Recent events across our nation have targeted the African American/Black community and they reflect the institutional systems of thought and behavior that harm other groups as well. When systems cause harm to specific groups, the damage affects the entire community. This is why responsibility for changing the school climate at this time must not fall on African-American students, families, and staff alone.
Every member of our San Juan Unified community can respond by pledging to make lasting change. We cannot fulfill our mission of achieving educational justice if our campuses are unsafe and unwelcoming to Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) students, faculty, staff, and community, or if we fail to educate all San Juan Unified students for success in a diverse twenty-first century world.
What can you do to contribute to lasting change?
We invite you to join San Juan Unified employees and administrators in pledging to take action to make lasting change. The Department of Equity and Student Achievement will follow up by email with specific information and resources to support you.