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Parents and residents press Belleville BOE to address alleged harassment, racial concerns and staff complaints
Summary
Multiple residents used the board's public-comment period to urge school leaders to address alleged harassment, a lawsuit by a teacher, and what one speaker called the normalization of white supremacy in school culture. Speakers also asked for better outreach to Spanish-speaking families.
Several speakers during public comment urged the Belleville Board of Education and administration to investigate and publicly address allegations of staff harassment and what one parent characterized as normalization of white-supremacist behavior.
Jennifer de Los Angeles told trustees she and other parents were disappointed the board had not publicly acknowledged a January incident involving staff T-shirts and that the district has "normalized" dismissing concerns. She said a teacher in the district has an active lawsuit…
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