Black Village advisory group urges easier bias reporting and sustained funding for liaisons

Francesca (Black Village organizer) told the Hillsboro School District board that the Black Village Family Advisory Committee began more than five years ago and “started with the support and help of superintendent” staff, and has grown from meetings of five to 10 people to some gatherings with more than 60 attendees.

The group presented accomplishments, student and parent quotes, and specific requests for district action. Francesca and other presenters described students’ reports that the racial slur known as the n‑word is still being used in schools and said students often feel adults fail to interrupt or follow up. One student quote read during the presentation said, “When people call you the n word … in my school, nothing. They say ‘sorry that happened to you’ and brush it off. I would like them, the person who said it, to get suspended.” The district’s administrative team said it is disturbed by those reports and described work underway to address the word’s use.

The district outlined a multi‑phase task force…