Students of Hazel Wolf K-8 E-STEM School, with the support of the PTSA Racial Equity Committee (REC) and school administrators and staff, will hold a Peaceful Protest at the school at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019.

The protest will be held because of concerns about several incidents at the school involving the use of the N-word and the word “monkey” against black students, some of whom are
immigrants.

The REC and student-led protest will speak out about the following:

• the need to educate the school and the larger community about the harmful impact of
  racial slurs on black and immigrant students,
• the importance of reporting and documenting racist incidents,
• the value of transparency in communication regarding racist incidents, and
• the empowerment of and support for black/immigrant students and their families
  after racist incidents have occurred.

We invite community members to join us and bear witness against racism. We will not tolerate racist incidents in our school.

If you are able to attend the Peaceful Protest tomorrow, we ask you to wear a Black Lives Matter t-shirt or black clothing, if possible. If you can, bring signs that say Black Lives Matter, Immigrant Lives Matter, Racist Bullying Is Not OK, and We Reject Verbal Violence.

For further information, please contact the Hazel Wolf Racial Equity Committee Communications at ptsa_rec@hazelwolfk8.org.

Thank you!