In case we forgot. From last year. Unanimously approved!(later put on hold)-----MuskegonPundit: The mental illness has hit my town, my school system. (highlights and "fist" added by me)

MuskegonPundit: The mental illness has hit my town, my school system. (highlights and "fist" added by me)

Message from our Board President

Sailor Nation-

The Mona Shores Board of Education approved a Black Lives Matter resolution at our meeting June 29. The resolution firmly states our conviction that schools should be places for the practice of equality, for the building of understanding, and for the active engagement of all in creating pathways to freedom and justice for all people. 
It also includes concrete steps we will take to help that vision become a reality. Please read the full text of the resolution below.

MONA SHORES RESOLUTION REGARDING BLACK LIVES MATTER AT SCHOOL

• ​​​​​​​WHEREAS in response to both the current and historically disparate treatment of Black Americans and other minorities, a nationwide movement has arisen to assert that Black Lives Matter;
• WHEREAS schools should be places for practice of equality, for the building of understanding, and for the active engagement of all in creating pathways to freedom and justice for all people;
• WHEREAS Mona Shores' growth as a primarily white school district occurred as a result of endemic racist housing policies, restrictive covenants, and intentional urban planning that prevented people of color from even entering white spaces, let alone establishing themselves in the city in any permanent way. This historic pattern must be recognized;
• WHEREAS Mona Shores Public Schools seeks to address institutionalized racism in our schools and community, and in the future offer spaces for dialogue among staff by supporting and facilitating professional development work related to race and other challenging topics...READ ALL!!!