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Parents and educators press Central Consolidated over Shiprock High cultural-insensitivity incident
Summary
At a regular Central Consolidated School District board meeting, community members raised an incident at Shiprock High School involving an artifact used in a classroom that district residents called culturally insensitive. The board and district said they have taken immediate remedial steps and will hold an expanded community forum and follow-up agenda item to develop training and policy changes.
Community members told the Central Consolidated School District board on Nov. 20 that an item described as a human skull or bone had been used in a classroom at Shiprock High School, and that the action harmed students’ spiritual and emotional well-being.
“Having things such as skulls or bones, the remains of humans, is not appropriate and especially in an educational setting,” said Dr. Pandora Mike, a Shiprock educator and grandmother who spoke during public comment. She urged a public apology, inclusion of affected families in any remedial ceremonies, and staff cultural-sensitivity training.
Several parents and grandparents…
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