Well-stated. Kristen. Thank you. Cindy B. On Fri, Feb 3, 2023 at 12:19 PM Kristen Ferris <ferris.kris...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am not a regular LT user and so apologies, I can’t figure out how to > respond directly to this morning’s thread, but wanted to add to the > discussion. > > I value the discussion and debate in the LT community, and appreciate the > sentiments expressed around that. At the same time, I think virtual forums > can allow us to be more hurtful and lacking in empathy than we would be in > other in-person discussions, and I think we have to guard against that. > Statements that are personally hurtful should not be allowed here. > > In that vein, I think calling out any Boston resident parent of our school > community as "not a Lincoln parent" is hurtful, especially in the context > of this person making such a generous commitment to our shared school > community. We know our Boston resident students and families experience > less belonging in our school and town communities, and this impacts their > daily experiences and outcomes. These sorts of statements move us in the > wrong direction. > > Yes, every parent brings their own perspective. And, I think we should all > recognize that for many, many years in our decision-making, the Boston > resident community has been under-represented. And, that this is a > community that it is particularly important to design for, in the context > of the data we have on belonging in our district. > > I know many of us are grappling with how to reckon with the ongoing > structural racism and other forms of institutionalized privilege around us. > Beginning to over-represent those that have been historically > underrepresented seems like a great way to start. > > Kristen Ferris > > Sent from my iPhone > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- Cynthia Bencal 781-259-1898 781-258-1344
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