumstances, has no redeeming social value.
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Alleged conduct off campus or during non-school hours in which the student's continued attendance would negatively affect the school environment.”
“Students shall not engage in improper behavior, including but not limited to the following:
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Conduct or speech that violates commonly accepted standards of the District and that, under the circumstances, has no redeeming social value.
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Alleged conduct off campus or during non-school hours in which the student's continued attendance would negatively affect the school environment.”
Why is this important?
The community, the school & the district need to stand behind them & demonstrate that Black students matter. We must hold all students to the district code of conduct, or none of them.
This was not an isolated incident. This is a culmination of many incidents being brushed off & ignored. This pattern must end. Without consequences, it will not.
Black Mothers Forum of Chandler, AZ asks that anyone able to attend please come to the board meeting on January 24th at 7:00pm - 6:30pm to sign in to speak - to show support & speak out on this matter. 1525 W. Frye Rd, Chandler, AZ
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/chandler/2018/01/17/chandler-santan-junior-high-school-students-chant-racial-slur-n-word-snapchat-video/1034846001/#_=_
http://www.boarddocs.com/az/chandler/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=ACWUZ87E7265
This was not an isolated incident. This is a culmination of many incidents being brushed off & ignored. This pattern must end. Without consequences, it will not.
Black Mothers Forum of Chandler, AZ asks that anyone able to attend please come to the board meeting on January 24th at 7:00pm - 6:30pm to sign in to speak - to show support & speak out on this matter. 1525 W. Frye Rd, Chandler, AZ
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/chandler/2018/01/17/chandler-santan-junior-high-school-students-chant-racial-slur-n-word-snapchat-video/1034846001/#_=_
http://www.boarddocs.com/az/chandler/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=ACWUZ87E7265