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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL SLSD from A1 Jan. 1, 2021. “The Oregon De- partment of Education recognizes that student health and safety are the cornerstone of education and that all students are entitled to a high-quality educational experience, free from discrimination or harassment based on perceived race, color, religion, gender iden- tity, sexual orientation, disability, or national origin, and without fear or hatred, racism or vio- lence,” reads a statement on the agency’s website. The department states that all staff and leaders are also entitled to work in environments that are free from discrimination or harassment, and vis- itors should be able to participate in school ac- tivities without fear for their safety. As well as addressing hate symbols, the policy asks that “bias incidents” be dealt with, which it defi nes as “a person’s hostile expression of animus toward another person, relating to the other person’s perceived race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or national origin, of which criminal investigation or prosecution is impossi- ble or inappropriate.” The policy also re- quires certain responses Stoc k up befo r they e ’re gone ! Clean Burn Wood Pellets WE DELIVER ! LANDSCAPE AND BUILDING MATERIALS Tuesday-Saturday 9am-5pm 7919 N. River Road 541-942-4664 to incidents, including requiring “staff to rec- ognize the experience of all persons impacted, ac- knowledge the impact, commit to taking imme- diate action, and prevent further harm against those persons impacted from taking place.” Responding staff are to include educational components that address the history and impact of hate and introduce pro- cedures ensuring safety, healing and agency to the impacted persons as well as “accountability and transformation” for people and conditions which led to the harm. The adopted SLSD board policy further states, “In responding to the use of any symbols of hate, the district will use non-disciplinary re- medial action whenever appropriate.” The district will also prohibit retaliation against those who fi le complaints. SLSD has been work- ing with students and teachers since last sum- mer to develop an equity stance, largely informed by issues raised by last year’s protests involving Black Lives Matter, a de- centralized political and social movement which has heavily criticized the racial targeting of Black people by police. The district’s conver- sations helped form an Equity Steering Com- mittee, which contains students among its sev- eral stakeholders, and continues to grow. “We still would like to have some parents from different perspectives or experiences to join,” said SLSD Superinten- dent Yvonne Curtis. From the meetings, the district has been de- veloping plans of action. “What we heard from our students [last] sum- mer is that they wanted us to take actions. ‘No more talking. Let’s take actions,’” reported Cur- tis. “And the fi rst thing they wanted us to do was to develop an equity policy.” Meanwhile last sum- HOME PRIDE Painting and Repair LLC Sweetheart’s Special! 10% off labor on interior paint jobs scheduled for February! Now scheduling spring and summer 2021 interior and exterior repaints. 541-735-0089 ccb# 217560 weather forecast FRIDAY SATURDAY 54° | 39° 54° | 43° Showers Cloudy SUNDAY MONDAY 54° | 37° 50° | 36° Showers Partly Sunny TUESDAY WEDNESDAY 54° | 37° Partly Sunny 50° | 37° Cloudy 60 % of small businesses close within 6 months of a cyber-attack. JANUARY 14, 2021 | mer, the state was also working on its own set of policies in response to the Black Lives Matter movement. On Oct. 15 last year, the Oregon State Board of Education renewed “its commitment to an- ti-racism, equity, and access to education as a core value” in a resolu- tion. The All Students Be- long rule currently exists only as a draft as the Or- egon Legislative Assem- bly will not meet until February to vote to make the policy state law. As the policy over- laps with many points the SLSD Equity Steer- ing Committee wishes to emphasize, it was brought before the school board for a vote, Curtis said. Curtis pointed out to the board that a lot of work will be involved in applying the policies once they become law. “And so every person in the district is going to have to buy into this,” Curtis said. “Including 5A parents. They will be a part of it. And so we have a lot of work to do once the policy passes.” Equity has been a re- curring theme on the agendas of SLSD board meetings for the past several years, but the board’s adoption of All Students Belong represents a markedly stronger move toward its stated goals on the topic. “Working through equity is beyond iden- tifying a few groups or protected classes,” said Settelmeyer. “It’s mak- ing sure that it’s the right place to be for our stu- dents, and our staff, and our leaders and our fam- ilies that would support including all children.” Copies of the adopted policy and complaint procedure can be found separately by using the search function on the SLSD website at www. slane.k12.or.us for “All Students Belong” and “bias incident,” respec- tively. Let us help you select the right wood fl ooring for any room! Stop by our showroom for a free design consultation and estimate. 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