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Community speakers urge Palm Beach school board not to roll back DEI policies
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Dozens of residents and community leaders told the School Board of Palm Beach County on Tuesday that the district should not dismantle its diversity, equity and inclusion policies in response to a U.S. Department of Education “Dear Colleague” letter.
Dozens of residents and community leaders told the School Board of Palm Beach County on Tuesday that the district should not dismantle its diversity, equity and inclusion policies in response to a U.S. Department of Education “Dear Colleague” letter.
The public-comment period drew repeated appeals from civil-rights organizations, parents and educators who said the board’s recent, rapid moves on DEI and related hiring practices will hurt students and the community. Diedrich Strahan, president of the South Palm Beach County NAACP, told the board, “I plead with this board to stop your measures of rolling back your DEI policies.”
Speakers described the federal letter — and the threat of lost funding the…
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