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Teacher and residents urge clearer guidance on responding to racist or offensive incidents in D303 classrooms
Summary
A former North High English teacher and other residents told the board that staff need clearer training and district expectations on handling racist, homophobic and sexist incidents; one speaker asked that culturally responsive teaching be a foundational district priority.
Alice Fremling, a former English teacher at North High and a South Elgin resident, told the board she encountered a student presentation that displayed a "giant racist caricature" and said she felt unprepared to respond. Fremling urged the district to provide clearer training and expectations so teachers and administrators can address incidents in the…
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