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Marblehead High students describe student‑led 'Magic Coalition' after bathroom swastika incident
Summary
Five Marblehead High students told the school committee about forming the student‑led Magic Coalition in response to an October swastika incident; they described assemblies, suggestion boxes, peer outreach and planned lessons for younger students to combat hate and support affected students.
Five students from Marblehead High School’s newly formed Magic Coalition spoke to the School Committee on April 13 about a student‑led response to reports that a swastika had been drawn in a school bathroom in October.
"My name is Michael Labossiere. I'm a junior at Marblehead High School," Michael said, introducing himself and four classmates. The students described organizing a full‑school assembly, installing suggestion boxes and planning outreach to Village School sixth graders. They said the coalition — Marblehead Alliance for Growth, Inclusion, and Connection (MAGIC) — was built to give peers and staff a clearer, student‑centered pathway for reporting and addressing incidents and to educate younger students.
"We really just want to make people feel comfortable for who they are and that they actually are able to go to people if they're feeling discriminated against," one student said, explaining the coalition’s aim to provide resources and peer support.
The students emphasized the coalition is student‑led and advocated for peer‑to‑peer education as a complement to staff efforts. The committee thanked the students for their work and encouraged continued collaboration with administration.
What happens next: the students said they plan assemblies for younger grades in late May or early June and will continue working with school staff on programming and support resources.
Speakers quoted in this article are drawn from the student presentation recorded in the meeting transcript.
