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Phoenix Union board keeps land‑acknowledgment after heated public comments; directs annual celebration and school plaques
Summary
After hours of public comment — largely from Native students, tribal leaders and community members — the Phoenix Union High School District board retained its land‑acknowledgment statement and directed the superintendent to plan an annual commemoration and obtain plaques for school offices. The board carried the motion with one abstention.
The Phoenix Union High School District governing board voted Sept. 4 to keep the district’s land‑acknowledgment statement on its agenda and in policy and asked the superintendent to develop an annual celebration and provide plaques for each school.
The decision followed an extended public‑comment period that drew hundreds of speakers. Dozens of Native students, community members and tribal representatives told the board the statement — adopted in November 2022 — affirms Indigenous presence, supports Native students and is educational rather…
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