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There’s no accusation that Triece mistreated or otherwise engaged in inappropriate behavior that could put kids in danger. Despite volunteering at her children's school for five years, Triece has been told she is no longer welcome.
Nationwide protests have taken place since October 7 despite the disbanding of the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) police unit.
The demonstrators have been accused of attacking police stations and personnel.
The rallies which are mostly attended by young people have become avenues to vent against corruption and unemployment.
Rights groups say at least 15 people have been killed the demonstrations began in early October.
In celebration of the 2020-21 Comcast NBCUniversal Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Recipients, Comcast hosted a special Virtual celebration to award approximately $75,000 in scholarships to 30 Texas students this past Thursday, June 18.
Students are selected for the scholarship based on their outstanding community service, academic performance, and leadership skills.
However, being awarded The Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship has not only given me reassurance but has given me hope as I am one step closer to funding my education.
Session believes this scholarship will help him as he moves forward with his future plans of going to law school, while also attempting to launch a non-profit geared at promoting financial literacy in communities like the one he grew up in.
Applicants to the Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program must demonstrate academic excellence, commitment to community service, and outstanding qualities in character, integrity, and leadership.
According to authorities, the latest one has taken place in Harris County, Texas, as the body of a black teenager was found hanging in the parking lot of an elementary school earlier this week according to The New York Daily News.
Based on a tweet sent by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, officials believe the teen’s death to have been a suicide.
Deputies were called to the parking area of a school in the 6600 block of Rosebrook, where a teenage black male was found deceased.
#hounews pic.twitter.com/XH78MEnf4u
— HCSOTexas (@HCSOTexas) June 17, 2020
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said that deputies found the deceased 17-year-old in the parking lot of Ehrhardt Elementary School in Spring, Texas, which is located just 22 miles north of Houston.
This matter remains under investigation by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
The first letter, drafted by Clyde Merriwether, a prominent member of the African American community, questions the lack of African American males in senior leadership roles and directly asks Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Denise Juneau, “What you are going to do about the near complete lack of African-American male leadership within the school district and acknowledge what I believe is the continued focus on removing and demoting those that remain?”
Given the recent and historic emphasis on inclusion and Black male involvement in education across the country, and here in the Northwest, it is shocking for many to hear that a school district located in a city that prides itself on diversity currently has no African American males in senior leadership positions.
In addition to Merriwether’s letter, a letter drafted by Members of the Black Leadership Team at Leschi Elementary School, the Racial Equity Team & SEA Union Representatives regarding the district’s “decision to abruptly remove” Principal Lisa Moland has also added fuel to the fire.
Moland, an African American woman who was a first year principal at Leschi, was informed on March 27, when Seattle Public School buildings were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, that she was no longer going to be principal at Leschi, and, according to reports, neither she, her staff nor members of the Leschi Elementary School community were provided with a proper explanation as to why she was removed.
“Leschi Elementary, a school situated in an historically Black neighborhood, has already experienced an abrupt removal of a Black, woman principal,” read the letter dated May 2, 2020 to Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Denise Juneau, the school board and other SPS administrators.
A Virginia-based middle school has been renamed after NASA trailblazer Katherine Johnson.
Regarding: An Open Letter on Lincoln High School Dear President Barrera, On May 16, 2021, the nation celebrated the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education ruling. I can’t help but notice familiar disparities that indicate there is much more work to do regarding equal access to a quality education in the city of San Diego. […]
The post Read it here: Councilmember Montgomery Steppe's statement on conditions at Lincoln High School appeared first on Voice and Viewpoint.
A Colorado bus driver who was captured on video slapping a 10-year-old girl for not wearing her facemask correctly will... View Article
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The DeKalb County School District will continue preparing its road map for bringing students and teachers back to classrooms for the upcoming school year, district officials said after state officials announced guidance for K-12 school systems.
“The DeKalb County School District will now align its framework plan with the state’s guidance,” Superintendent Ramona Tyson said.
“The District appreciates the fact that (the Georgia Department of Education) recognizes local school districts need the authority and flexibility to meet varying complexities.”
Should the coronavirus’ spread be considered substantial when school is set to begin, for example, school buildings would close and be disinfected, with districts implementing distance learning and delivering meals to students.
Tyson said recently she was waiting for the state’s recovery guidance to consider it with other recommendations the district has taken from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health department officials.
Houston Independent’s School District’s former chief operating officer took kickbacks from a landscaping contractor over a series of projects the landscaper never performed, according to court documents. A federal civil asset forfeiture complaint filed Friday alleged that HISD COO Brian Busby conspired to pay an unidentified landscaping contractor for services at the school district that […]
The post Former HISD official accused of kickback scheme appeared first on DefenderNetwork.com.
NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley donated $1,000 to each Leeds City Schools employee. On Tuesday, the school district announced Barkley’s gift to his high school alma mater. Over $200,000…
The post Former NBA Player Charles Barkley Gives $1,000 to Every Employee in Leeds City Schools Where He Grew Up appeared first on The Black Chronicle.
Teachers in Los Angeles Unified have ratified a tentative agreement with the school district, paving the way for the nation’s second largest K-12 system to fully reopen campuses for the upcoming academic year. Ninety-four percent of the teachers, counselors, librarians, school nurses and other certificated employees who voted supported the deal, the union announced late […]
The post Coronavirus: UTLA members ratify agreement on health/safety protocols for LAUSD’s new school year appeared first on L.A. Focus News.
The next few weeks are critical to tamping down a disturbing coronavirus surge, Dr. Anthony Fauci told Congress on Tuesday — issuing a plea for people to avoid crowds and wear masks just hours before mask-shunning President Donald Trump was set to address a crowd of his young supporters in one hot spot.
Fauci and other top health officials also said they have not been asked to slow down virus testing, in contrast to Trump’s claim last weekend that he had ordered fewer tests be performed because they were uncovering too many infections.
“We will be doing more testing,” Fauci, infectious disease chief at the National Institutes of Health, pledged to a House committee conducting oversight of the Trump administration’s response to the pandemic.
Troubling surges worsened Tuesday in several states, with Arizona, California, Mississippi, Nevada and Texas setting single-day records for new coronavirus cases, and some governors saying they’ll consider reinstating restrictions or delaying plans to ease up in order to help slow the spread of the virus.
Arizona, where Trump was headed for a speech at a Phoenix megachurch, reported a new daily record of nearly 3,600 additional coronavirus infections Tuesday.
