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Teachers, counselors and union urge North Clackamas School District to adopt clearer policies and ongoing training to curb slurs and hate speech
Summary
Multiple staff members, a counselor and the North Clackamas Education Association told the school board on June 5 that slurs and hateful language are recurring in district schools and urged a clear, consistent policy, ongoing staff training and student-facing materials.
Several district employees and the North Clackamas Education Association urged the North Clackamas School District Board of Directors on June 5 to adopt a clearer, consistently applied policy and recurrent training to address student use of slurs and hate speech.
The speakers described repeated incidents at multiple schools and said current responses are uneven. "We continue to need resources to address these concerns at my school and other schools in our district," said Lexi Frederickson, who identified herself as working at Riverside Elementary. "They want the process to be clear with consistent consequences," she added, describing staff-led equity teams and restorative practices at her school but noting those supports are not universal.
"Hearing the f‑slur and other anti‑LGBTQ and racialized language right outside my door makes me feel unsafe in my own workplace," said Taylor Gibson, a teacher at Clackamas…
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